If you picked up a button-down shirt the last time you were at the Neiman Marcus in Dallas or Belk in Charlotte, you may have noticed that there’s a tiny fabric loop on the back of the shirt, below ...

These extra pieces of fabric sit right where the pleat meets the yoke in the center of the back — but why? They first appeared on shirts by the menswear brand GANT in the 1960s and were named "locker ...

You might already know that the buttons on suit jacket sleeves have a surprisingly medical past, or that the teeny-tiny pockets on the front of jeans were actually for timepieces. The “V” under the ...

The apparel industry has presented a number of intriguing mysteries over the years. We’ve previously covered why clothes shrink in the wash, deciphered the laundry care tags on clothes, and figured ...