Saoirse "Bobbin" Ní Loingsigh

— How a protest garment of the West Riding of Yorkshire ended up on every arse in the world. —

🎙 On the Phonograph

— The Mahatma’s little spinning wheel accidentally re-plumbed the entire global textile trade. Manchester was not amused. —

— The famed couturière’s turn to practical wool during a 1925 silk shortage didn’t just change fashion. It accidentally created the Irish Aran sweater. —

— The colonies had an official uniform for rebellion. It was a lovely shade of mauve. —

🎙 On the Phonograph

— 73% of French peasants agreed: their new court-mandated colour scheme was ‘a bit much’. —

— How Emperor Jahangir’s Fashion Emergency Accidentally Head-Butted the British East India Company Into a Ditch —

🎙 On the Phonograph

— Shah Jahan wanted a shiny memorial to his dead wife. He got a 40-foot-long silk middle finger instead. God, I love this job. —

— What if Inka weavers were the goddamn Oracles of Delphi, but with more llamas and better thread counts? —

— Banned From Silk, the Masses Got the Blues—And So Did the Emperor —