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Bespoke Aspiration – Diamond Tailoring Company Style Books

Window sign for the Diamond Tailoring Company. Diamond Tailoring Company Style Books We just made a very fun acquisition: style books and advertising material for The Diamond Tailoring Company, a...

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Flappers at Sea

Sea Legs by Oliver Herford (1931). This utterly charming little book was placed on my desk by a colleague who knows about my secret desire to be a flapper. Published in 1931 after originally appearing...

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Hot slugs! What a Jazz Age Scrapbook Teaches Us About Materiality

As both academics and the public grapple with the nature of books and the impact of digital media on our daily lives,  one of the issues at the forefront of the discussion is materiality. How is a...

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