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November 20, 2024

Clothing Brand Prints Tags With Faces of Workers Who Make Each Garment

Although we wear clothes all the time, how often do we really think about who made them or where they came from before they reached the store we picked them from? Rarely. Hoping to spotlight the humans behind the garments we wear, clothing company Los Angeles Apparel added their workers' faces and bios to their clothing tags, adding a layer of transparency to the manufacturing process.

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July 31, 2024

Olympic Champion Simone Biles Fires Back at Negative Comments About Her Hair and Her Team

Simone Biles is back and better than ever. After taking a mental break that made her sit out the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the gymnast has already taken Paris 2024 by storm. Following a dazzling performance, she won the gold medal in the women's gymnastics team final. But despite her achievements, she's still on the receiving end of harsh comments—many about her hair. Hoping to shut them down, Biles addressed the topic on Instagram.

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July 5, 2024

“Mad Hatter” Handcrafts Rock-and-Roll Hats With Skulls on Top

If your favorite fashion icon is Slash from Guns N' Roses and you appreciate quality craftsmanship, you should check out Spanish haberdashery Blade Hats. While not everyone can pull off a cowboy hat with a skull molded into the top, watching Marcos Souto, the owner of Blade Hats, create one his custom designs is undeniably impressive. Using traditional millinery techniques, he cuts, steams, and hand-molds fabric over wooden hat blocks.

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