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The Costumes of Villeneuve’s Dune: History, Texture, & Storytelling
Let's go on a trip to interstellar space and check out what fashion is like on Arakkis and beyond. A look at the threads that keep the new Dune film together.
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Mourning Traditions and Fashion History
Mourning... in fashion. Just because you were sad, didn't mean you didn't have to look amazing. Well, if you could afford it.
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#TheadTalk Halloween: Ghostly Garb
Ghosts and ghouls, wights and lost souls... what are they wearing?
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Halloween Film Fashion
A look into the movies, and fashion, that scarred (and inspired) me.
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Bad Romance: The Romantic Era in Fashion, Volume Two
1 – Welcome, intrepid readers. The week’s #threadtalk is the 2nd half of our dive into the wild world of #Romanticism. 🎀🌹🎶🎨 And it’s all about sex, drugs & art, fueled by good ol’ imperialism (but make it #fashion). But first, a refresher: 2 – We’re begin tonight in 1836 w/ Charles Darwin, who returned to England in this year. Though we owe a great deal to Chuck, for all his study, for all that, he still determined women intellectually inferior. Not to mention his support of his eugenicist cousin, Francis Galton. 3 – For our 1836 gown, we have a lovely green and floral number. Francis Galton might have…
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Bad Romance: The Romantic Era in Fashion, Volume One
Ah, romance. Sweeping vistas, sumptuous fabrics, and advancements in human thought. Well, for a select few.
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Anna Maria Garthwaite & Spitalfields Silk
She was the preeminent designer of English Rococo style--but what was the world like in and around Anna Maria Garthwaite? A look at the tumultuous environment of Spitalfields, London.
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Mills, Strikes, & Textile Labor
A look back at labor and fabric, a hand-in-hand history.
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Gettin’ Wiggy With It
You might want to laugh at the heights of these wigs, but there's quite a tale waiting beneath... and it isn't pretty.
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Knight In Gold Velvet: Costume in The Green Knight
I had to take a break from my BREAK because I was so wowed by the costumes in The Green Knight!
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I Can See Sheerly Now
Let's get transparent together, and explore the see-through art of fabric-making.
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#ThreadTalk Flashback to the 1880s
The 1880s may have been 140 years ago, but they left a special mark on fashion history.