Wear and tear

Cooler weather means wearing jeans frequently, and wearing jeans frequently means wearing jeans out more quickly than you ever thought possible. If your favorite pairs are ripping, fraying, or just showing more wear-and-tear than you’d like, these 10 DIYs will keep them functioning and looking fabulous all fall. If you want a basic fix without adding too many distracting elements (these are jeans after all), try this tutorial on how to add a denim patch inside your favorite pair.

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I don’t usually write about contemporary artists in this Periodical, mostly because I feel like I have a lot of catch up with learning about art history, but today I want us all to get to know Nelly Agassi. Since I have so many pictures of her work I am planning on posting on Instagram, I thought it

Robert Rallah, Elder if the Ringer's Soak aboriginal tribe in Australia.

Red Doors in a barn in Middletown, Pennsylvania

Subtle Mends for Unmentionable Areas I teach workshops on visible mending regularly, and by far, the most requested mend is the dreaded crotch repair. Luckily, it's a pretty simple repair. If you are like me, jeans are my favorite article of clothing to wear. And a well fitting pair of jeans is magic, and also tragic

There’s something very destructive yet enthralling about the way artist Nicholas Mottola Jacobsen tears into his collages. By replacing his faces with somewhat savage tears gives his subjects an air of mystery and anonymity. It leaves me wanting to see…

Jojo Post Digi: Helmut

Schiaparelli "Tear Dress" made in collaboration with Salvador Dali, 1938

Dance

The masks may have been a coping mechanism, to help shield you from a confusing world, but ultimately they are a cage. They are there to corral that spark of exuberant life that just doesn’t quite meet society’s standards of acceptable. They separate you from the aliveness inherent in your own soul.