When the Great Depression left American households strapped for cash and unable to purchase fabrics and factory-made clothing ...

While there are some textiles that reflect the sun's rays or wick heat away, current options ... Intelligent Soft Robotic Clothing for Automatic Thermal Adaptation in Extreme Heat Aug. 15 ...

The Fashion and Textile Collection collaborated with the Chemical H eritage Foundation, for an exhibit entitled "Second Skin, The Science of Stretch." The exhibit explores the history and science ...

From the establishment of the first manufacturing standards through the invention of synthetics, a new exhibit explores the ...

Lyon - When it comes to French fashion, Paris is the undisputed benchmark, internationally renowned as the fashion capital.

Behind the convenience and flashiness of fast fashion lie its unsustainable practices and ecological consequences, from the ...

Dressed in History' presents treasures from the museum’s 50,000 or so garments and accessories, from an 18th century gown to ...

Made Trade compiled a brief history of women and textiles in the United States ... natural materials to embroider and weave blankets, clothing, and household items, as did colonists in the ...