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Summer means a few things: ice cream cones, tee shirt sweat stains, and a range of new style opportunities. Thanks to the 20-year nostalgia cycle, fashion staples from the '90s and early aughts are having a moment. Whether it's the runway or red carpet, we're seeing the return of low-rise jeans, plenty of butterfly clips, and tube tops.

If the thought of bell bottom jeans and ballet flats making a fashion return stresses you out, chances are you’re a millennial.

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The year was 1943, and Eleanor Lambert was on a mission. Lambert, America’s so-called “first fashion publicist,” had spent the previous two years establishing the New York Dress Institute, an organization dedicated to the U.S.’s growing legion of homegrown design power. And growing it was: While American clothing had long imitated trends originating from Paris, World War II placed a new emphasis on all things domestic. Within retailers, demand for French designers was rapidly giving way to names like Claire McCardell, Hattie Carnegie, and Norman Norell, who were just beginning to establish New York City as a fashion capital in its own right. Lambert wanted to cement it as such.

Our need to seize “more, more and more” of everything life offers is a global mentality that’s grown into a culture of living our best lives at an exponentially faster pace. And for the world of fashion, this endless demand has normalized instantaneous gratification over protecting our environment, our planet — and really, ourselves.

Today, turtlenecks are more associated with Apple products than they are with sword fighting. However, during medieval times, these shirts were worn as a protective layer beneath chainmail armor. Even 700 years ago, people took precautions to avoid chafing (via Ssense). By the 19th century, turtlenecks were a wardrobe staple for working-class laborers, acting as a layer of defense against on-the-job injuries.

If you're a fashion fan, you're probably no stranger to the versatile and timeless article of clothing known as the "little black dress" — commonly referred to as "LBD." For references, check out Audrey Hepburn's legendary LBD in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" designed by Hubert de Givenchy, or the "revenge dress" worn by Princess Diana at a 1994 dinner at the Serpentine Gallery. A symbol of practicality and cosmopolitan sophistication, this dynamite fashion item can be worn to a date night, cocktail party, business dinner, or when eating a croissant while window shopping. The LBD is considered a quintessential wardrobe staple.