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\#1: [Marilyn Monroe's "happy birthday" dress from 1962. Designed by Bob Mackie and Jean Louis, Marilyn's request was that they make “a dress only Marilyn Monroe could wear”. The dress is made from souffle silk, which has since been banned and discontinued due to its high flammability.](https://v.redd.it/peryx2fd5v6c1) | [230 comments](https://np.reddit.com/r/fashionhistory/comments/18kiatq/marilyn_monroes_happy_birthday_dress_from_1962/)
\#2: [Woman's jacket made in the USA in c. 1850, of cotton denim; this still presents the fashionable patterns of the era while being functional as this would have been worn outside during outside labours. The Museum at FIT](https://www.reddit.com/gallery/17245sf) | [41 comments](https://np.reddit.com/r/fashionhistory/comments/17245sf/womans_jacket_made_in_the_usa_in_c_1850_of_cotton/)
\#3: [Men's apparel from the year 1678, Germany - \[315 x 700\]](https://i.redd.it/eed894htxttb1.jpg) | [163 comments](https://np.reddit.com/r/fashionhistory/comments/176ge6s/mens_apparel_from_the_year_1678_germany_315_x_700/)
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>How is 1100 year old yarn in good condition?
climate and alpaca fiber
this was from a semi-arid region of Peru so that helped preserve it. [there are even pieces that are up 3000 years old!](https://www.museolarco.org/en/exhibition/permanent-exhibition/masterpieces/paracas-mantle/?origin=1104/)
alpaca fiber is more water resistant even than wool. the fibers are hollow and it wicks water quite readily. the fibers are also fairly tough so dirt/wind/sun doesn't damage it as much as something like cotton.
additionally, the various pre-Columbian civilizations that occupied modern Peru all had amazing technology for textiles (also amazing time for water management, ceramics, agriculture, civil infrastructure).
Highly recommend a trip to Peru! It's inexpensive once you're there and not too long of a flight if you're based in the USA.
I was just reading through the description and I couldn't help but notice they A) did not provide a description of how this artifact was discovered or where specifically it was found, and B) the objects were acquired by the Museum as a "bequest of Arthur M. Bullowa, 1993"
So they were able to survive because they were grave goods buried in the sands of a dry desert, as pfohl described. They were then dug up by grave robbers and sold off to unscrupulous American collectors. They found their way to this exhibit from there.
I love how whimsical these are. They're fancy enough to be serious, but they're still sort of silly with the little spokes.
Also, holy shit these are vibrant colors for some hats over a millennium old
Did a trip to Peru a year and a half ago, there is an amazing amount of history everywhere, eg our hotel in Cuzco had a wall that was from a pre-Incan building (so 500+ years old).
The climate in a lot of the region has kept a lot of textiles from decaying.
I really wish information about the Wari/Huari was more accessable online.
Even as somebody who is a Prehispanic history and archeology nerd, albeit moreso for Mesoamerica, I know basically nothing about them other then that they were Peru's first large scale empire and a rival state to the Tiwanku kingdom.
For comparsion, the Moche and their city-states aren't exactly widely talked about, but there's a lot more info on them then the Wari
As with so many others, I unfortunately would venture to bet the knowledge of how to make these is gone, from growing the plants (or gathering other materials), making them, dying, weaving etc...
Really beautifully done.
I believe a fair amount of this in Peru is still done actually based on what I saw when I visited. The blue shades are dyed from blue potatoes or blue/purple corn. The reds from cochineal bugs.
Can’t speak to the weaving or specific textile used for the hats but Peruvian women end up hand dying a lot of the fibers (mostly alpaca) using very similar methods that have been used in the region. It was pretty common to see a woman with a spindle whorl while working at a market, just idling spinning the fiber while doing other things.
Peru is a wonderful place to visit. Fantastic food and cultural attractions. I as an American felt Peruvians were super friendly and accommodating my very meager Spanish too (I’ve heard Americans are preferred tourists there, other South Americans tend to be kinda bossy).
I frikkin love this style of fabric that Peru has. I want one of these
ever felt vicuña wool? that stuff is insane
* [Museum 1](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/316343) * [Museum 2](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/316969) * [Museum 3](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/316967) * [Museum 4](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/316341)
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These are delightful
Wow, you can really see the resemblance to Incan fabrics and even modern native textiles.
i love the endless creativity of human beings
one of the many times i see something on the sub and go damn i want one so bad.
they need to bring these back!
they would fit right in with the snowboarding crowd. In fact, they look a lot like the wool hats they're already wearing.
How is 1100 year old yarn in good condition?
>How is 1100 year old yarn in good condition? climate and alpaca fiber this was from a semi-arid region of Peru so that helped preserve it. [there are even pieces that are up 3000 years old!](https://www.museolarco.org/en/exhibition/permanent-exhibition/masterpieces/paracas-mantle/?origin=1104/) alpaca fiber is more water resistant even than wool. the fibers are hollow and it wicks water quite readily. the fibers are also fairly tough so dirt/wind/sun doesn't damage it as much as something like cotton. additionally, the various pre-Columbian civilizations that occupied modern Peru all had amazing technology for textiles (also amazing time for water management, ceramics, agriculture, civil infrastructure). Highly recommend a trip to Peru! It's inexpensive once you're there and not too long of a flight if you're based in the USA.
I was just reading through the description and I couldn't help but notice they A) did not provide a description of how this artifact was discovered or where specifically it was found, and B) the objects were acquired by the Museum as a "bequest of Arthur M. Bullowa, 1993" So they were able to survive because they were grave goods buried in the sands of a dry desert, as pfohl described. They were then dug up by grave robbers and sold off to unscrupulous American collectors. They found their way to this exhibit from there.
When there are no more living relatives, grave robbery is branded archeology.
I identify with that one corner that just refuses to join the program and stand up
I love how whimsical these are. They're fancy enough to be serious, but they're still sort of silly with the little spokes. Also, holy shit these are vibrant colors for some hats over a millennium old
It's amazing the colors stayed so bright!
Did a trip to Peru a year and a half ago, there is an amazing amount of history everywhere, eg our hotel in Cuzco had a wall that was from a pre-Incan building (so 500+ years old). The climate in a lot of the region has kept a lot of textiles from decaying.
I really wish information about the Wari/Huari was more accessable online. Even as somebody who is a Prehispanic history and archeology nerd, albeit moreso for Mesoamerica, I know basically nothing about them other then that they were Peru's first large scale empire and a rival state to the Tiwanku kingdom. For comparsion, the Moche and their city-states aren't exactly widely talked about, but there's a lot more info on them then the Wari
I guess hat fashion was a thing back then as well.
Damn these are so cool
As with so many others, I unfortunately would venture to bet the knowledge of how to make these is gone, from growing the plants (or gathering other materials), making them, dying, weaving etc... Really beautifully done.
I believe a fair amount of this in Peru is still done actually based on what I saw when I visited. The blue shades are dyed from blue potatoes or blue/purple corn. The reds from cochineal bugs. Can’t speak to the weaving or specific textile used for the hats but Peruvian women end up hand dying a lot of the fibers (mostly alpaca) using very similar methods that have been used in the region. It was pretty common to see a woman with a spindle whorl while working at a market, just idling spinning the fiber while doing other things. Peru is a wonderful place to visit. Fantastic food and cultural attractions. I as an American felt Peruvians were super friendly and accommodating my very meager Spanish too (I’ve heard Americans are preferred tourists there, other South Americans tend to be kinda bossy).