Journal

Two letters, one dash, one long argument.

Notes from the studio on the XX–XY conversation, women's sports, and what it means to knit a question into a garment instead of printing an answer on one.

• The ideaAugust 12, 20264 min

  Two Letters, One Dash

  How XX–XY went from a biology textbook diagram to something people argue about at the bar.

• CultureAugust 5, 20265 min

  Women's Sports and the Argument Nobody Wanted to Have Out Loud

  The conversation moved out of the lab and onto the field. Here is why the garment landed in the middle of it.

• The garmentJuly 28, 20263 min

  "What Does That Mean?"

  A short field guide to the question you will get wearing the XX–XY Jacquard Sweater.

• ConstructionJuly 20, 20263 min

  Why Jacquard, Why 450 GSM

  The difference between a graphic printed on a garment and a graphic that is the garment.