GINETEX, the International Association for Textile Care Labelling, presents the results of its third European barometer for 2021, conducted with IPSOS. It sampled 1000 responses from people aged 18 to ...

Tucked into the inside of every collar or seam is a quiet declaration: ‘Made in India.’ ‘100% Cotton.’ ‘Dry Clean Only.’ These stitched-in scripts graze the skin, but we rarely pause to consider them.

“We shall deal here with humble things, things not usually granted earnest consideration, or at least not valued for their historical import. But no more in history than in painting is it the ...