After the space-age fabrics that attracted Lady Gaga and the sculpted modernism of the wedding dress for Charlene of Monaco, this Japanese collection had a gentle elegance.
The space-age fabric covering the piles allows air to enter but keeps pungent odors from wafting over the countryside.
More visually pleasing is the Khan Shatyr ("the Khan's Marquee"), a vast transparent tent made of space-age fabric.
He hitched on his mighty backpack over a coat made of some space-age fabric and pants that suggested thermal leggings with riding patches.
"It's amazing, with age, how fabric changes.
While $2,000 patchwork band collar shirts and $7,000 coats made from handsomely aged Japanese fabrics mostly dwell in the aspirational rather than accessible realm of fashion, Goldstein's earnest approach and true passion for clothes is evident in his products.
The site has provided the largest collection of Bronze Age fibers and fabrics in the United Kingdom, says Susanna Harris at the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom, who is collaborating with the team.
Set in an age of intricate fabrics and big wigs (for men), it feels not a whit less sumptuous for being shot on video, and no less convincing for being shot on a soundstage.
Far from spurning the natural and sustainable material in favor of space-age, man-made fabrics, a current urge for authenticity has brought wool back to the heartland of winter wear.
These conclusions are being supported by further research into the effect of laundering, abrasion and ageing of these fabrics.
Soiled, aged and laundered fabrics were visually assessed against photographic standards and rated accordingly (1: severe staining to 5: no apparent stain).
