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Clothes are a form of expression to some, a form of art to others, a necessity to a great many, and a host of other things to a countless number of people. Much like the varied role that clothes play in our lives, so do our thoughts about what it means to have a “complete wardrobe” and when we can stop building our foundational arsenal of threads and start growing it. Fortunately, no one but you can figure that one out on your own, but we'd be happy to help in any way possible, and as we did yesterday, we'll...

We like to think of ourselves as a pretty capable bunch, but even so, we cannot tell you what the “perfect wardrobe” is. Because there really isn't a perfect wardrobe. Everyone's proportions and dimensions, preferences and needs, habitats and climates, and means differ and their “ideal” wardrobes do as well. So, we don't want and we're not going to try to tell you what you should and shouldn't have in your wardrobe. Instead, we'll focus on how we built and grew our wardrobe and today we're going to start out with what formed the foundation of our wardrobes, particularly as...

                                                      Plant and animal fibers are the building blocks of clothing. They’re what yarns are spun from, and subsequently what fabrics and ultimately clothes are made out of. With certain yarns, we get certain properties. Cotton and linen tend to be lightweight and breathable, merino wool is warm and insulating, and cashmere is soft and luxurious. But what about the other materials we see on our care tags, such as Egyptian cotton, Alpaca, and Tencel? Here we’ll review ten less popularly understood fibers and what they mean for clothes. Alpaca: Fiber from the alpaca, a small, domesticated llama native to...

                                                                                                                       Not to get all scientific or gross you out, but from time to time, I leave my epidermis exposed...and occasionally, I even wear clothes that have been treated with the same enzymes used to eliminate clumps of indigestible plant material - fibers, skins, and seed - when they are trapped in people's stomachs. Yup, that's how I roll and whether you know it or not, it's probably how you do too because clothes that are treated with enzyme washes include cellulase, the very same suite of enzymes that are used to clear masses in human stomachs. So, why...