Fashion & Beauty

“Metal mouths” are back. Old-school metal braces are becoming the teeth-straightener of choice among kids and adults.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Demi Moore recounts the inspiring story of Ilona Royce Smithkin, star of the 2014 documentary “Advanced Style,” who lived to 101.

from The Treatment

Jacob Chow leads the Pasadena Relief Boutique, an organization supplying thousands of shoes and other essentials to families affected by the Eaton Fire.

LA teen donates thousands of shoes to fire victims

Jacob Chow leads the Pasadena Relief Boutique, an organization supplying thousands of shoes and other essentials to families affected by the Eaton Fire.

from KCRW Features

Altadena Girls pairs teenagers who lost their belongings in the Eaton Fire with stylists who help them rebuild their closets – and their self-esteem – for free.

14-year-old ‘Altadena Girls’ founder starts a ‘femininomenon’

Altadena Girls pairs teenagers who lost their belongings in the Eaton Fire with stylists who help them rebuild their closets – and their self-esteem – for free.

from KCRW Features

The Japanese market has dominated the trade in American vintage clothing for decades. Now economic and cultural changes are testing Japan’s vintage supremacy.

The best American vintage is ‘sitting in Tokyo’

The Japanese market has dominated the trade in American vintage clothing for decades. Now economic and cultural changes are testing Japan’s vintage supremacy.

from KCRW Features

Our current recycling system isn’t set up to recycle textiles. But a new CA law gives clothing brands a deadline to figure out how to do it.

Clothing brands must recycle or reuse: New CA law

Our current recycling system isn’t set up to recycle textiles. But a new CA law gives clothing brands a deadline to figure out how to do it.

from KCRW Features

From Vice President Harris’ bespoke suits to Senator Vance sporting the first beard in decades, KCRW looks at the messages politicians are sending through their fashion choices.

Bows, beards, politics: Examining the messaging behind 2024 election fashion

From Vice President Harris’ bespoke suits to Senator Vance sporting the first beard in decades, KCRW looks at the messages politicians are sending through their fashion choices.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Elementary and middle school kids have been flocking to makeup stores to buy serums and creams recommended to them on TikTok. But they’re harming their skin.

Kids want $70 wrinkle creams. Parents and lawmakers are ‘fighting a losing battle’

Elementary and middle school kids have been flocking to makeup stores to buy serums and creams recommended to them on TikTok. But they’re harming their skin.

from KCRW Features

Costume designer Ellen Mirojnick shares how the 1958 film Auntie Mame shaped her artistically with its blend of humor, glamor, and dynamic eccentricity.

Ellen Mirojnick on the magic of ‘Auntie Mame’

Costume designer Ellen Mirojnick shares how the 1958 film Auntie Mame shaped her artistically with its blend of humor, glamor, and dynamic eccentricity.

from The Treatment

Before a note is sung, artists at the LA Opera Costume Shop put in hundreds of hours of work creating outfits that bring each show to life.

‘Every detail is essential’: Costuming LA Opera's ‘Turandot’

Before a note is sung, artists at the LA Opera Costume Shop put in hundreds of hours of work creating outfits that bring each show to life.

from KCRW Features

Ellen Mirojnick is a recent Oscar-nominee for costuming Best Picture winner “Oppenheimer” and she’s sharing her experience of working on the acclaimed film.

‘Oppenheimer’s’ costume designer on the beauty of high-waisted pants

Ellen Mirojnick is a recent Oscar-nominee for costuming Best Picture winner “Oppenheimer” and she’s sharing her experience of working on the acclaimed film.

from The Treatment

“High & Low” chronicles John Galliano’s rise with Givenchy and Christian Dior, then his downfall due to alcoholism and anti-Jewish remarks.

‘High and Low’: John Galliano’s comeback after alcoholism and racist rants

“High & Low” chronicles John Galliano’s rise with Givenchy and Christian Dior, then his downfall due to alcoholism and anti-Jewish remarks.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Inaccessibility of professional hair care is leading Black college students at predominantly non-Black schools to provide discounted services from their dorms.

Black college students turn dorms into hair salons across LA

Inaccessibility of professional hair care is leading Black college students at predominantly non-Black schools to provide discounted services from their dorms.

from KCRW Features

The designer Iris Apfel, known for her elaborate personal style, died last week at age 102. Author and photographer Ari Seth Cohen talks about her legacy.

‘She was just like living art’: Remembering style icon Iris Apfel

The designer Iris Apfel, known for her elaborate personal style, died last week at age 102. Author and photographer Ari Seth Cohen talks about her legacy.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

“The New Look” (Apple TV+) explores the lives of respected fashion icons Christian Dior and Coco Chanel during the Nazi occupation of Paris.

What were Dior and Chanel’s connections to Nazis in France?

“The New Look” (Apple TV+) explores the lives of respected fashion icons Christian Dior and Coco Chanel during the Nazi occupation of Paris.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

An LA start-up is tackling a problem that developed in tandem with the invention of polyester: how to divert clothes from the landfill when you’re done wearing them.

From fast fashion to fresh fits, tossed clothes are reborn

An LA start-up is tackling a problem that developed in tandem with the invention of polyester: how to divert clothes from the landfill when you’re done wearing them.

from Greater LA

"Fashion Killa: How Hip-Hop Revolutionized High Fashion" documents the close relationship between Gianni Versace and Tupac Shakur, Cardi B’s rise as “the darling of couture fashion…

Fashion and hip-hop have been intertwined since day 1. New book details its history

"Fashion Killa: How Hip-Hop Revolutionized High Fashion" documents the close relationship between Gianni Versace and Tupac Shakur, Cardi B’s rise as “the darling of couture fashion…

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter talks about her new book, “Art of Ruth E. Carter,” working with Spike Lee, and the impact of "Black Panther.”

How legendary costumer Ruth E. Carter shapes the Black experience on screen

Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter talks about her new book, “Art of Ruth E. Carter,” working with Spike Lee, and the impact of "Black Panther.”

from The Business

“Invisible Beauty” filmmakers Bethann Hardison and Frédéric Tcheng celebrate their capacity for collaboration, and “defiant” fashion industry activism.

Bethann Hardison’s enduring beauty is anything but ‘Invisible’

“Invisible Beauty” filmmakers Bethann Hardison and Frédéric Tcheng celebrate their capacity for collaboration, and “defiant” fashion industry activism.

from The Treatment

“Invisible Beauty” filmmakers Bethann Hardison and Frédéric Tcheng celebrate their capacity for collaboration, and “defiant” fashion industry activism.

Bethann Hardison’s enduring beauty is anything but ‘Invisible’

“Invisible Beauty” filmmakers Bethann Hardison and Frédéric Tcheng celebrate their capacity for collaboration, and “defiant” fashion industry activism.

from The Treatment