Does mysterious painting prove blue denim was around 200 years before Levi’s?
by The Guardian
The Guardian— Woman Begging With Two Children, by an unknown artist, shows what appears to be a denim skirt in 17th-century ItalyThe origin of the world’s most enduringly popular fabric is in dispute, as a new exhibition spotlights a claim that firmly links denim with 17th-century Italy and takes its history back 200 years.Blue denim, that all-American symbol of informality and a life lived on the open range, is already also contentiously attributed to southern France, while modern jeans mythology still...
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Scroll.in—‘Echoing around, etched in the edifice’: This artist’s poetry is inspired by her paintings. An excerpt from ‘Unmasked: Reflections in Brush and Ink’, by Nandita Chaudhuri.
Seven Days—Burlington’s Blue Cat Steak & Wine Bar Closes After 18 Years. Blue Cat Steak & Wine Bar closed in April after an 18-year run at 1 Lawson Lane in Burlington. Owner Mariasha Giral announced the news in a goodbye letter printed in Seven Days but otherwise declined to comment. As of last week, the only other confirmation of Blue Cat's closure was its status as "permanently closed" on reservation site OpenTable. There were no signs at the cozy alleyway steakhouse — where tables were still set — or on its website, voicemail or social media. Giral and her...