The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute reimagines the record of fashion, celebrating designers known but also those long, and wrongly, forgotten.
Category: Textiles
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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.
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The Artist Ewa Juszkiewicz Paints Stylish Women With Hidden Faces
Ewa Juszkiewicz’s paintings depict well-dressed women whose faces are hidden by mushrooms, textiles and wild hairdos.
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Columbia Sportswear Is Scouting Factories in Central America
Confronted with the U.S.-China trade war and disruptions in the shipping industry, the company is shifting some production to Central America.
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She Burned It All Down, to Build the Perfect Dress
Mara Hoffman ditched her successful swimsuit business in order to prioritize sustainability. Nearly a decade later, she’s reaping the rewards.
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She Burned It All Down, to Build the Perfect Dress
Mara Hoffman ditched her successful swimsuit business in order to prioritize sustainability. Nearly a decade later, she’s reaping the rewards.
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A Tequila Distiller Turns a House into a Showcase for Mexican Design
In this San Miguel de Allende building, local 20th-century crafts and contemporary works sit side by side.
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Designers at Alexander McQueen and Chloé Say Farewell
Sarah Burton says goodbye to Alexander McQueen with a triumphant collection; Gabriela Hearst departs Chloé.
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Six Emerging Brands to Know This Season
From a line that draws on Jamaican craft traditions to a buzzy British designer making latex pants, these are the labels to watch this fashion month.