This coat bears the history of organized labor initiated by women in the garment industry on one tiny tag. Editorial resident Iris Aguilar thrifted the garment, and Vintage Detective Alex Stevens digs into its connections to the American labor movement.

Vintage denim styles are being reissued these days as brands recycle trends from previous decades. So how do you know if the jeans you are thrifting are true blue vintage? Here are some tips for dating your denim.

Now that the earliest Juicy pieces are crossing the twenty-year mark, they can officially fly under the banners of “vintage” and “nostalgia.” Can the brand garner another phase of cache and genuinely find a new audience?

Every single element of a piece can give clues as to when it might have been made, and those clues give us a deeper understanding of fashion and textile history.