Costumes can make or break a television show. Some of our most instantly recognizable characters, from Olivia Pope and her designer power suits to Shameless's Fiona Gallagher and her well-worn white knit cap, arguably wouldn't be nearly as beloved without their trademark wardrobes. Just as inspiring as the iconic albeit fictional ... More

The boundary-pushing styles at Afropunk festival, expressions of artistic freedom in themselves, set the Brooklyn event apart from today’s myriad music festivals. The following looks -- captured by rising Ghanaian photographer Kofi Dua -- showcase not only happy concert-goers, but ones for whom the art of dress is an ... More

Mother-daughter team Elisa Goodkind and Lily Mandelbaum’s new book True Style is What's Underneath: The Self-Acceptance Revolution is meant to empower women of all ages, body types and races. Nearly six years ago, the duo created the brand StyleLikeU with the mission of challenging stereotypes that were born from the fashion ... More

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As aesthetes by nature over birth, individuals who nurture insatiable desires to transcend the state in which we entered into this world, the dandy and I share more in the uncommon than not. Why, a dandy is my male equivalent. I consider it manifest destiny that I count so many ... More

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Sometimes, Michael Strahan just wants to get dirty. En route to a photo shoot in downtown Manhattan on a Monday morning this spring, the dapper NFL Hall-of-Famer and co-host of Live with Kelly and Michael looks out the window of his car as it passes a bustling construction site. The scene, he says, awakens ... More

In person, Cody Simpson is every bit the heartthrob his 7.4 million Twitter followers would expect him to be. Six feet tall, with a generous shock of blonde hair and a deep-steeped surfer’s tan, the 18-year-old Australian looks slightly adrift in New York City. When I meet him it’s lunchtime, ... More

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Paul Weller has nearly four decades of experience as a certified rock star under his belt, but sitting in the lobby of a Manhattan hotel during a tour for his latest album, Weller’s nothing if not easygoing and approachable. Perhaps what’s made him such a compelling figure over ... More