#garments

[itscolossal]

A Samurai-Inspired Backpack Elevates Leather Scraps to a Bag Befitting a Warrior

[poltergirlst]

[frederickkittens]

I wish oldschool stuff in this vein was easier to find. I love pieces with weird unique fabrics and colors 💔

[rthwrms]

garment #6 (my love is a handmade blanket)

[softbrutalist]

Arno Bani

[postcard-from-the-past]

Folklore garments from Zlosela, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatian vintage postcard

[vintagehomecollection]

On the wall, farm garments exemplify a rare combination of sashiko quilting and kasuri dyeing, and probably date from the Meiji era. The sea chests flanking the bed are typical of those from Sakata in northern Yamagata Prefecture.

At Home With Japanese Design: Accents, Structure and Spirit, 1990

[theinternetarchive]

north african garment c. 1890s.

covered with symbolic decorations, this multitone silk garment beautified and protected its wearer. the khamsah (خمسة)—an open five-fingered hand—figures prominently as a cream-colored appliqué. the khamsah deflected or absorbed al-'ayn (العين‎)—the evil eye—as did the appliquéd mirrors, shielding the wearer from many varieties of harm.

[katemush]

comme des garçons spring 1998

[itscolossal]

Brandon Morris’ Spectral Fiberglass Gowns Conjure Fears of the Unknown

[janasojka]

T-shirts, sweatshirts and long-sleeves are available for only 19 days, with my three designs. HERE

[frederickkittens]

LeFlacon ‘Clair de Lune’ op

[thatsbelievable]

[rthwrms]

i made these folding pants with hidden text painted on the inside

[wellntruly]

January Link Round-up

The answer to how the exceedingly wealthy Italian family who MAY own the Van Gogh painting that vanished into private collections decades ago made said private fortune was better than I ever could have imagined. [Michael Forsythe, Graham Bowley, and Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times (gift link)]

Oscar-winning designer Catherine Martin hand-painted the wallpaper in Baz Luhrman’s new East Village bar, designed as if owned by a fictional #retro medievalist gadabout he calls Monsieur. [Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair]

This bangin' new Smitten Kitchen recipe for potato leek soup has you crisp up the potato skin peelings for a garnish. [Deb Perelman, Smitten Kitchen]

I have bought my first pair of winter gloves since the knit ones I got in Edinburgh in 2009, they are these cashmere and leather ones, in black, and I love them, if you are also on the look for a new 15-year pair of gloves. [Alex Mill]