This fashion brand modernizes Ukraine’s traditional vyshyvanka shirt and dress to reflect wartime

North Korea launches suspected ballistic missile

How the West’s obsession with fast fashion compounds an environmental nightmare in Ghana

One year on, Muslim women reflect on wearing the niqab in a mask-wearing world

Why ‘fast fashion’ might need to slow down

Forever 21 closing stores in bankruptcy filing shows limits to fast fashion, author says

How a high school student’s hand-painted graduation dress went viral

French ban on full-face Islamic veil violates human rights, says UN

Design for the real world: diapers

Parents raise concerns over Japanese school’s new Armani requirement

As environmentalists warn about water scarcity, these two companies are saving water and money

Fashion, faith and culture come together through the global art of head wrapping

In some affluent circles in Egypt, the hijab and burkini just won’t do

Jerry Springer on Trump, Ethical Food, Redefining Plus-Size Fashion

Airbnb Discrimination, A Public Defender Crisis, The Evolution of Menswear

Researchers are hoping you’ll cool down with this new smart fabric instead of air conditioning

Textile Waste, Uber’s Big Data, The Slow Death of Handwriting

Fashion for people with disabilities, made in Rio

Made in North Korea: $300 ski jackets, and a whole lot more

Sikh photographers go beyond beards and turbans with their portraits

Even if you don’t like Vladimir Putin, you’re welcome at the store where he’s Superman

Canada’s Mounties find themselves in a battle over furry muskrat hats

No Speedo? Then don’t try to go swimming in France — seriously

For the short people among us, Uniqlo’s clothes come to the rescue — for now

Some Japanese will pay $4,500 for an old Missouri prisoner uniform. Me, I collect Japanese ‘boro’

That flower design on your shower curtain? It just turned 50

This Somali teen fashion designer goes big with animal print hijabs

In Bangladesh, will a legal system ‘full of holes’ prosecute those responsible for the Rana Plaza factory collapse?

In Bangladesh, will a legal system ‘full of holes’ prosecute those responsible for the Rana Plaza factory collapse?

I’m 21 and feel guilty about how I shop — but what can I do?

I’m 21 and feel guilty about how I shop — but what can I do?

Why campaigners want you to wear your clothes #insideout today

Why campaigners want you to wear your clothes #insideout today

The Army’s new grooming standards have led some soldiers to claim discrimination

The Army’s new grooming standards have led some soldiers to claim discrimination

Caps for sale! A visit with Aretha Franklin’s milliner

Some in Turkey feel less free now that women are free to wear headscarves

In Spain, a beautiful seamstress from another era has created a sewing revival

What should women wear in public? That depends on how you ask

After a fire killed 112, the new warrants issued could help to restore faith in the Bangladeshi court system

How do you say I love you, in Chinese? Wear the same thing

Banning Mannequins Wearing Bras to Deter Rape in India

New York designers create drone-proof ‘Stealth Wear’

Popularity of ‘white weddings’ surges in Japan, leads to shortage of officiants

Lance Armstrong loses sponsors, cuts ties with charity in wake of steroid scandal

American Sikh creates documentary, exhibit to explain turban wearing

Bike ridership low due to promotion of helmets, urban motility expert says

Principals struggling with saggy pants while one Tennessee school tries the Steve Urkel approach

Teen uncovers harsh chemicals left on clothes by dry cleaning

EasyTone false claims could cost Reebok $25 million

The underwear economy

Bulletproof style

Immigrant workers axed by American Apparel

Britain says no to the Speedo

Designer Makes Fashion Statement in Iran

LaBrassBanda’s International Music with Bavarian Roots

The Story of One Soldier Challenging Military Uniforms

Walmart, Gap Announce Safety Pact for Bangladesh Garment Factories

Rethinking Fast Fashion

Music Heard on Air for June 25, 2013