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Dressing comfortably daily was not just an effect of the pandemic. Various social and economic factors have ensured that 'athleisure' (sportswear worn daily) is blowing up traditional dress codes.

Business attire has, traditionally, been taken incredibly seriously. Often considered as the representation of professionalism in the workplace, these ethics are still in transition today. From the 1950s, the American work style witnessed a transformation. Starting with women in tailored suits, silk shirts, and stilettos, and the expectation of black suits, ties, and pocket squares for men, the office was a place of conformity.

Discover how to make jeans be business casual with these outfit ideas from the experts

Summer means a few things: ice cream cones, tee shirt sweat stains, and a range of new style opportunities. Thanks to the 20-year nostalgia cycle, fashion staples from the '90s and early aughts are having a moment. Whether it's the runway or red carpet, we're seeing the return of low-rise jeans, plenty of butterfly clips, and tube tops.

If the thought of bell bottom jeans and ballet flats making a fashion return stresses you out, chances are you’re a millennial.

The congresswoman is under investigation for allegedly breaking House rules during her 2021 attendance at the annual Met Gala. She's not the first.

The year was 1943, and Eleanor Lambert was on a mission. Lambert, America’s so-called “first fashion publicist,” had spent the previous two years establishing the New York Dress Institute, an organization dedicated to the U.S.’s growing legion of homegrown design power. And growing it was: While American clothing had long imitated trends originating from Paris, World War II placed a new emphasis on all things domestic. Within retailers, demand for French designers was rapidly giving way to names like Claire McCardell, Hattie Carnegie, and Norman Norell, who were just beginning to establish New York City as a fashion capital in its own right. Lambert wanted to cement it as such.

Our need to seize “more, more and more” of everything life offers is a global mentality that’s grown into a culture of living our best lives at an exponentially faster pace. And for the world of fashion, this endless demand has normalized instantaneous gratification over protecting our environment, our planet — and really, ourselves.