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Taking a Closer Look at an Odd Pair of Very, Very Old Socks
Socks from London’s Victoria and Albert Museum. I can’t stop staring at these socks. A pair of very, very old socks made in Egypt sometime between A.D. 250 and A.D. 420. While putting together...
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The Best in Fashion History: Penny Loafers, Forgotten Suitcases and Hermès...
Bass Weejun loafers for Christmas (c. 1960). The Bass Weejun loafer is not named after a Native American tribe. Suitcases sometimes are time capsules. And a postal worker can design high-end scarves....
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Your Guide to Selecting the Best (or Is It Worst?) Ugly Christmas Sweater
Matching mother/daughter candy cane sweaters from Leisure Arts, 1989. Knitting pattern via Etsy. Spending quality time with family, drinking cider by the fire and playing Secret Santa all encourage...
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The Aughts: When People Wore Their Causes on Their Sleeves, Literally
John Kerry at a campaign rally, showing off his wristbands. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert At every stump speech, meet and greet, and town hall gathering during the 2004 presidential campaign, John Kerry...
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The Perils of Wearing Clothes
High, high heels. Courtesy of Wikicommons Last month, Chinese school uniforms made the news. Studies had shown that possibly as many as 25,000 children in Shanghai, China, were wearing mandated...
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Where’d You Get Those Creepers?
Typical creepers. In modern slang, a “creeper” is that odd, socially awkward guy you know from the office, dorm, neighborhood, local restaurant. You can also call him a creep. A couple of years ago,...
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