This month, I've been loving my friend Jessamyn Hatcher's research, called "Deep Wearing: Affect, Materiality, and the Politics of Fashion." Her exploration of the post-consumption life of clothing with regard to the environment, human emotion, and to the materiality of the garment itself is not only creative, her approach is smart and utterly elegant. A case in point is the…
Love and thanks to Minh-Ha T. Pham @Threadbared for this beautiful, full-length (long-sleeved) shout-out about "Deep Wearing" and the Human-Textile Wellness Initiative. I love that, and how, Minh-Ha pleathered her way into renewed intimacy with her long-stored dress. And how can you not love an emotional haptics that eschews the sheer for the "heavier materials"?
