Sitka artist designs slinky dress from 20,000 salmon bones

The idea for a glam salmon-bone dress swam around in Cynthia Gibson’s head for a while before she got cracking on her vision.

“Three years ago I collected buckets and buckets of small vertebrae. Bones in general, I find beautiful. They have a beautiful line and form,” said the Sitka artist. “I always wondered why no one was doing much with salmon vertebrae because they’re everywhere and they’re easy to bead. They already have a hole in the center of them from the spinal cord.”

A dress draped with 20,000 salmon bones by Sitka artist Cynthia Gibson. (Stephanie Lambdin Productions)

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This is a Kimono (Japanese):

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It’s interesting to note that that the garments that have a cross over style when worn correctly are all worn with the left breast over the right.

That’s because right over left is used for corpses

Also the kimono shown is specifically of the furisode (long sleeves) type worn by unmarried women.

Lane Bryant Was a Jewish Orphan From Lithuania Before She Became a Household Name

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In 1897, a 16-year-old Jewish orphan from Lithuania named Lena Himmelstein arrived in New York City and found work in a sweatshop for $1 a week. After her first husband, David Bryant, died at a young age, Lena supported herself and her son by making and selling tea gowns. When she applied to open a bank account, someone misspelled her name as “Lane.” Thus, the clothing line Lane Bryant was born.

In 1907, a customer asked Lena to design her something to wear during pregnancy – which was unheard of at a time when pregnant women were usually secluded until after birth. With some elastic and an accordion pleated skirt, Lena invented maternity wear. Her dresses were a hit—though she often had to be inventive about advertising, since American society still couldn’t accept the shape of a pregnant woman.

Soon, she branched out into creating fashions for plus-sized women as well. She met an eager audience. Together with her second husband and business partner, Albert Malsin, Lane Bryant broke new ground by selling stylish ready-to-wear clothing in larger sizes, all while offering employee benefits like insurance plans and pensions.

Respecting all body types and the needs of employees – not a bad legacy for a poor orphan from Lithuania.

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