Contrary to ancient doctrine -- and the neighborhood pimp -- mommies can be hotties.

Melissa Camardo is young, bright, pretty and politically active. And she's a nun. What is she thinking?

Those costumes! Those actresses! All those daring and unconventional ideas! Oh, wait -- this beautiful, mindless '50s women's-college flick doesn't have any of those.

A new study suggests people think less of women who post revealing photos. It speaks to a greater culture of sexism

Fat Bastard to Rob Lowe in 20 minutes of cut scenes: "You're prettier than most girls I've shagged."

From the dignified decadence of "Shakespeare in Love" to the gender-bending of "Velvet Goldmine" and "Orlando," Oscar-winning costume designer Sandy Powell is remaking fashion history.

The most honest and revealing of actresses, she speaks a language of her own that we instantly understand.

Stephanie Zacharek reviews 'Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy' by John Perry.

New scientific research suggests the effect of militarized dress on cops is more profound than imagined. Here's why

Leggings are only the latest focus for arguments deployed by conservatives

There aren't as many in Hollywood as you think -- and there should be.

A histrionic Wall Street Journal piece looks at why parents let their kids dress suggestively -- and gets it wrong

The author of "White Oleander" picks five great trashy reads.

Mount Holyoke girls learn how to bump and grind from a tenured professor.