Tag: gender
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World’s Oldest Pants!
There has been some excitement in the archaeological community this week about a find of the bodies of two men. The bodies were found in the Tarim Basin, which is on the eastern end of the silk road as it passes into China. They died roughly 3000 years ago. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/first-pants-worn-horse-riders-3000-years-ago It makes a lot…
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Well Suited
A few days ago on my FB feed, my gentleman acquaintances were discussing this article. Do you agree or disagree with its many pronouncements? Heaven knows that today would be a great day for a tweed suit with a vest. As would many of the days this past month. Not that it’s surprising that…
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Love, Loss, & Auld Lang Syne
At FIT, we spend a lot of time pondering the business and the art of dress. But there are so many more stories that clothes can tell. If every dress or pair of pants or skirt could talk, imagine the stories they’d tell. From the depths of December, we offer you some remembrances of summers…