Folk might be interested to know that across the month of May, Sustainable Fashion Week’s #MendItMay campaign invites people to mend one piece of clothing, celebrating repair as an act of empowerment.
I think I'll have a go at my #mending pile. If anyone wants to share mending projects or #craft pics, that'd be lovely.
The stats for why #repair is great are pretty compelling:
My spouse has a bunch of workshops coming this summer covering a lot of cool DIY sewing skills!
Patternmaking, design, and sewing classes for a bunch of skill and price levels! You should definitely come take some! Ruby is a great teacher and will help you look good and have fun doing it!
Happy Met Gala Monday everyone. It's that time of year when celebrities show up to the red carpet dressed as a bedazzled taco, and brave souls take to the internet to boldly declare "Personally I would never dress like a bedazzled taco".
@lowqualityfacts
🥥 Sorry, Mr Facts, bedazzled taco happens to be MY look.
Eye'll thank you to consider the absolute minefield that is fashion before you post any more low quality fashion facts. 🥥 #Fashion, #LowQualityFacts, #TuckersBalls
J.G. Ballard's dystopian story, "The Garden of Time," inspired this year's dress code for the Met Gala. The BBC's Rosalind Jana explains the delicious irony in basing this night of extreme luxury and excess on a short story in which rich and refined beauty is overrun by a working class mob. "It would be interesting to know how the Ballard short story first came to the table. Was it just a neat title? Or is someone in the committee's midst trying to foment class rebellion?" she wonders.
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Wenn eins Input hat, wie dieses Spannungsfeld als zukünftige kleine Wirtschaftsakteurin am besten navigiert werden kann, mit einem Aufwand der wirtschaftlich und Aufmerksamkeitenergietechnisch Stammbär bleibt, immer her damit.
Hey friends, does anyone know what either of these objects are?
(They were found in a deceased relative's jewelry box.)
Please boost for added eyes, thanks! 😊
I did my PhD field work in Brazil's Cerrado, so this is especially heartbreaking to read.
Earthsight report links supply chains of fashion giants H&M and Zara to large-scale illegal deforestation, land-grabbing, violence and corruption in Brazil.
At the moment, I do kind of wear the same things all the time, just in various colours – but I have previously tried to have a little variety in my (metaphorical) wardrobe, probably for the sake of not appearing too weird
I should go all-Autistic in my clothing choices – some things would be so much easier!
Roberto Cavalli, the Italian fashion designer known for his glamorous, flamboyant aesthetic and use of animal print, has died at age 83. The Hollywood Reporter says that he had been ill for some time. Here's their tribute to the man whose motto might have been "more is more."
Crocs used to just be beloved of gardeners and dads with plantar fasciitis. But over the past few years it's also been collaborating with some interesting brands and individuals, including 7-Eleven, Lil Nas X, Balenciaga, and KFC (the last of which had Croc charms that smelled like chicken drumsticks). The latest hookup is with Pringles for a collection that comprises Classic Clogs, Slides, and an ankle-high boot with a holster to store a pack of Croc-Tail Party-flavored Pringles (watermelon, chilli and lime). Here's more from Allrecipes. What's your opinion?
Great War Fashion: Tales From the History Wardrobe by Lucy Adlington
The story of World War I women as told through their changing wardrobes, from silk stockings to factory wear.
"A man knows that if for a year he were to submit himself to the restraints which a woman puts upon herself, he would mentally, morally, and physically degenerate."
Models wait backstage before the GUAXIN Autumn/Winter 2024 collection show by Chunlin Yang, during China Fashion Week in Beijing, China March 29. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
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Martin Greenfield, an Auschwitz survivor who became a tailor for six U.S. presidents, Frank Sinatra and Leonardo DiCaprio, has died at age 95. The BBC tells the story of his remarkable life: Being taught to sew by a fellow prisoner, traveling to New York with just $10 in his pocket, and making Barack Obama's infamous tan suit.
A while ago, I saw a comment somewhere (not necessarily fedi) that boiled down roughly to this:
"The British aristocracy made their (edit: male) servants recognisable as such by dressing them in formal clothes, but in mismatched combinations (i.e. tailcoat with a black bowtie, long tie with a wing collar)."
This was (roughly speaking and to the best of my knowledge) about the Victorian through Edwardian and early Modern periods, i.e. when formalwear as we know it (morning coat, tailcoat, etc.) already existed in roughly the form we know it.
I can't find that comment anymore, and I don't expect I ever will, but it would be fascinating to read more about this subject, very specific and niche as it is. I've tried googling around for it (i.e. "historical british servant dress codes"), but found very little.
If anyone has some reading material on that (preferably online or books buyable online, if not I'll have to see if my library can get foreign (english) literature), I would be super grateful for any links or the likes.
My favorite men's looks from the Red Carpet:
⭐ Ryan Gosling (Gucci)
⭐ Taylor Zakhar Perez (Prada)
⭐ Simu Liu (Fendi)
⭐ Colman Domingo (Louis Vuitton)
⭐ Bradley Cooper (Louis Vuitton) #oscars2024#academyawards#fashion