Sweatpants and slippers reigned supreme in the early stages of the pandemic as people enjoyed the laid-back novelty of working from home. But as time goes on, athleisure apathy has set in. People are seeing the emotional and psychological benefit of getting dressed, and as they look to boost their mood through clothes, quality comes before quantity.

Amid shelter-in-place orders, sweatpants are becoming a stalwart of our remote-working style, and dressing down is the new dressing up. Canvas8 spoke to seven people from across the US to find out how the pandemic has changed their sense of fashion and how that’s making them feel.

The fashion industry has a long history of reinforcing a limited, Western, and overwhelmingly White vision of what constitutes attractive and appropriate clothing and styles. Canvas8 spoke to Kimberly Jenkins to find out how brands can help to shape a more inclusive fashion landscape.

'Androgynous' fashion often tends toward body-concealing, but the Mugler catsuit has shaken up expectations of gender-neutral garms. Worn by stars from Yseult to Hunter Schaffer, the catsuit demonstrates how even traditionally 'gendered' silhouettes are ripe for remixing into a more inclusive future.