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And if I may suggest: Articles of interest – suits[1]. Suits are in a lot of ways the helvetica of garments. [1] https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/suits-a

• 082349872349872 6y ago
  From the textile viewpoint, suits are the copperplate of garments. In many cultures, traditional wear can be made out of rectangles of fabric with minimal cutting and sewing. (consider the togas from "Animal House") A suit used to say "I have so many rectangles of fabric, I can afford to waste most of them by cutting out irregular shapes and then sewing some fraction of the resulting pieces back together". (Now all it says is that I can afford the time to have someone take my measurements)
  • dehrmann 6y ago
    Considering how much fabric is somewhat redundant in those traditional garments, the measuring, cutting, and sewing are more interesting than the wasted fabric.
• AlexMuir 6y ago
  Great to see Articles of Interest here! As someone with minimal interest in fashion, I binged the whole thing while slabbing a garden. Fascinating! Also... Over The Road. Another great podcast.