The worlds of fashion and science are very different. Some differences are more noticeable, such as the focus of the scientific world on research and the focus of the fashion world on couture. Other differences are more subtle, yet are very important to today’s social situations. In the fashion industry, people come from all over the world and are all different genders. While this is also true in science, it is known that minorities do not fill most of the prominent positions

The article “How Textiles Repeatedly Revolutionised Technology”, by Virginia Postrel for Aeon Magazine, is a must-read. Textiles and technology have coevolved over the past century, each feeding the other to produce wondrous materials and forms that were previously only concepts of the imagination. Link here to Aeon Magazine: http://aeon.co/magazine/culture/how-textiles-repeatedly-revolutionised-technology/ Photo credit to Aeon Magazine. #BookmarkedRevolutionAeonMagazineTechn