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Fashion conveys complex messages. ̽»¨Ö±²¥recreation of an outfit taken from one of an extraordinary series of Renaissance portraits reveals how one man made his mark on society. 

Ben Cartwright, a member of Cambridge’s Material Culture Lab, is an archaeologist whose research focuses on the ways in which the crafts of spinning and weaving are embedded into the historic culture of the islands of the North Atlantic and remain an important part of island identity.

As clothes become cheaper and fashion becomes 'faster', how are we to balance our consumption with environmental, economic and social sustainability?