Longform
How Vogue Got Modern
Anna Wintour has shaped fashion’s most important magazine for the past 30 years — and it’s shaped us.
By
Eliza Brooke
México está lleno de ropa usada de contrabando de los Estados Unidos
Dentro de la economía sumergida que le permite a los mexicanos comprar y vender ropa barata.
By
Eileen Guo
How Celebrity Kids Took Over the Modeling Industry
Want to get ahead in fashion? Have a famous parent.
By
Eliza Brooke
The Things That Come to Those Who Wait
A sociocultural history of the line.
Cartier Kings
How designer sunglasses have come to represent status and violence in Detroit.
Racked’s Very Best Longform of 2017
Read all of this year’s biggest, buzziest features.
By
Julia Rubin
Who the Fuck Is Kat Von D?
How a reality TV provocateur became one of the beauty industry’s brightest stars.
Would You Take Out a Loan for a Pair of Jeans?
A new kind of high-interest financial product aims to disrupt how you shop, and how you owe.
By
Susie Cagle