Dressed: The History of Fashion

Today we tease our Fall 2024 fashion history tour of Paris and detail all of the sartorial delights on our itinerary for the City of Lights. From tours of the most important fashion museums in the world, to private visits to the ateliers of both historic and contemporary makers, this year's tour might just be[...]

This week we are joined by Rachel Slade to discuss her book Making It In America which examines the story of the company American Roots which has undertaken the nearly impossible task of manufacturing garments 100% made in the U.S.A. Recorded live at the recent 18th Annual Sustainability Business and Design Conference at the Fashion[...]

Books are some of the first ways that children are introduced to the fantastical, wonderful, and historical world of fashion. On today's episode, we share some children's books that sparked our own love for fashion history, as well as some more recent publications. Books discussed in today's episode (some with links to purchase):A Treasury of[...]

It's time to add Santa Fe to the list of world fashion centers! May marks the debut of SWAIA Native Fashion Week, the very first Indigenous “fashion week” in the US dedicated to showcasing the exciting and dynamic creations of Native American and Indigenous Canadian designers. Amber Dawn Bear Robe, the show's visionary director and producer,[...]

We continue our exploration into the fashion history of the Gucci family, in part two of a two part past episode from the Dressed archive.Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our website and classesOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titlesOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and[...]

Today, the name Gucci, with its iconic double "G" logo, is an internationally renowned luxury fashion label. But what of the Gucci family responsible for its creation? In this week's two-part episode from the Dressed archives, we delve into the fashion history of one of the world's most instantly recognizable brands by centering the family[...]

Waleria Dorgova joins us for for the second part of our episode this week on the artist, interior, fashion and textile designer Sonia Delaunay. Dr. Dorogova co-curated the ground-breaking exhibition with Dr. Laura Microulis, research curator of the Bard Graduate Center, where the exhibition Sonia Delaunay: Living Art is on view through July 7, 2024.Can't[...]

Now mostly remembered as a painter, this week we look at the broad spectrum of the work of Sonia Delaunay with a special emphasis on her fashion and textile designs. Waleria Dorogova, co-curator of the exhibition Sonia Delaunay: Living Art which is now on view at the Bard Graduate Center in New York City joins[...]

This week, we are joined by Rebecca Seaver, the Director of Museum & Archive Services for Dolly Parton, and the person responsible for the curated selection of special pieces on view in Dolly's recently published memoir Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones. And thanks to the book's audio companion, we even hear from Dolly herself! A[...]

This week, we are joined by Rebecca Seaver, the Director of Museum & Archive Services for Dolly Parton, and the person responsible for the curated selection of special pieces on view in Dolly's recently published memoir Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones. And thanks to the book's audio companion, we even hear from Dolly[...]

When fashion designer Salvacion Lim "Slim" Higgins opened her first atelier in Manila in 1947, she ushered in both the golden age of Filipino couture and her own forty-plus year career. Her son Mark Lewis Higgins joins us to discuss her incredible life and legacy. Recommended additional resources: SLIM's Fashion School here and here SLIM's[...]

We revisit a 2021 episode with guest Ayaka Sano who joined us to discuss the early years of the career of Japanese designer Hanae Mori, the first Asian designer admitted to the ranks of French haute couture. Mori's career spanned five decades and the globe, enjoying international success thanks to her seamless and signature blending[...]

In part II of this week's episode in commemorating the 113th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire which occurred in Lower Manhattan on March 25, 1911, we examine how the fire started, hear from some of the survivors and learn about the sweeping labor reforms and worker protections which followed in its wake.Recommended resources:Cornell[...]

As the 113th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory approaches in a few short days, this week we bring you a two-part episode on the nature of the New York City garment trade at the turn of the 20th century, and how a horrific workplace accident on March 25, 1911 reshaped the landscape of workers[...]

This week we chat about the latest in fashion history news including Norma Kamali training an AI to design her legacy, the Oscar nominees for Best Costume Design, a new YSL bookshop in Paris and some of the spectacular pieces up for sale at recent fashion auctions.Recommended Resources:Vogue ArchiveKillers of the Flower Moon article by[...]

In the spirit of prom season being just around the corner, this week we return to a 2020 episode to learn to origins of one of quintessential rites of passage for American teenagers: attending prom. From its roots in debutante culture to its 1850s inception at Ivy League colleges that lead to prom becoming a[...]

We continue our conversation with Isabel Attyah Flower and Marcel Rosa-Salas about nameplate jewelry, addressing its central and even controversial role in both sub and mainstream cultural expressions, including hip hop. Recommended resources:The Nameplate: Jewelry, Culture and IdentityDocumenting the Nameplate Instagram Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our website and classesOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titlesOur Sponsors:* Check out[...]

