To a T

Where would we be without a T-shirt?   It’s the most adaptable piece of clothing in any wardrobe.  It’s devoid of class, occasion or sex.  It’s the ‘take you anywhere’ essential for everyone of every age.  The United States navy began issuing the T-shirt as undershirts in 1913.  Then came the 1950s.  Marlon Brando wore...
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All wrapped up

What has made Diane von Furstenberg’s iconic wrap dress such an evergreen, is best described in her own words:  “I had a very down-to-earth product, my wrap dress, which was really a uniform.  It was just a simple little cotton-jersey dress that everybody loved and everybody wore, ” she told *New York Magazine in 1988....
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