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Inge

I always look forward to seeing what everyone has been reading. So go ahead, sweet people, pop your link in the comments section and tell us why you would like to share it.

Thank you.

11 years ago

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MsMary

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Oh my goodness! Look at these dresses! And the article about how modern science is discovering how the designer made them so fab is so interesting! It makes me want to go to the Met and check out the exhibit for myself! (And how cool that they're opening a new Costume Center named after Anna Wintour!)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05.....?contentCo#

Don't forget to check out the vid4eo: http://www.nytimes.com/video/a.....james.html

11 years ago

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One of my favourite style bloggers is doing a project to see how small her wardrobe can be and still make her happy by creating 15 perfect outfits. This post outlines her strategy and rationale and includes directions for any readers who want to try it out themselves.

11 years ago

Vildy

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E, thank you so much for posting a link to that blog. I took a look at it since you said it was a favorite of yours and found it fascinating. Her style emphasis is 180 degrees away from mine but I adore her outfits where she's figured out exactly her template and even where to find groupings of clothes to buy to pull it off. Love the thought she's put into it all, about why she likes what she likes.

11 years ago

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You're welcome Vildy! She's one of my favourites due to her no-nonsense attitude and dryly humorous writing style, and of course it's neat to see such a different style getting worn out and about in daily life. I agree re: the thought she puts into it; I love an uber-analytical style blog! heehee

11 years ago

Inge

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Two fascinating reads (and amazing eye candy), thanks very much MaryK and E.

11 years ago

Caro in Oz

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E- I love her writing too. Again her style is not mine but she is so thoughtful

11 years ago

Inge

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Bumping.

11 years ago

Anonymous

In this Wall Street Journal article, model Liu Wen makes menswear look very appealing. I loved the simple, dramatic lines and shapes. You need to click through the photgraphs.

http://online.wsj.com/news/art.....azineFashi

11 years ago

Laurinda

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Marketer Seth Godin asks: Is digital the end of luxury brands?. He explains why luxury goods are not likely to go on sale -- People pay extra partly for the privilege of paying extra -- and suggests that people today are more interested in connecting to their networks than in their stuff. Of course, their stuff (brand name) can also identify them as a member of their network...

[The link to the origin of luxury goods/mercantilist Jean-Baptiste Colber t and French economics in the late 1500s might be worth a future week's link.]

11 years ago

Inge

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Totally my cup of tea too, thanks Joy!
Off to read your links over lunch, thank you, Laurinda.

11 years ago

HiggsMistress

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Dutch artist A. Boogert created an 800 page guide book for painters explaining how to mix watercolors to create different hues and tones by adding water. It's amazing that this was created in 1692, 271 years before the pantone color guides were published.

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/05/color-book/

Since there was only one copy of the ever made, the entire book is viewable on line here:

http://www.e-corpus.org/notices/102464/gallery/

11 years ago

Mary Beth (formerly LBD)

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This is a multi-part series on some ways to assess the quality of a garment. I found it very helpful, particularly with regards to seams - something I never usually think to look at! http://into-mind.com/2014/05/0.....de-part-i/

11 years ago

Inge

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HiggsMistress, I think I pinned a page from that book a while ago. It is so brilliant.
La Belle: extremely interesting infot.

Thanks so much to both of you.

11 years ago

ironkurtin

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http://www.wired.com/2014/05/f.....ring-womb/

Not fashion, but wonderfully off topic.

11 years ago

BethL

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Everpurse: a small clutch that charges an iPhone. It's a Kickstarter. The video with people's reactions to the "charging now" beep is kind of a riot. http://www.refinery29.com/ever.....medium=pin

11 years ago

Ginkgo

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Jennifer Scott at the Daily Connoisseur is having a giveaway of the book called The Lost Art of Dress by Linda Przybyszewski, a history of American dress and its downfall over the last half-century. I've already loaded it onto my kindle and am enjoying it tremendously!

11 years ago

Inge

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Super! Thanks very much, Dana, Beth and Ginkgo.

I am closing this week's thread, and thank you again everyone for all the excellent links.

11 years ago

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