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https://moneytreestudio.com/ranking-americas-most-prominent-first-ladies-is I found the fashions, hair styles and the portraits themselves most interesting. I hadn't seen images of some first ladies. Marian

On the radio today, I heard the author , Alden Wicker, review her well-researched 2023 book: To Dye For, How Toxic Fashion is Making Us Sick - And How We Can fight Back, Penguin Random House. Marian

I always wondered how they cleaned silk dresses in the past. I found this in a 1967 reprint of an 1890 cookbook published by the Idaho Historical Auxiliary, Boise, Idaho. Old cook books often included housekeeping suggestions. "TO CLEAN BLACK SILK DRESSES: Thoroughly brush and wipe the garment...

https://www.britexfabrics.com/notions/britex-memorabilia/claire-shaeffer-at-britex.html?mc_cid=a55017bcd7&mc_eid=2eebe0e9d9 Claire Schaeffer will present a couture tailoring instruction and book signing workshop Marian

Canada College (Redwood City, CA) Fashion Design and Merchandising fall class schedule: https://canadacollege.edu/fashion/courses.php sterm_desc=Fall%202021&mc_cid=9f3d43ca1f&mc_eid=2eebe0e9d9

The fashion archetype is dead – Gen Z killed it https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/5dbgpk/gen-z-fashion-muse-trend

https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/bodycon-fashion-trend-report

Many Britex (a fabulous fabrics, lace and trim store in San Francisco, CA) announcements are intriguing. I just had to share this one. They have a mail order department. https://www.britexfabrics.com/fabric/cotton/japanese-prints.html Marian

Dress Codes: How the Laws of Fashion Made History by Richard Thompson Ford, Simon and Schuster, 2021 Quote from a Barnes & Noble review: "Even in today’s more informal world, dress codes still determine what we wear, when we wear it—and what our clothing means." Marian

10 Signs It's Not Vintage https://www.huffpost.com/entry/demystifying-vintage-apparel-10-signs-its-not-vintage_b_580125c5e4b0f42ad3d260af Marian

interesting article on Japanese Boro Textiles: https://www.publicbooks.org/mend-your-ways/ Marian

Interesting scholarly article: https://phys.org/news/2021-01-glimpse-wardrobe-king-david-solomon.html I once met a vintage dealer, whose business name was: The Purple Merchant. I am sure she based the name on the New Testament story of Lydia of Thyatira...

Britex, the fabulous fabric and trim store in San Francisco is showing lace trim. This could be helpful for identifying names of types of lace, something we all struggle with sometimes. Happy looking. https://www.britexfabrics.com/trim/lace-trims.html?mc_cid=02af20c090&mc_eid=2eebe0e9d9 Marian

A reminder, that in addition to our own wonderful Fabric Resource: https://vintagefashionguild.org/fabric-resource/ Britex Fabrics, San Francisco, CA has a fabric glossary on their website. https://www.britexfabrics.com/glossary?mc_cid=e44e22484b&mc_eid=2eebe0e9d9 The wonderful thing, is that...

The museum, where I am working on inventorying clothing and textiles, just received a large donation of baby clothes which I date to around the 1900's. My question is: Why do people save baby clothes? I know obvious answers like saving them for later children and being thrifty. But what are the...

Interesting blog on late Justice Ruth Ginburg's collars. https://www.britexfabrics.com/blog/post/Ruth-Bader-Ginsburg-Style

This looks like fun: https://www.acornonline.com/cgi-bin/hazel.cgi?action=DETAIL&ITEM=XD8372&q=XD8372

Did you see the PBS documentary on Mae West? The clothes! The hats! The jewelry! The men! One of the commentators was Dita Von Tees. Marian

https://www.britexfabrics.com/notions/britex-memorabilia/britex-fabrics-mask-kit.html?mc_cid=b9d424c479&mc_eid=2eebe0e9d9 This kit looks more complete than some I've seen and the price is good, too. Marian

This can be a real help in identifying fabrics. https://www.britexfabrics.com/glossary?mc_cid=1d84576da5&mc_eid=2eebe0e9d9 Marian

An interesting illustrated article in Inc. on hatmaking. https://www.scribd.com/article/424141803/A-Tip-Of-The-Cap-To-Bollman Marian

I am volunteering at a small local museum, inventorying clothing donations with another volunteer. We find a higher proportion of coats than other garments. We wonder why donors considered coats so important to local and community history. Donation forms (when we have them) give no clue. I did a...

Textile 101: Warp x Weft Sat. Sept 14: 10.30am How does a sheep's wooly coat become beautiful wool coating? Why does silk have sheen? And (the big question) what is rayon? Geana will share the process from fiber to fabric. This is a hands-on workshop, where you'll create your own swatch book...

These markings are stamped on the back of one of the pieces of skin used in the construction of a men's vintage Zero King Quality Furs horsehide fur over coat: Meseritz DEFALU Meseritz was a geographical area in Prussian Poland. Does this mean the skins could have been imported from there...

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Warp x Weft: Textile 101 Saturday, June 22 | 11:00 AM-1:00 PM Britex Fabrics, 117 Post St. Be a textile know-it-all! This class, hosted by Geana Sieburger of GDS Cloth Goods, will detail the process from fiber to textile, demystifying the major fiber types through a step-by-step...

Interesting article in Atlantic magazine on the influence of sports and athletics on fashion...

I am enjoying the 1930's fashions worn by mother and daughter and older son and other characters in the PBS series The Durells of Corfu. Nice to see them in action. Marian

This group of short essays in an online magazine is right on topic for vintage lovers. http://www.persimmontree.org/v2/fall-2018/my-bag/ Marian

Britex, the fabulous fabric store in San Francisco, CA is offering a workshop on Hand Sewing on July 14. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hand-sewing-101-with-natalie-at-britex-fabrics-tickets-47571327120?aff=ehomecard The instructor " . . .specializes in creating clothing--especially...