Repladiesthe culture of accessories: a magazine on the history of bags, headwear and jewellery

An independent magazine about the history and culture of accessories. This is not a shop: we sell nothing, do not advertise brands and have no connection with the former website on this domain.

Events

Events

You understand an accessory best when you see it up close. You can study an antique handbag behind glass at an exhibition, hold a vintage belt at a fair, watch a craftsperson stitch leather or listen to a collection curator. We describe such events in general terms and explain how to check an announcement before you travel.

At a vintage fair, ask not only about the object but also about where it came from. Sometimes the answer is more interesting than the find itself.

— From the editors

How this section works: we write about types of events and do not publish listings, schedules or invitations. Always check dates, venues and admission terms with the organisers.

Types of events

Four formats in which the culture of accessories meets the public.

Costume exhibitions

They show accessories alongside the clothes of their time. When objects from different eras stand side by side, changes in shape and material are visible without any explanation.

History

Vintage fairs

A place to look closely at old bags, scarves and jewellery and practise reading maker's marks, seams and signs of wear. You can look and ask questions without buying anything.

History of bags (in Russian)

Craft workshops

Leatherworkers, milliners and jewellers demonstrate their work: cutting, hand stitching, shaping, engraving. After a session like this you look differently at anything made in a workshop.

People

Museum talks

Collection curators explain how accessories are dated, how they are cleaned and why some objects cannot be put on display in the light for long.

Analysis

How to check an exhibition or fair announcement

  • Find out who the organiser is: a museum, a city venue, a vintage community or a private initiative.
  • Open the organiser's official page and check the date, time, address and entry rules there, not in reposts.
  • See when the announcement was last updated: old listings circulate online long after an event is over.
  • Register only on the organiser's website and do not follow links in unexpected emails.
  • Ask whether photography and touching the exhibits are allowed: exhibitions and fairs have different rules.
  • Check again the day before in case the event has been postponed or moved.
  • Mark World Intellectual Property Day, 26 April, in your calendar: WIPO established it in 2000, it has been celebrated since 2001, and talks on authorship are often timed to coincide with it.
  • People

    Designer, leatherworker, milliner, jeweller, textile conservator and costume curator: the roles that keep the culture of accessories alive.

  • History

    Accessories through the ages: from the belt pouch to the shoulder bag, the Paris Convention of 1883 and the day established by WIPO in 2000.

  • Analysis

    What a leather bag is made of, and how leather, suede, cotton, silk, metal and plastic change over the years.

  • Collections

    Three reading routes: what we carry in our hands, what we wear on our heads, authorship and authenticity.

  • Archive

    The magazine's table of contents and the story of what happened to this domain's old addresses.

Sources

  • WIPO: materials on World Intellectual Property Day
  • Encyclopaedic sources on the history of costume

Articles of law and the dates of international agreements are cited from open official texts; laws change, so always check the version currently in force. Confirm announcements of exhibitions, fairs and talks with the organisers.