Some of the victims at Pompeii were wearing woolen cloaks when they died, even though it was August, new research finds.

The Space Coast Renaissance Fair is inviting cosplayers of every era to dress their best for an all‑new costume contest.

More than five centuries ago, a small number of style icons used flamboyant, luxurious looks to give them influence and power during a turbulent period of Italian history. Renaissance Italy was home ...

Jamal Lisby details his "Heavenly Bodies" starting point and how Italy's rich history remains a reference point for designers.

34 years ago today, Disney released an absolute classic in theaters that was such a masterpiece that animated feature films were never seen the same way again. Disney’s legacy has gone through lots of ...

You need not be a fashion aficionado to recognize names such as Versace, Valentino and Armani. They are but a few of the famous fashion names, along with Ferragamo, Capucci, Buccellati, Bvlgari, Ferré ...

Fifty years snuck up on Mike Roach, who first opened Paloma Clothing — at the time, called La Paloma, Spanish for “the dove” — with his mother in 1975. The 74-year-old spent the better part of those ...

Modern life is full of pressure - deadlines, doomscrolling, dating apps. It can make you want to return to a simpler time. Maybe a convent in 16th-century Spain. A new book makes the case that even ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to scholars Ana Garriga and Carmen Urbita about their new book on nuns, "Convent Wisdom," and what we can learn from them. Modern life is full of pressure - deadlines, ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to scholars Ana Garriga and Carmen Urbita about their new book on nuns, "Convent Wisdom," and what we can learn from them. KUOW is Seattle’s NPR news station. We are an ...

HAMMOND, La. (WGNO) — The Louisiana Renaissance Festival runs every weekend through the month of November, and the first week of December. Even though Halloween is over, folks headed to the ...