Fashion Without Capitalism

This is about two examples of cloth-alternatives. One that went extinct. And one that’s very much alive.

This story deals with sex and sexuality. But in a fun way!

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Himanshu kept seeing paisley everywhere: from his home temple to his couch cushions to his mom’s pants. Some of these products were Indian but a lot weren’t. How did this pattern get embraced by the world?

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