1990s

“Labubu fan fury after dolls pulled from Pop Mart stores over fights”, “Labubu dolls make up 90% of fake toys seized at UK border”, “Disturbing reason people are now burning […]

In the 100+ years of the telephone there’s been a number of changes to phone numbers and the way we dial them. These changes have enabled direct calling, increased capacity […]

Skip to: Timeline / Fibre info / Burn test / Finishing treatments / Sources The biggest revolution to take place in fashion was not one of style, but of fibre. […]

You may be familiar with artist Ai Weiwei from the sea of 100 million hand-painted porcelain sunflower seed husks in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, his Lego portraits or perhaps from […]

Back in the summer of 2022 (#106) we shared the paintings of artist Hermoine Burton. A keen amateur artist, her life’s works ended up discarded in a Bedford charity shop […]

Dissent and writing materials defined the look of soldiers in the Vietnam War. The M1 “steel-pot” helmet (in use from 1941) had a camouflage fabric cover added as general issue […]

Wear your heart on your sleeve and your outrage on your lapel. Protest badges are a symbol of allegiance and an act of defiance against the status quo. These small […]

Google the name “Hermoine Burton” and there’s nothing. Or there wasn’t until her paintings were found, some ten years after her death, scattered across Bedford charity shops. Fortuitously, they were […]

Star Trek’s Ferengi, who are often thought of as a reflection of present-day humans, live by the Rules of Acquisition – a collection of 285 sacred proverbs. 1 Once you […]

Here’s our guide of things to look out for when shopping for vintage Levi’s – whether to date a pair or spot a counterfeit pair. As with all of our […]