Posts Tagged ‘Fashion Anthropology’
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Image (c) Fred R. Conrad via the New York Times
This is amazing and yet obscenely extravagant.
Simon Peers and Nicholas Godley, a British art historian and an American fashion designer, directed a project in Madagascar to produce a woven cloth from spider silk.
It is now on display at the American Museum of Natural History.
Legend has it this is not the first time cloth has been woven from spider silk: Louis XIV of France allegedly had a suit made of it, and bed hangings were crafted for the 1900 Universal Exposition.
This NY Times article gives more background.
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Analogue Cosmetics
A fabulous link was sent to me: cosmetics + archives = love
This is fashion anthropology in action. Via VADS Blog
Staying Stylish in Hard Times: Wartime Cosmetics Archives Launched Online
The Visual Arts Data Service (VADS) and the London College of Fashion announced a collaboration today that will see the photographic archives of three important cosmetics companies made accessible online for the first time.
Gala Lip Line lipstick. © London College of Fashion
Belated Inaugural Fashion
Since our man in Washington was inaugurated (twice) this week, and everyone and their mother blogged about "Inauguration Fashion," I guess I’ll add my thoughts– really just a collage of tidbits I’ve gleaned recently.
This was definitely my favorite analysis of the First Lady’s wardrobe on 1/20. I don’t watch TV, so I don’t have a first hand opinion, but I generally agree with Erin’s analysis on anything she writes about, so it’s good enough for me.
A local radio show had a conversation last week with Eugenia Paulicelli (author of Fashion under Fascism), in which they discussed a lot of the fashion aspects of the presidential campaign.
NPR had a beautiful story about some other first-rate ladies preparing for and attending an inaugural ball. This piece touched me emotionally, but I also filed it away as evidence for the profound social and psychological effects of fashion. One of the ball invitees concluded, "Nobody knows who we are [...] all they know is we got on a gown, we’re in this crowd, and we’re with the best of the best right now, and what a feeling that is." It’s the power of the costume change…
