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Kris making
Kris making, known in Indonesian as keris making, is the traditional craft of forging the kris, an asymmetrical layered dagger centered in Java and recognized by UNESCO in 2008.
Kristin Juszczyk
Kristin Juszczyk, self-taught American sportswear designer and wife of 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk; viral Taylor Swift puffer jacket led to a 2024 NFL licensing deal and her Off Season brand.
Kristina Pimenova (Кристина Руслановна Пименова)
Kristina Pimenova is a Russian model and actress who became a famous child model in 2014. She later moved to Los Angeles and focused on acting.
Kuba ngongo cloth cut-pile (velours du Kasaï)
Kuba ngongo cloth, called velours du Kasaï or Kasai velvet, is a cut-pile raffia textile made by the Kuba peoples of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Kuba textiles
Kuba textiles are decorated raffia cloths made by the Kuba peoples of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, known as Kasai velvet for their plush cut-pile embroidery.
Kufi
The kufi (Arabic: ṭāqīya), also called topi or prayer cap, is a brimless cap worn by some Muslim men and boys, often during the five daily prayers.
Kumkuma (कुमकुम)
Kumkuma (कुमकुम), also called kumkum or roli, is a red powder used as tilak and bindi in Hindu ritual and as a mark of marriage; classically the Sanskrit word means saffron (Crocus sativus), while the common powder is turmeric with slaked lime.
Kuroda Tatsuaki
Kuroda Tatsuaki (黒田辰秋, 1904–1982) was a Japanese woodwork and lacquer artist based in Kyoto, active in the mingei folk craft movement, who became the first Living National Treasure in woodworking in 1970.
Kurta
Kurta (kurti for the shorter women's form): a loose South Asian tunic worn by men and women in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan, likely derived from the Central Asian kurtaka, now everyday and office wear often paired with jeans.
Kurume kasuri
Kurume kasuri (久留米絣) is an indigo-dyed cotton ikat textile produced around Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, traditionally credited to Inoue Den around 1800 and designated an Important Intangible Cultural Property in 1957.
Kylie Cosmetics
Kylie Cosmetics, also called King Kylie LLC, is Kylie Jenner's American makeup brand founded November 2015 with the $29 Lip Kit; Coty bought 51% for $600 million in 2020, valuing it at $1.2 billion.
Kynodesme
Kynodesme (κυνόδεσμος, "dog leash"): a thin leather tie ancient Greek athletes used to bind the foreskin during nude exercise, keeping the glans covered; also loosely called infibulation.
Kyō-yūzen
Kyō-yūzen (京友禅) is yūzen paste-resist dyeing as practiced in Kyoto, producing multicolored, picture-like kimono patterns; it takes its name from the fan painter Miyazaki Yūzensai, active in the Genroku era.
L'Wren Scott
L'Wren Scott (Laura "Luann" Bambrough, 1964-2014) was an American model, stylist, and fashion designer, Mick Jagger's partner from 2001; her label launched in 2006, and her $9 million estate passed entirely to Jagger.
La Graufesenque
La Graufesenque (Condatomagus), a Gallo-Roman site near Millau, Aveyron, France, at the Tarn-Dourbie confluence; the Roman Empire's largest terra sigillata (samian ware) pottery center in the 1st century, producing millions of vessels yearly, famous for bilingual Latin-Gaulish kiln firing-list graffiti.
La Sape
La Sape (Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes) is a Congolese dandy subculture of Kinshasa and Brazzaville, rooted in the colonial era, resisting Mobutu's dress bans, and spreading to Paris, Brussels, and London.
Labia stretching
Labia stretching, also called labia minora elongation or labia pulling, is a body modification practice that gradually lengthens the inner labia, practiced chiefly in eastern and southern Africa.
Lace
Lace, also known as lace making, is an openwork textile whose holes are deliberately formed by manipulating threads into the design, arising in the early sixteenth century.
Lacoste
Lacoste, French premium sportswear brand founded in 1933 by tennis champion René Lacoste and André Gillier; first brand with a garment logo, its crocodile polo (L.12.12) stems from the founder's 1923 Boston nickname.
Lacquer
Lacquer: natural tree-sap coating (urushi, qi) from Toxicodendron vernicifluum and related species, cured by polymerization; used in East Asia since Neolithic times for carved lacquer, maki-e, and mother-of-pearl inlay.
Lady Kitty Spencer
Lady Kitty Eleanor Spencer, born 1990 in London, is a British model, socialite, and philanthropist, eldest child of the 9th Earl Spencer and niece of Princess Diana; Dolce & Gabbana and Bulgari ambassador, married Michael Lewis in 2021.
Lady Victoria Hervey
Lady Victoria Frederica Isabella Hervey (born 1976) is an English model, socialite, and aristocrat, daughter of the 6th Marquess of Bristol; a 1990s It girl, Christian Dior model, Akademi boutique founder, Prince Andrew's ex-girlfriend, and a defender of Ghislaine Maxwell and critic of Virginia Giuffre.
Laguiole knife
Laguiole knife: a French knife type from Laguiole, Aubrac, Aveyron, born 1828-1829, with forced-lock spring and bee. Generic name, not a brand; IG Couteau de Laguiole protection since 2024 distinguishes it from imported look-alikes.
Lais Ribeiro
Lais Ribeiro, Brazilian model from Miguel Alves, Piauí; Victoria's Secret Angel from 2015 who wore the $2 million 2017 Champagne Nights Fantasy Bra in Shanghai and missed only the 2012 show.
Lamination
Lamination: joining layers of material with heat, pressure, and adhesive into one composite. Covers textile lamination methods (hot-melt, flame, liquid adhesive), 2/2.5/3-layer waterproof-breathable structures, delamination, and fiber-metal laminates.
Lands' End
Lands' End, Inc. (NASDAQ: LE) is an American direct-to-consumer apparel retailer founded in 1963 by Gary Comer in Chicago, known for its Guaranteed. Period. return policy, Dodgeville Wisconsin headquarters, Sears-era history, 2014 spin-off, and 2026 WHP Global joint venture.
LaNisha Cole
LaNisha Cole (Lanisha Diane Cole, born 1982, Pasadena, California) is an American model and photographer, a Price Is Right model for eight seasons (2003-2010) and Deal or No Deal briefcase #15 model, later a Los Angeles photographer and mother of Nick Cannon's daughter Onyx (2022).
Lapidary
Lapidary: the craft of cutting, shaping, polishing, and engraving gemstones, and the person practicing it (lapidarist). Covers tumbling, cabochon cutting, faceting, and carving; from Latin lapis, stone.
Lapita culture
Lapita culture: a Southwest Pacific archaeological complex defined by dentate-stamped pottery, spreading from the Bismarck Archipelago to Samoa about 3,000 years ago; ancestors of Polynesians.
Lara Stone
Lara Stone, Dutch supermodel from Mierlo, discovered on the Paris Métro; breakthrough in Riccardo Tisci's Fall 2006 couture show with signature bleached brows; over 50 Vogue covers and exclusive Calvin Klein Fall 2010 contracts.