A truly circular solution for the textile industry

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Mar 4, 2023

Taboo materials: Is the game changing?

Taboo is a social or religious custom prohibiting or…

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Sep 11

Gifts of Hair

Nothing says “I love you” like…hair? Well, one Connecticut mother certainly thought so. In 1881, it was reported in a Maryland…

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Feb 8

Neck Shaves

Edwardian undercuts? Yep, it was indeed popular. The St. Louis Dispatch reported in 1907 that women and girls in Pennsylvania were…

Jack Tingey in Human Material Loop

May 3

A Fetish For Hair

Nowadays, discourse on fetishes and kinks is much more mainstream than in previous years. But, in 1923, one newspaper article…

Zsofia Kollar in Human Material Loop

Jan 20, 2023

What is our position within the ecosystem?

Fashion is a choice everybody makes daily, even if you claim you don’t care about…

Jack Tingey in Human Material Loop

Apr 20, 2023

Convent Hair

In early 20th century America, the phrase “convent hair” was synonymous with high quality. The human hair industry was extremely…

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Aug 6, 2023

Support Your Local Hair Weaver

Looking for an expert to weave your cut hair into an art piece? Well, if you lived in Ste. Genevieve…

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Jan 18, 2023

Is the solution on top of our heads to solve the current issues of the fashion and textile industry?

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Sep 18

Circassian Hair

In the 1860s, famed and controversial showman P.T. Barnum presented several women as “freaks” in his circus. These women had an…

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