Longform

How Vogue Got Modern

Anna Wintour has shaped fashion’s most important magazine for the past 30 years — and it’s shaped us.

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.

How Celebrity Kids Took Over the Modeling Industry

Want to get ahead in fashion? Have a famous parent.

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.

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.