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side blog of random fashion apparel textile stuff

[smsomah]

Mansaka women in traditional dress. Mindanao, Philippines, 1970s. Dean Conger

[venusimleder]

Elle US, September 1997.

Ph. Christophe Kutner

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Nyishi. Scanned from the book L'Inde des tribus oubliées; 1993; Tiziana & Gianni Baldizzone

[frostedmagnolias]

Evening Dress

c. 1921

by Callot Soeurs

Chicago Historical Society

[accordionlover]

cross stitch, words from Jenny Holzer's Livings, 1980-1982

[shewhoworshipscarlin]

Slip, 1920-30.

[frostedmagnolias]

Grass and Beetle Wing Basket

early 20th century

made in India

Powerhouse Collection

[exhaustmanifold]

Some more photos of Louise Brooks. Taken in 1923 by Eugene Robert Richee for Paramount Pictures.

[endilletante]

“Villages d’Arabie heureuse” de Pascal Maréchaux, Ed. Chêne/Hachette, 1979.

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Robert Wun FW26 Couture

[maybeallieart]

A cross stitch of Bliss, the default wallpaper of Windows XP.

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Summer Dress

c. 1895

Silk pongee, silk tulle lace, silk ribbons, cotton, whalebone, leather, silk taffeta, metal, mother-of-pearl, cotton, gauze, cotton lace

Wien Museum

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Oman, 1979-81. David Jones (Emic Images)

Both the Silversmith and the weaver were upset that their children did not want to take on the craft, this being the case, each of these traditions would die-out. Both could understand why, the lure of education and changing times, modernity unfortunately is a double-edged sword, and although they understood this, they shared with me their sadness that many traditions would cease to exist. We often discussed the cultural significance for each of the crafts, and they saw the importance of trying to maintain traditions and were afraid that items of cultural significance would eventually be made overseas, if not lost forever.

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68-year-old Touda Oulmimed of the Ait Haddidou tribe. Imilchil, Morocco, 1991. Scanned from the book Imazighen: The Vanishing Traditions of Berber Women; 1996; Margaret Courtney-Clarke

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Ida ou Nadif; silver earrings from Morocco; early 20th century

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68-year-old Touda Oulmimed of the Ait Haddidou tribe wears a handira. Imilchil, Morocco. Scanned from the book Imazighen: The Vanishing Traditions of Berber Women; 1996; Margaret Courtney-Clarke

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Oude Waag Spring 2025 Ready-To-Wear