October 21, 2026
Kemha: following the silk of the palace
Woven with gold and silver thread, kemha was the cloth of the Ottoman court. Its pattern changes with the light, which is still the hardest thing for a photograph to carry.
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October 14, 2026
The tailors and shop windows of Pera
In the nineteenth century Pera was the side of Istanbul that faced Europe. Tailors, drapers and shop windows still carry that line.
October 7, 2026
One jacket, three lives
The same cobalt jacket in a studio, on a street and in a boutique. The scene changes; the fabric, colour and stitching do not.