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Thread Talk | All That Glitters – Gold in Fashion
1 – Welcome to #ThreadTalk Get ready for #fashionhistory – it’s been a while, but I’m back. Today’s topic is All That Glitters – we’re talking about fashioning fabric with gold and metal, but especially real gold. Below, 1610-1620 – Dress of Electress Magdalena Syblla of Saxony. 2 – To understand how we make fabric out of gold, let’s chat about my favorite element: Au. Gold isn’t just shiny & beautiful, it also resists corrosion & is extremely malleable. Also? Gold is alien. Scientists posit it came to earth via massive moon and meteor collisions billions of years ago. 3 – I am a geology nerd, so I could go…
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ThreadTalk is Moving… and Changing – Thoughts on Twitter, Boundaries, and Platform Ownership
You say that things change, my dear For the last 14 years, Twitter has been the center of my writing life. And no single contribution has been as big or far-reaching as ThreadTalk, my fashion history mini-lectures on the beautiful and terrible world fabric culture. Twitter has never been safe; it’s always been a double-edged sword. Even before this most recent crap, countless users (myself included) have been the target of hate groups, threats, and more, just for stating opinions or, you know, existing. And it’s about to get worse. It’s already gotten worse. We’ve seen the writing on the wall. As someone who built my other career on social…
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The Crowning Affair: All About Crowns
The scandalous and beautiful history of crowns, tiaras, and diadems.
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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.