The Philosophy club continues. This time, Derek Guy joins to talk about Lord Chesterfield's Letters to His Son. It's kind of a weird book! For links, and a special additional article from Derek, head to articlesofinterest.substack.com To hear the podcast in full on your podcast player of choice, go to articlesofinterest.substack.com/listen
Fear of automation, trad wives, and America First movements. None of this is new: it all happened in the history of knitting and crochet. For images, links and more, go to articlesofinterest.substack.com
A new series, featuring Derek Guy. To hear full episodes without ads, become a paid subscriber at articlesofinterest.substack.com
China is the land of the future. So why is everyone dressing like 16th century princesses? Check out these amazing outfits at articlesofinterest.substack.om
A peek into the life of a fit model: one of the stranger jobs in fashion. For images, details, and more head to articlesofinterest.substack.com
High heels are no longer as high as they were twelve years ago. What happened? An analysis of a trend. For images and links, head to articlesofinterest.substack.com
Brought to you by Macy's: a little interview with Molly Rogers, the underground renegade behind some of the most fashionable media out there.
I promise, this has to do with clothes. As ever, resources and links at articlesofinterest.substack.com
The Archie comic book characters became serious fashion icons, but it all happened through a series of accidents. For images, links, and the recording of the full live show, head to articlesofinterest.substack.com
The USA is a young country, but our fashion design is even younger. Like who are the titans of American fashion design? It’s Donna Karan, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren...these designers who are all still alive. And if you want to look at where these titans of American fashion design got it all from, there was a great American fashion designer who many of them were looking towards. To see Claire McCardell's incredible modern fashions for yourself, head to articlesofinterest.substack.com
Zoe's dad made a bra that changed the world. Will it change her? A feature from my friends over at the audio magazine Signal Hill
Pastor Zach never liked to wear a clerical collar. Suddenly, he finds himself wearing one all the time. Join me in supporting the multifaith nonprofit ISAIAH
What role does fashion have in a time of crisis? This is one of my favorite stories I've ever made. But there have been some updates since it came out. For images, references, and links head to articlesofinterest.substack.com
This is one of the best pieces of fashion reporting I have ever heard: it's a reworked version of a story that originally aired on the NPR podcast Planet Money. And to get my recommendations of well made, relatively ethically produced t- shirts, head to articlesofinterest.substack.com
A recording of an intimate conversation at Ludlow House, where the venerable Jad Abumrad asked me some questions about Gear. For images (and the link to the game I talked about) head to articlesofinterest.substack.com
Soldiers and civilians live in different Americas. But we don't have to. For images, links and more, go to articlesofinterest.substack.com
"Gorpcore" emerges.... from (maybe, potentially) unexpected places. For images, links, and more information, head to articlesofinterest.substack.com
A pattern for blending in. And for standing out. For images and links go to articlesofinterest.substack.com
The end of the draft leads to the yuppification of the field jacket. Images links and more at articlesofinterest.substack.com
The outdoors is no longer for macho men. In fact, now it's for babies. Images, links, and more information at articlesofinterest.substack.com
Gear gets defined by scientific testing and research. And this process was pioneered with the development of the field jacket.
Almost all clothes have something to do with the military. But one industry in particular has a lot to do with the military. The first episode of the new season establishes how the American military came to be, and how they were dressed. To see images and learn more, go to articlesofinterest.substack.com
The next series from Articles of Interest
Zippers are the most common machine all around us. But it's a minor miracle how that came to be. Pictures of early zippers and other links at articlesofinterest.substack.com
A fashion accessory turns into a medical necessity. Images and links at articlesofinterest.substack.com
