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Last month, on Friday December 19th, we celebrated the launch of the All Work Is Women’s Work project at Amsterdam’s San Serriffe bookshop. Moderator Emma van Meyeren led a conversation with the project’s initiator and writer, Hanka van der Voet, and graphic designer Beau Bertens. The event featured a small exhibition of the XEROXED garments, poster-sized front pages of De Naaistersbode (‘The Seamstresses’ Courier’), and a bookshelf of secondary literature—primarily from Dutch second wave feminists—that guided the project. During the talk we discussed the process of uncovering the history of De Naaistersbond (The Seamstresses’ Union), and how to bring forgotten histories to the present, and re-circulate them. We also did a collective reading with the audience, reciting stories from the Vaktoestanden (‘Job Situations’) column, where seamstresses anonymously called out their employers if they were not adhering to labour regulations as set by the Dutch labour inspection; such as offering break time, reasonable working hours and a workplace free of (sexual) intimidation. Thanks to everyone who joined us! 📸 by @diegodp . #allworkiswomenswork #allearbeidisvrouwenarbeid #libraryofunrulyfashionpractices

Thrilled to announce the launch of Clotheslines Press, a small press initiative dedicated to the intersections of fashion, labour, and feminism. Clotheslines Press is dedicated to exploring the intersections of fashion, labour, and feminism through critical publishing practices. Inspired by the evocative imagery and symbolism of clotheslines—both as a site of women’s invisible labour and as a powerful metaphor for connection and resistance—the press seeks to unravel the threads of history, politics, and culture that shape our understanding of fashion and everyday life. Through publications, garments and other published materials, Clotheslines Press seeks to amplify the voices of critical practitioners who interrogate the gendered, racialised, and classed dimensions of fashion and labour. By centring feminist approaches, the press not only critiques the systems that devalue women’s work but also celebrates the creativity and resilience embedded in everyday acts of care and resistance. Like a clothesline strung between two points, Clotheslines Press bridges the personal and the political, the past and the present, theory and practice, creating a space where critical ideas can hang out to dry. Clotheslines Press is home for new publishing projects like the Library of Unruly Fashion Practices—which recently launched its first project, All Work Is Women’s Work—and existing ones, such as Press & Fold | Notes on making and doing fashion. Clotheslines Press is brought to life by the talents of its collaborators: our visual identity was developed by @elisabeth_klement , and our digital home was built by @bosman.xyz . #clotheslinespress #criticalfashionpublishing