As part of a series on obesity, NPR is working on a story about clothing. Finding the perfect fit has been elusive — for instance, she's a size 8 at Barney's and at Chico's she's 0. Except that over ...

The face of a young man in a baseball cap fills the screen at the center of a circle of 30 or so children.”It’s Johnny!” they yell, meaning Johnny Weir, the “flamboyant,” figure-skating Olympian. * ...

Leggings have an unsteady relationship with cultural attitudes — from people vehemently claiming they're not pants (psshh) to banning them according to stringent dress codes, they haven't always been ...

Over the past 20-odd years, women’s lives have improved in countless ways. We’ve elected more female politicians and world leaders than ever before. We’ve seen our wages rise steadily. And by God, we ...

Ah, the 1970s, the decade of fashion escapades! '70s women's fashion was all about embracing our inner disco divas and bohemian babes. We remember the bell-bottom pants so wide you could fit a small ...