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When talking to people about international travel, it’s extremely common to hear them wax rhapsodic about the food and the architecture. Rarely do you hear people praise the textiles they saw. Part of that is the dominance of Western fashion worldwide. But if we’re thinking about the hierarchy of needs, clothing and textiles are just as foundational as food and shelter. So this is my plea for everyone to take textiles as seriously as these other truly universal elements of the human experience. For a start, you can learn the implications of whether your clothing comes from plants, animals, or petrochemicals. Then, if you want to read an incredible book that can show you just how deep textiles can be, check out the one below.

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