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'47 (brand)
'47 (Forty-Seven Brand) is a Boston sports lifestyle headwear and apparel brand founded in 1947 by Italian immigrant twins Arthur and Henry D'Angelo as Twins Enterprises; licensed by MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL and 900+ colleges, acquired by New Era in 2024.
1300–1400 in European fashion
The period 1300–1400 in European fashion saw flowing robes replaced by short, tight tailored garments, a shift some scholars call the start of Western fashion.
1400–1500 in European fashion
1400–1500 in European fashion: the fifteenth century's shift from houppelandes and cotehardies to fitted doublets, codpieces, farthingales, and slashing, driven by Burgundian and Italian courts, rising wealth, and regional armor styles.
1795–1820 in Western fashion
1795–1820 in Western fashion: the Directoire, Empire, and Regency era of high-waisted white muslin gowns and tailored plain menswear, ending as the Romantic silhouette emerged by 1825.
1920s in Western fashion
1920s in Western fashion: the decade of the dropped-waist flapper or chemise dress, bobbed hair, rising hemlines to about 1927, Chanel's 1926 Little Black Dress, mass ready-to-wear, and Art Deco influence, ending with curves returning in 1929.
1930s in Western fashion
1930s in Western fashion: womenswear decade defined by the return of natural waistlines, bias-cut gowns from Madeleine Vionnet, Hollywood's star system as trend-setter, Great Depression austerity, feed sack dresses, and shoulder pads by 1938.
1933 double eagle
The 1933 double eagle is a $20 gold coin struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 1933. It is the last gold coin struck for circulation in the United States.
1950s in Western fashion
1950s in Western fashion: decade dominated by Dior's New Look hourglass silhouette, foundation garments, Balenciaga's sack dress, Chanel's 1954 return, American ready-to-wear and satellite collections, and early youth subcultures such as Teddy boys and jeans-and-leather-jacket rebels.
1960s in fashion
1960s fashion: the decade when youth culture displaced Paris couture, Mary Quant popularized the mini-skirt, London boutiques and paper dresses and Space Age couture transformed dress.
1970s in fashion
1970s fashion: the "Polyester Decade" of individuality, spanning hippie prairie dresses, the failed 1970 midi skirt, disco glamour, punk via Westwood and McLaren, von Furstenberg's wrap dress, and late-decade sportswear.
1970s nostalgia
1970s nostalgia: recurring revivals of 1970s fashion and culture, from bell bottoms and disco to boho, in the 1990s, 2000s, and 2020s, driven by 20-year trend cycles and the decade's image of freedom.
1980s in fashion
1980s in fashion: the decade of power dressing, shoulder pads, MTV-driven celebrity style, punk and new wave (Vivienne Westwood), hip-hop streetwear (Run-DMC, Adidas), aerobics wear, preppy looks and Japanese deconstructionist design.
1990s in fashion
1990s fashion: decade opened with supermodel peak (Evangelista, Crawford, Campbell), moved through Seattle grunge (Marc Jacobs for Perry Ellis 1993), minimalist slip dresses (Calvin Klein, Jil Sander, Helmut Lang), hip-hop sportswear, casual Fridays, and late-decade bohemian style; also called nineties style.
2000s in fashion
The 2000s in fashion, also called the aughts or naughts, covers 2000 to 2009, when celebrity culture, low-rise jeans, and the Juicy Couture tracksuit defined the decade.
2010s in fashion
2010s in fashion: the decade when Instagram influencers, athleisure (over $138 billion), streetwear-luxury collabs like Louis Vuitton x Supreme, normcore, mom jeans, and post-Rana Plaza sustainability debates reshaped dress after the celebrity-led 2000s.
2026 is the new 2016
"2026 is the new 2016" is a viral TikTok and Instagram nostalgia trend from December 2025 and January 2026, tied to the Great Meme Reset, reviving 2016 filters, fashion, and memes, with over 1.7 million #2016 TikTok posts and commentary on politics and economics.
3D braided fabrics
3D braided fabrics are multi-layer textile preforms with yarns intersecting in all three spatial directions, used as composite reinforcements; unlike 2D braids they resist delamination via out-of-plane interlacement, made by row-and-column or rotary braiding.
5.11 Tactical
5.11 Tactical is an American tactical apparel and gear brand founded in 2003 by Dan Costa from the Royal Robbins climbing-pant line, named for a Yosemite Decimal System climbing grade, headquartered in Irvine, California, serving law enforcement, fire, EMS, and military customers.
501st Legion
The 501st Legion, also known as "Vader's Fist," is an international volunteer Star Wars costuming organization founded in 1997, known for screen-accurate villain costumes at charity events.
A Bathing Ape
A Bathing Ape (BAPE, ア ベイシング エイプ) is a Japanese streetwear brand founded April 1, 1993 in Harajuku by Nigo via the NOWHERE store; known for the Ape Head logo, BAPE Camo, BAPE Sta, and Shark Hoodie, and since 2021 co-controlled by CVC and I.T's founder group.
Abaya (عباية)
Abaya (عباية, ʿabāʾ): a loose Middle Eastern outer garment, historically a men's nomad cloak of wool or camel hair, now the predominant black women's robe of the Arab Gulf, with designer, legal, and modest-fashion developments since the 1960s.
Abbey Clancy
Abbey Clancy (Abigail Marie Clancy), English model and TV personality born in Liverpool in 1986; runner-up on Britain's Next Top Model 2006, Strictly Come Dancing series 11 winner 2013, wife of Peter Crouch, host of The Therapy Crouch and Abbey Clancy: Celebrity Homes.
Abbey Lee
Abbey Lee, born Abbey Lee Kershaw (1987, Melbourne), is an Australian model and actress who won the 2004 Girlfriend Model Search, fronted Gucci and Chanel campaigns, debuted on film in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), and later starred in The Neon Demon, The Dark Tower, and Lovecraft Country.
Abercrombie & Fitch
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF), New Albany, Ohio apparel retailer founded in 1892 as a sporting goods outfitter; brands include Abercrombie and Hollister; record $5.3 billion sales in 2025 after a Jeffries-era decline and turnaround.
Abuja Pottery Training Centre
The Abuja Pottery Training Centre was a pottery workshop founded in 1951 at Abuja, Nigeria, where British potter Michael Cardew trained Nigerian potters including Ladi Kwali.
Academy Award for Best Costume Design
Academy Award for Best Costume Design, the Oscar for costume design, first given March 24, 1949 for 1948 films; split by black-and-white and color formats until 1967; Edith Head won eight times; Ruth Carter and Paul Tazewell were milestone Black winners.
Acne Studios
Acne Studios, Swedish fashion house founded in Stockholm in 1996 by Jonny Johansson; launched with 100 pairs of red-stitched raw denim in 1997, now a Paris-showing modern luxury label with 41% owned by IDG Capital and IT Group since 2018.
Acrylic fiber
Acrylic fiber, also called polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fiber, is a synthetic textile fiber of at least 85% acrylonitrile units, first commercialized by DuPont as Orlon, used as a wool-like warm fiber and carbon fiber precursor.
Adelle Lutz
Adelle Lutz (born 1948) is an American artist, designer, and actress whose costume design treats clothing as communication, with credits in film and experimental theater.
Adhesive bandage
Adhesive bandage (sticking plaster; BAND-AID brand): a small sterile dressing of adhesive-coated strip with absorbent pad for minor wounds, invented 1921 by Earle Dickson at Johnson & Johnson; over 100 billion made.