Decadecut Reads a Garment by Its Construction

Field notes

The visible method turns garment dating into an interval-reading exercise rather than a single visual guess. Users are directed to photograph the full front and selected construction details, after which each identifiable feature receives its own date span on a 1900–2000 axis. The example pairs 1930s signals such as a roped sleevehead and suppressed waist with a 1965–2000 nylon zip, demonstrating how later repairs or alterations can create an explicit clash.