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Weekend reading: Inside fast fashion, invisible zippers, and working out with Marilyn
I hope you all have had a good week! As I mentioned before, my folks were in town, and my dad and I ran a 10k, our first ever race together! The photo above is one I took during the race as we crossed the broadway bridge.
Enjoy your weekend, and check out these wonderful links:
- The secret world of fast fashion from Pacific Standard. An anthropologist explores the Los Angeles garment industry in this fascinating piece. This article takes a more historical and sociological look than the usual “fast fashion is bad” pieces you might have read.
- Speaking of which, Zady took out a full page add in the WSJ declaring that fast fashion is fast food.
- Working out with Marilyn Monroe. Oh, I love Marilyn so much.
- This video from The English Cut shows you how to press a jacket like an English tailor.
- Leandra of Man Repeller on why she doesn’t wear makeup.
- Laura shows some invisible zipper tips over at the Britex blog, along with a gorgeous linen Parfait dress.
Comments
Kat
April 11, 2014 #
I LOVE that Man Repeller post – what a beautiful ode to unconditional self love and acceptance :)
maddie
April 11, 2014 #
What a coincidence, my dad is in town too! I hope you had a great time with him and congrats on your Marathon. I’m now off to read some good articles thanks to you.
Lucinda
April 11, 2014 #
Thanks for sharing that story about Marilyn, I love that she lifted weights to stay in shape!
Aelith
April 12, 2014 #
as someone who struggles to try to wear some make up sometimes—for myself and for fun—i was interested in the manrepeller link. the post struck me as a bit weird and i really think that particular website did not jive with me (to put it nicely). i guess it presents too narrow an idea of young womanhood in america for my tastes even though i was reading it to be lighthearted.
as for contributing to chatter, i think wearing makeup is an interesting topic. earlier this week i tried to put on a bold lipstick and even after applying it nicely i couldn’t leave it on because i felt like a clown. i know that my make up application skills are not great, mainly cause i very rarely wear any, but i think i’m coming to realize that it’s more about not being able to see myself when i’m wearing makeup. i find this kind of annoying because i really enjoy how make up looks sometimes. for example i think well applied eye liner is super fun in general and theoretically would look great on me (with this example, applying it properly is definitely an issue! how do i get the inner rims? i end up blinking too much. at least they make iridescent white eyeliner that i can be sloppier with and still have look good).
i also think some of the men in my life sometimes struggle to understand me and makeup–since i don’t normally wear it i am supposed to be categorically against it. sometimes i just want to play. and i really don’t want to feel obligated to wear makeup either. but then again i also wish men wore more makeup just for fun (“everyone” looks good in eyeliner).
Jet Set Sewing
April 13, 2014 #
Wow, that fast fashion article was so enlightening! I had no idea so much of it was going through Los Angeles. The wasteful amount of clothes shopping we’ve been doing is an addiction we need to get over.