[ad_1] On August 27th and 28th, Austin’s Palmer Event Center was packed with visitors systematically breaking down this massive semi-annual boutique sale by vendor. With over 140 shops spanning clothing, jewelry, shoes, backpacks and homewares, one might spend two days shopping exhaustively. And for some reason, people in Austin don’t seem to know much about ...

[ad_1] Researchers looking for ways to reduce fabric waste recruited the knowledge of costume experts at one of Victoria’s most prestigious museums. Key Point: Research project aims to use old textile techniques to reduce waste in the clothing industry As part of a project, I’m researching a costume for Sovereign Hill. Average Australian consumes 15 ...

[ad_1] nzfashionlabelarchive/Instagram A lifelong interest in clothes that differ from the prevailing fashion led Cathy Dunn to document the less visible aspects of New Zealand clothing design. As a former professional archivist, Cathy Dunn knows the value of documenting and preserving aspects of cultural history. She is especially so in the fashion field. Dunn worked ...

[ad_1] For the past eight years, I’ve spent at least two weeks each summer on a small island off the coast of Maine called Northeast Harbor. Surrounded by the deep blue Atlantic Ocean and beautiful Acadia National Park, summer days are spent on the tennis courts, hiking trails or on the boat. At night he ...