Tag: creativity
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Knit for Victory (over the cold)
Ok, so this site combines several of my favorite things: Museum archives, old patterns, and the “new” knitting craze. I can’t resist sharing it: http://www.vam.ac.uk/b/blog/tales-archives/national-knitting-week-knit-victory And interesting that what on our side of the pond is called a “ski mask” on the Brit side is called a “Balaclava”, after the war in the Crimea, when…
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“Equal parts jock and dandy”
The perfect American Male (answering the Gibson Girl, of course), an illustrator able to capture the moment of the new American sportswear, the growth of the ad campaign, and gay subculture… Submitted for your delectation: http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/the-perfect-american-male/ Thank you, J. C. Leyendecker!
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Saville Row and Sartorial Splendor
This autumn I apparently have tailoring on my mind. It all started when my housemate got a new job. Then she started sewing, so we had to, of course, go fabric shopping. While I know there are many fine places to do so in the garment center (and I’ve shown you some of *my* favorites),…