Tag: silk
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Magazine of the Week
Hi, everyone! Welcome to our special holiday edition of MoW! Today we have movie star glamour to celebrate the holidays. As I’ve mentioned before in the MoW, we subscribe to many different editions of Vogue magazine. This week I’m going show you something about one of my favorites, Vogue India. Conde Nast, the…
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Technology threads: a tale of textile history
In this brave new world, designers and techies are trying to apply new technologies to improve a very old one: clothing. The history of clothing, fashion, culture, and technology are deeply embedded in the history of textiles. I started to write about new tech developments in fashion and fabric, but then I got excited, as…
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Old Silk, Old Roads, Old Habits
Last week, I came across an article which highlights some recent textile finds in Milan. These relics are associated with the early Christian Saint Ambrose, who was elected bishop of the city of Milan in 374 C.E. What makes his burial of interest to us is that among the items kept in his honor…