The archive saving home sewing history from the trash

Director of Distinctive Collections, Karen Morse gives a tour of the Consumer Pattern Archive housed in Carothers Library at the University of Rhode Island. The largest of it's kind in the world, it contains over 60,000 patterns dating from 1847. Kingston, Rhode Island on April 21st 2022.

Lara A. Greene keeps her antique sewing patterns in plastic tubs, stashed in the first-floor workshop of her old Victorian home so she can throw them out the window if her house goes up in […]

Zeal & Ardor Frontman Launches Yacht Rock Project, Shares “Too Long”

Zeal & Ardor Frontman Launches Yacht Rock Project, Shares "Too Long"

We didn’t see this coming: Zeal & Ardor mastermind Manuel Gagneux has unveiled a yacht rock side-project called Soft Captain. The group has offered up the vintage-looking video for the song “Too Long.” Heavy Consequence […]

The Sonos Roam is on sale for $37 off at Best Buy and B&H Photo

The Sonos Roam is on sale for $37 off at Best Buy and B&H Photo

Welcome to the weekend! We’re kicking things off today with a rare deal on the superb Sonos Roam, which remains one of the best Bluetooth speakers we’ve ever tested. Regularly $179.99, you can currently buy […]

Harry Styles-Inspired Striped Shirts For Men And Women

Harry Styles-Inspired Striped Shirts For Men And Women

Few posses the aptitude for setting the fashion internet ablaze quite like Mr. Harry Styles. Has he ever put together an outfit that wasn’t absolute fire? His knack for choosing unique-but-accessible apparel that sparks joy […]

how reality celebrities influence young shoppers’ habits

Quarter life, a series by The Conversation

This year, contestants on the TV show Love Island will be scantily clad in secondhand rather than new clothing – a pivot away from fast fashion that could influence more eco-conscious shopping habits in fans. […]

Floating in a tin Cannes: Bowie doc blasts off at film fest

Floating in a tin Cannes: Bowie doc blasts off at film fest

‘Moonage Daydream’ is ‘a shapeshifting epiphany-slash-freakout’ about Bowie – Copyright AFP/File Martin BUREAU Philippe Grelard, Jurgen Hecker and Eric Randolph A high-octane documentary on David Bowie has delighted fans at the Cannes Film Festival which […]

How To Recreate Some Of Carrie Underwood’s Most Iconic Short Ensembles

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Vladimir Karpov (a.k.a X.Y.R.) Soundtracks Shimmering Mysteries of Underwater Life on Tenth Album

Vladimir Karpov (a.k.a X.Y.R.) Soundtracks Shimmering Mysteries of Underwater Life on Tenth Album

Photo: Andra Ljos Vladimir Karpov, better known as X.Y.R., will release a new album on Los Angeles’ Not Not Fun. Aquarealm, the Russian artist’s 10th full-length, is a “liquid suite of surreal tranquility,” we’re told, […]