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F. Scott Fitzgerald poses in his military uniform in 1917; he was sent to Camp Zachary Taylor in Louisville in March 1918.

The Great Gatsby’s Grand American Dream Began in Louisville

How this Kentucky city fueled the imagination of F. Scott Fitzgerald

Sponsored by Louisville Tourism

London, England

Beau Brummell Statue

A statue honoring a preeminent 19th-century dandy and important figure of men’s fashion.

Jose Contreras is one of only a handful of artisans who still make cowboy boots the old-fashioned way.

The Last Cowboy Boot Masters of El Paso

In West Texas, artisans known as "Golden Needles" preserve the craft of making boots by hand.

Ashley Stimpson January 15, 2025

'Dollar a Gallon III'

This sculpture in the Miami Design District is one of the few public works of Virgil Abloh, an internationally recognized fashion designer and creative.

Monopoly was first introduced to America in 1935, but its roots go deeper.

The Hidden Worlds of Monopoly

From Atlantic City to high fashion to Karl Marx, the most recognizable board game has had serious cultural impact.

Adrienne Raphel January 5, 2024

The Northern bald ibis, 'waldrapp' in German, seen in 2018.

Wonder Is Everywhere: Silk Dress Secret, the Last Lightkeeper, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.

April White January 5, 2024

John McLeish, chair of the Scottish Tartans Authority; curator James Wylie; and Peter MacDonald (right), STA tartan historian (left to right), examine the Glen Affric tartan.

objects of intrigue

Scotland's Oldest Tartan Rose From a Peat Bog

The 400-year-old fabric extends the iconic pattern's history in Scotland by over a century.

Roxanne Hoorn November 16, 2023

An extremely rare purple-red diamond came from the Argyle volcano and mine in Western Australia, source of almost all of the world's pink diamonds.

Wonder Is Everywhere: Lincoln’s Crooked Bowtie, the Mystery of Pink Diamonds, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.

April White September 29, 2023

La Confrérie du Brie de Meaux are very proud of their local cheese.

The Passion (and Fantastical Fashion) of France's Food Brotherhoods

Brie-shaped hats and colorful robes help culinary confréries promote regional specialties.

ANNA MINDESS January 3, 2023

Castello Pozzi

Castello Pozzi

A larger-than-life house of cards stands outside the house of a former fashion designer.

The Guild of Ancient Merchant Taylors

Bristol, England

The Guild of Ancient Merchant Taylors

An ornate doorway leads to the former site of one of the city's oldest society of merchants.

There are 49 Guna communities on the island archipelago of Guna Yala.

objects of intrigue

The Secret History of Panamá’s Most Colorful Clothes

In Guna Yala, indigenous women sew stories of legend, revolution, and even Minnie Mouse into the elaborate textiles known as molas.

Sarah Durn November 17, 2021

Yasmeen Mjalli in the store

Ramallah, West Bank

Nöl Collective

The feminist fashion collective centering Palestinian craftsmanship and radical transparency.

Internationaal Klompenmuseum (International Clog Museum)

Eelde, Netherlands

Internationaal Klompenmuseum (International Clog Museum)

The largest collection of the iconic wooden shoe in the world.

Russian Empress Elizabeth used cross-dressing to cement her power. She's shown here in a traditionally male guard uniform.

The Weekly Cross-Dressing Balls of 18th-Century Russian Royalty

How empresses used "metamorphosis" to show their male courtiers who’s the boss.

Sarah Durn October 4, 2021

Esse Purse Museum & Store

Little Rock, Arkansas

Esse Purse Museum & Store

This museum is dedicated to the history and design of purses.

Weaving silk on a loom

Maison des Canuts (Silk Workers' Center)

Explore the 500-year history of silk-making in Lyon at this museum, workshop, and boutique.

Artisans at the company have been fussing over small details for centuries.

The Enduring Haute Couture of a 466-Year Old Kimono House

How Chiso, a relatively obscure Japanese textile firm, keeps an age-old craft fresh.

Claire Voon February 1, 2021