The Stadttheater in Merano, Italy, was designed by Martin Dülfer, a key figure in the Munich Art Nouveau movement. That style was defined by vibrant colors, such as yellow, orange and purple.

But 28 years later, the White Stripes are indeed headed for posterity in the hall of fame: The Detroit duo is part of a 2025 class of inductees revealed Sunday night, also including Bad Company ...

This all clashes with the common wisdom that it’s best to avoid stripes—specifically, the horizontal kind, which, like a funhouse mirror, supposedly make you appear wider than you actually are ...