Plus: an exhibition of male nudes, vibrantly patterned rugs and more recommendations from T Magazine.
Category: Textiles
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Iris Van Herpen’s Exhibition Is a Dazzling Couture Show
Her one-woman exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs redefines the couture show.
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Where Textile Mills Thrived, Remnants Battle for Survival
Apparel makers in the Carolinas say trade policy must change because of a boom in tariff-free shipments to U.S. consumers from foreign manufacturers.
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An-My Lê Seeks Herself in the Landscape
The artist reflects on witnessing war up close — and then photographing it at a distance.
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A Train Trip Through Malaysia, With Stops for Snorkeling and Wildlife Safaris
Plus: celestial jewelry, a new restaurant in the Himalayas and more recommendations from T Magazine.
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In an 18th-Century Tavern, a Different Kind of Holiday Market
Dozens of makers gathered at the restaurant Stissing House, in New York’s Hudson Valley, for a celebration of craft and local creativity.
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In Transylvania, a Hotel That Offers Beekeeping and Hay Bathing
Plus: sophisticated eye shadows, sculptural candles and more recommendations from T Magazine.
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The Glory of Designs by Women (It’s About Time)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute reimagines the record of fashion, celebrating designers known but also those long, and wrongly, forgotten.
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Gift Wrapping That Doesn’t Create Waste
For centuries the Japanese have used furoshiki, beautifully printed pieces of fabric. Here, two experts tell how to do it.
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A Traditional Japanese Technique Creates a Jeweled Bag
Asprey presents the Hikihaku Matchbox, a clutch made of metallic threads woven by hand.
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Setting Off Embroidery Fireworks
Lesage, a French specialty house now owned by Chanel, has been using sequins, beads and metallic threads to create explosions of color for decades.
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The High-Fashion Side of Knots
A French artist is taking macramé, the traditional technique long associated with 1970s wall art and plant hangers, to a new level.