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The Making Of
The craft and stories behind what you wear
Creating works of art
The stories of the Kimono and the Sari
The Sari
The History of Shawls and Sarees
Museum of Art & Photography
15 Variations of the Iconic Drape
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS)
EDITORIAL FEATURE
9 Things You Might Not Know About The Sari
Malika V Kashyap on surprising facts about the traditional Indian garment
The Kimono 👘
The Culture Behind the Kimono
The Kyoto Museum of Traditional Crafts, FUREAIKAN
Hidden Meanings in the Symbols
The Baltimore Museum of Art
The Craftsmanship of Kaga Yuzen Dyeing
Kaga-Yuzen Kimono Center
Hand Painting Kimonos
Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University
The Origin of the Kimono
The Kyoto Museum of Traditional Crafts, FUREAIKAN
From One Roll of Fabric to a Kimono
The Kyoto Museum of Traditional Crafts, FUREAIKAN
8 Types of Kimono Designs
The Kyoto Museum of Traditional Crafts, FUREAIKAN
How Kimono Patterns Have Evolved
The Kyoto Museum of Traditional Crafts, FUREAIKAN
How to Wear a Kimono
The Kyoto Museum of Traditional Crafts, FUREAIKAN
Fashion Books of the Edo Period
The heart of traditional dress
The meaning behind different cultures' traditional dress, and how they're made
Balkan Jewellery and Textiles
Folk Costumes of Serbia
The Silesian Wardrobe
Women's Ceremonial Robes of the Josean Dynasty
Artisan Korean Vests
Costumes of European Russia
The Lasting Influence of the Dragon Robe
The Malak: Palestine's Royal Dress
Fashions of 1950s Bavaria
Traditional Polish Clothing Design
Romanian Body-coats
Sarongs and Kebaya of Singapore
Traditional Jewish Costume
Clothing across the Russian Empire
The Evolution of Korean Dress
China's Cheongsam
The Baeja: a Traditional Korean Vest
The Symbolic Clothing and Accessories of China
Ethnic Clothing of North China
Ethnic Clothing of South China
EDITORIAL FEATURE
The Hidden History of the Clothes We Wear
From the sari to the native American headdress, Mikelle Street explores how fashion meets culture
Local materials, global impact
Online Exhibit
Irish Linen
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Cotton from Australia
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South African Mohair
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Chinese Silk
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Silks of Madagascar
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South African Felt
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Indian Cotton
Spotlight on: IsiShweshwe
Fabric, fashion, and identity
The complex history of the South African fabric
Crafting techniques from around the world
From Nigerian beadmaking to Korean textiles
Ghanian Batik
Japanese Folding
Nigerian Beadmaking
Nyonya Needlework
Pacific Barkcloth
Indian Weaving
Korean Embroidery
Palestinian and Jordanian Handweaving
Indian Textiles
Polish Prints
Miao Embroidery
The Royal School of Needlework
Spotlight on: Indian textiles
The Fabrics of India
How the hand-making of cloth continues to shape India today
The art of creating color
Coloring and dyeing techniques
Reviving the Art of Natural Dyeing
The Story of the Indigo Plant
The Tie and Dye Techniques of Egbaland
Spotlight on: sustainibility
EDITORIAL FEATURE
The True Cost of Fast Fashion
Livia Firth explores the dark side of the fashion industry
EDITORIAL FEATURE
8 Ways Tech Is Revolutionizing Fashion
Miroslava Duma, CEO and Founder of Fashion Tech Lab, explores how futuristic fashion can help the environment
EDITORIAL FEATURE
4 Ways to Love both Fashion and the Planet
Eva Kruse on the future of sustainable clothes
Online Exhibit
Fast Fashion: from Challenge to Solution
Online Exhibit
Stella McCartney on Making Sustainibility Sexy
Online Exhibit
The Copenhagen Fashion Summit Talks Environmentally Friendly Design
Fashion as activism: the protest t-shirt
The story of Katharine Hamnett
British Fashion Council
A new wave of materials
Fish Leather
Recycled Materials
