Stories about the impact of science and technology on how we present ourselves to each other
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Black Dandyism Is Back
It’s both oppositional fashion and therapy at the same time.![](https://www.howwegettonext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/909c4-1x_3wygzmfslbvflmegm_1a.jpeg)
Mass Fainting and Clothing Chemicals
The current state of regulation, as 1,000 new chemicals enter the U.S. market every year.![](https://www.howwegettonext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/d533a-14yhzjg0rpbx_a92ulvgo3a.jpeg)
When Indigenous Fashion Hits the Runway, Details Matter
The traditional dress of Bolivia’s indigenous Aymara has gone from an object of scorn and stigma, to one of fashion phenomenon.![](https://www.howwegettonext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/5cff7-1zbwykfobll5eywqnayp8rq.gif)
The Age of the Instagram Eyebrow
We aspire to be a popular avatar–like a Kardashian–more than we aspire to a prior age’s more conventional markers of achievement or beauty.![](https://www.howwegettonext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/68c7e-1ypyhdrwlcwuqeqoryw2ctg.png)
The Gut and the Spreadsheet: How Fashion Forecasting Really Works
The science of fashion has become big business.![](https://www.howwegettonext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1d3c7-1agxcjiomq1_2qrynynvp9a.jpeg)
Recovering the Fabrics Lost to History
Golden thread, blue dye, stolen muslin.![](https://www.howwegettonext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/0ec45-1t2diezizwctzu4ibvagvda.png)
How to Dress for Ultimate Privacy
In the age of surveillance, achieving invisibility through fashion isn’t a futuristic idea–it’s already possible.![](https://www.howwegettonext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/8065f-1554pkt-nmvqyxow7yevmyq.png)
The Never-ending Acceleration of Fast Fashion Since 1850
Ever since the Industrial Revolution, new materials have made fashion cycles move faster and faster.![](https://www.howwegettonext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/04651-1hshb_9zdca6007xkkxzdkw.jpeg)
Why the White Lab Coat Changed Medical History
The white coat’s role in medical history reflects the emergence of medicine as a serious scientific field.![](https://www.howwegettonext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Screen-Shot-2019-07-01-at-13.22.59.png)
Comic: The Fantastic Fabrics of Our Future
Cotton’s time in the sun has come to an end–we need new fabrics for the world of tomorrow.![](https://www.howwegettonext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/b2140-1zmapkjaq5tjv8xinpc6sdq.gif)
Sartorial: A Reading List
A crash course in how science and technology is changing how we express ourselves through style.![](https://www.howwegettonext.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/31e2c-1n5xmg6c8qnx7ib1tb7bj8w.jpeg)
This 3D-Printed Bikini Cleans the Water as You Swim
The SpongeSuit combines tech, fashion, and environmental stewardship.![](https://www.howwegettonext.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/0ce7b-1vreqfw4gvrduqyy4hwlmjw.jpeg)
Cage-Free: Can 3D Printing Move Beyond Sexy Dresses?
Feminine bodies have long been used in the world of design and fashion to show off new innovations–can 3D printing break the mold?![](https://www.howwegettonext.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/d608c-1qkaxhqo8mnhrr0dpn6cfmw.jpeg)