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<item><title>Dressing Across Two Countries: What Travels</title><link>https://imaancollections.com/wearing/dressing-across-two-countries-what-travels/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://imaancollections.com/wearing/dressing-across-two-countries-what-travels/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Fit, layering and seasons</category><description>What a modest wardrobe mends, ships, carries and leaves behind in the last three months before a move abroad, and how a new climate changes the list.</description></item>
<item><title>Cost Per Wearing: A Modest Wardrobe Over Ten Years</title><link>https://imaancollections.com/wearing/cost-per-wearing-a-modest-wardrobe-over-ten-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://imaancollections.com/wearing/cost-per-wearing-a-modest-wardrobe-over-ten-years/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Fit, layering and seasons</category><description>Count a modest wardrobe the way a saver counts a portfolio: price paid, wears survived, repair cost, and the year a garment stops being worth mending.</description></item>
<item><title>Grading a Second Hand Garment in Writing</title><link>https://imaancollections.com/care/grading-a-second-hand-garment-in-writing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://imaancollections.com/care/grading-a-second-hand-garment-in-writing/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Care and repairs</category><description>How to grade a second hand garment in writing, which measurements a buyer needs beside the size label, and how to pack and post it so nothing surprises anyone.</description></item>
<item><title>Daily Habits That Keep a Garment in Service</title><link>https://imaancollections.com/care/daily-habits-that-keep-a-garment-in-service/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://imaancollections.com/care/daily-habits-that-keep-a-garment-in-service/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Care and repairs</category><description>Air, light, a hook and five minutes decide how long a garment lasts. What to do the same evening you wear it, and what quietly wears cloth out.</description></item>
<item><title>What a Garment Photo Must Show</title><link>https://imaancollections.com/garments/what-a-garment-photo-must-show/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://imaancollections.com/garments/what-a-garment-photo-must-show/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>The garments</category><description>A photograph of a garment cannot show hand or weight. Light direction, verticals and a tape measure beside the cloth tell a reader more than styling does.</description></item>
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