Category: history
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The world in pattern
Walking past the new book shelf this week, I found a book I really like. In V&I, I often have talked about the history of design, the history of cloth, the history of fashion, and how closely important they are to the cultures within which they exist. This book gives a rough history of…
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Read Threads: Fashion sources for 14th century Europe
Hi, all! Welcome to a new series. My passion is fashion history before 1700, so I thought it would be fun to write a series on both good and bad fashion history sources. These posts expand upon the FIT Library’s research guide on the subject of fashion history: FIT Library research guide on fashion…
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Textiles in Transit
Hi, all, I just found this cool article about the fabrics used in the London Underground. NYC uses all hard plastic surfaces and has for decades. But what if we did use fabrics for the subway seat cushions? What would they need to be to withstand the wear and tear of a given month of…