New Ways of Creating Materials
Vegetable Tanned Leather
Organic Materials
Handcrafting
Empowerment through crafts
How crafts can help create change
The Project Justine: Training People to Teach Others
Sewing: A revolution for women
Changing the Lives of Rural Women
How a Craft Cooperative was Formed
Inside the workroom
Behind the scenes in some of the world's most amazing fashion factories
Leolucati leather bags: over 100 years of tradition
Almax: creating mannequins
Fraizzoli Manufacture: a century in making uniforms
Mariano Fortuny's Venice Workshop
130 Years of Turnbull & Asser Tailoring
Handwoven History of Harris Tweed
British Fashion Council
Rossimoda Luxury Footwear Factory
Sunspel's Heritage, Craft & Style
50 Stages of Making Brora Cashmere
British Fashion Council
The Complexity of Lochcarron Tartan
British Fashion Council
Extraordinary machines
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The Fabrication of Fabric
Online Exhibit
Technological Development of Textiles
Online Exhibit
How Machines Make Stockings
EDITORIAL FEATURE
How Machines Came to Rule Your Wardrobe
A look back at how machines changed the textiles industry forever
When textile meets technology
Please Touch the Thread
Three international artists redefine sensory interactions through Jacquard technology
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Words Weave Worlds
By Chloé Bensahel
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TREE OF LIGHT
By OMA Space
Online Exhibit
Notes & Folds
By Amor Muñoz
Needle & thread ✂
From tailoring in Turin to the original Japanese fashion magazines
Beautiful embroidery from Warsaw
English Medieval Embroidery
Tailors of Turin
Hand-sewn Sequins and Beads from Fontana
Chinese Silk Threads
Kosode Pattern Books
Sketching style
Fashion illustration and the design process
Tracing the History of Parisian Chic
Alceu Penna: Sketching Brazil
Pedro Rodríguez's Haute Couture
Italian Fashion Illustrations by Sorelle Fontana
Drawings from Exiled Jewish Designers
A Watercolour History of American Design
The craft of conservation
Preserving Balenciaga
Restoring the Banyan
Conservation of Footwear
Safely Storing Handbags
Protecting Hats
Safeguarding Gloves
Fan Care
Spotlight on: Alexis Lavigne's brilliant inventions 💡
Meet the man who invented the mannequin and the tape measurer
The story of shoes from around the world
The Art of Venetian Shoemaking
Designs of Dior's Roger Vivier
Shoes in Korean History
Footwear of the Islamic World
The Fathers of Turin Footwear
Nine Styles from Across the Globe
Manolo Blahnik: Master shoemaker
British Fashion Council
Bata Shoe Museum Toronto
The Curious History of Men in Heels
An expression of power and prestige
Spotlight on: Salvatore Ferragamo
The Science Behind His Shoes
Patented Designs: Ideas and Inventions
Shoemaker to the Stars
Palazzo Spini Feroni: The Symbol of Ferragamo Fashion House
The Fairy Tale Story of Ferragamo
The evolution of shoes
Explore how shoes have changed over time
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Amazing milliners
How hats are made, and the people who make them
The World of Christine Rohr
Five Iconic Milliners of Turin
The Creations of Katsuya Kamo
Maiko Takeda's Experimental Millinery
This is Not a Basket
The Misunderstood Caps of Indigenous Northern California
The art of lace-making
Lace-making in Switzerland
Lace: An Exceptional Textile
How Balenciaga Used Lace
18th Century Belgian Lace
History and Techniques of European Lace
Inside the Calais Lace and Fashion Museum
Extraordinary Details: King Baudouin's Lace Coverlet
500 Years of Lace
Explore over 1000 examples of lace
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The original fan-dom
The fascinating history of how fans were used, and how they were made
The Golden Age of 18th Century Fans
How Fans Became Adverts
The Art of 17th Century Fans
The Essential Accessory of the 19th Century
The Mysterious Language of Fans
Different Uses for Fans
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