A garment’s story begins long before it reaches a wardrobe, and continues long after it leaves.

Un.Thread Lab is an independent editorial research project developed by MOT Studios, tracing the materials, processes, innovations and human decisions behind what we wear.

Through visual stories, essays and conversations, we follow fashion from garment to process, process to fiber, fiber to landscape, and to the names and hands shaping every step.

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The knowledge behind fashion belongs to more than one voice.

If you are researching a material, preserving a craft, developing a new process, building a different model, or carrying a question you believe fashion should investigate, we want to hear from you.

Researchers, makers, designers, material innovators, brands, communities and curious readers are invited to share their work, suggest a story or collaborate on an editorial feature.