clothes & clothing

NK has censored the gardening expert's blue jeans as they are apparently not in agreement with a 'superior socialist lifestyle'. From https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68664644 : "North Korea's state television channel has censored a BBC gardening programme - by blurring out presenter Alan...

A Japanese clothing company launched ‘wearable beanbags’ which allows people to plonk themselves down anytime, anywhere. When you think about it, the concept is essentially no different from shoes: removable shape and texture modification to the human form. Do we have pillow hats yet? I...

The Ghost Evolution thread has reminded me of a vague idea that I wanted to post about here. I've been interested in the history of sci-fi fans and fandom and other such geeky stuff, and there have come to light many resources about the costumes that people wear at them and how they have...

We don't seem to a Thread devoted to ancient textiles so lets spin the yarn here. Textile archaeologists use ancient tools to weave a tapestry of the past From clay artifacts, scientists learn how fabrics were made long ago Norse sails loomed off the shores of the Holy Island of Lindisfarne...

What will they think of next? Swiss bra supports smokers who quit ZURICH (AFP) - A Swiss-based underwear maker has developed a high-tech bra which it claims will help women quit smoking thanks to perfumed capsules which give cigarettes an unpleasant taste and soothe withdrawal symptoms...

Think about this - if a ghost is a person's soul or essence, why does it manifest with clothing? Is it a deep seated shame of the human body? Or does clothing also have a soul, and are co-haunting with the person? It just seems to take away from the idea of ghosts that they are apparently...