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Today's featured article Bäckadräkten worn by Clue Bäckadräkten is Sweden's first unisex folk costume, designed in 2022 by musician Fredy Clue (pictured) and textile designer Ida Björs. Their mission was to encourage wider participation in folk traditions by providing an outfit that is not restricted to any gender or geographic region. The design merges elements traditionally considered either male or female and borrows heavily from older folk costumes. The release generated international press attention and discussions on social media, much of the latter about the relationship between folk arts and gender. Many welcomed the design, saying it provides an opportunity for non-binary Swedes to be more involved in folk culture. Others reacted negatively, resisting the social change they see as associated with it. Clue released a sewing pattern in 2023 and started taking custom orders by 2024, encouraging users to modify as they see fit, saying: "The real work continues with us learning to listen to oneself and others." (Full article...) Recently featured: Nadezhda Stasova Black-throated loon 24th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Karstjäger On this day... August 28 SMS Mainz (background) shortly before sinking in the Battle of Heligoland Bight 1542 – Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts: During the Battle of Wofla, the Portuguese commander Cristóvão da Gama was captured by the Adal Sultanate and executed the next day. 1833 – The Slavery Abolition Act 1833, officially abolishing slavery in most of the British Empire, received royal assent. 1914 – In the first naval battle of the First World War, British ships ambushed a German naval patrol in the Heligoland Bight (pictured). 1993 – The first direct Presidential election in Singapore was held. 2003 – A pizza delivery man in Erie, Pennsylvania, was killed during a complex bank robbery when a bomb that was locked around his neck exploded. He Gui (d. 919) Edward Dando (d. 1832) Vittorio Sella (b. 1859) Katharine Abraham (b. 1954) More anniversaries: August 27 August 28 August 29

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