Women Wear

An outfit on a particular body suggests a certain lifestyle or role, and only by separating a garment from the wearer can we appreciate the clothing for its own merits. Joanne Entwistle tells us that “dress cannot be understood without reference to the body” [1]. Without a body, a garment’s potential is unfulfilled, and clothes …

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It’s Friday night in rural Alexandra and a dozen high school students are dancing down a makeshift catwalk in woollen underwear, as Ria Mae’s Clothes Off blares from the speakers. Despite New Zealand’s reputation as a sheep-loving nation the country’s wool industry has been in a steady decline since the late 80s, and tonight the …

Bangladesh’s wool industry knits itself a fresh image, one pair of undies at a time Read More »