Isabel Attyah Flower and Marcel Rosa-Salas join us to discuss their book The Nameplate: Jewelry, Culture and Identity, which celebrates the myriad of meanings embedded in the multi-cultural and cross-generational phenomenon of nameplate jewelry. Recommended resources:The Nameplate: Jewelry, Culture and IdentityDocumenting the Nameplate Instagram Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our website and classesOur InstagramOur[...]

In the wonderful and often bizarre world of fashion fads from history, we ask the question: which should live on to wear another day and which should be left to history?Recommended resources:Bedazzled BeetlesHobble SkirtPainted kneesWant more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our website and classesOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titlesOur[...]

Maison Margiela's Spring/Summer Paris 2024 Haute Couture collection show delivered a haunting jolt that is hard to forget. Whether you loved the show or hated it, it was a moment. And that moment–which will undoubtedly go down in fashion history–was also packed with references to the history of fashion itself. Alexandre Samson, Curator of Haute Couture[...]

An exceptionally famous milliner in her day, the life and career of Mildred Blount has been somewhat lost to history. Curator Taylor Bythewood-Porter joins us to shine a light on the first African-American to be admitted to the Motion Pictures Costumers Union and her glorious on-screen creations for films including Gone With the Wind and[...]

In the early years of the twentieth century, Madam C.J. Walker built an international, Black hair care empire from the ground floor up, transforming herself from a laundry work making $1.50 a day to the woman Guinness World Records identifies as the “first self-made millionairess.” This week, we learn all about her extraordinary life in[...]

In part II of our episode on The Costume Institute's exhibition Women Dressing Women, co-curator Mellissa Huber takes us behind the scenes and shines a light on some of the invisible labor which does into mounting a major fashion in a museum. Can't make the show? Grab a copy of the amazing exhibition catalog here!Want more Dressed:[...]

This week we are joined by Mellissa Huber and Karen Van Godtsenhoven, curators of The Costume Institute's exhibition Women Dressing Women, which is on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City through March 10, 2024. The exhibition explores more than 100 years of fashion history via the work of women designers[...]

Fourth generation flower maker Adam Brand takes us behind the scenes of his family's business M&S Schmalberg. Founded by his family in 1916, the company is the last of its kind in America.M&S Schmalberg's website and Instagram Etsy store with a 20% discount just for Dressed listeners!Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our website and[...]

Fifth generation master pleater George Kalajian’s family has been perfecting the art of the pleat since the 19th century. He joins us to discuss the past, present, and future of his family’s renowned pleating enterprise Tom’s Sons International Pleating, a staple of New York City’s Garment District since the 1970s.Tom's Sons International Pleating's website and[...]

Our favorite vedette, Dita Von Teese, joins us this for part 2 of our conversation this week to chat about being the first-ever guest star at Paris' legendary cabaret, the Crazy House and her current residency in Las Vegas. Her show Dita Las Vegas: A Jubilant Revue is onstage now at the Jubilee Theater, formerly[...]

We are kicking off our seventh season of Dressed in spectacular style as we are joined all this week by the one and only Dita Von Teese!A longtime vintage collector and star of the neo-burlesque scene, Dita's impact on contemporary visual culture cannot be underestimated. In part one of this two-part episode, we chat about[...]

This week's mini-sode from the Dressed archive explores the story of Juli Lynne Charlot who created an instantly recognizable 1950s classic: the poodle skirt.Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our website and classesOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titlesOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use[...]

What do millionaires, harlequins and cigarettes have to do with the iconic cat-eye frame? Tune into this fascinating episode from the Dressed archive to find out.Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our website and classesOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titlesOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth[...]

This week we revisit our 2020 episode dedicated to the work of costume designer, fashion historian and expert on the history of paper patterns, Joy Spanabel Emery, who for many years also served as the Curator of the Commercial Pattern Archive at the University of Rhode Island. Her book A History of the Pattern Pattern: The[...]

This week we revisit our episode with fashion historian, couture collector, museum curator, author and Vogue Global Editor-at-Large, Hamish Bowles. He joined us in 2020 to share the childhood origins of his passion for fashion history and the building blocks of his extraordinary life and career.Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our website and classesOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 120 of our[...]

This week we explore the symbiotic relationships between modern women, fashion, and cars at the dawn of the twentieth century. Recommended reading: Dorothy Levitt's 1909 guidebook FIDM's "Traveling Duster" blogA'Lelia Bundles's On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. WalkerGeorgine Clarsen's Eat My Dust: Early Women ModeristsEmily Remus's A Shoppers’ Paradise: How[...]

How did a practical device for catching fish become a coveted and controversial fashion staple? This week, we explore the fascinating thousand-year plus history behind fishnets. Recommended reading: History of Hand-KnittingFab Fishnet Images from the 1950s/60sWant more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our website and classesOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history[...]

Today we revisit our 2020 episode with Kate Sekules who joined us to chat about her book Mend!: A Refashioning Manual and Manifesto which details the history of mending, contemporary visible mending practices and offers tips and techniques to get readers started on their own mending adventures. You can find more on Kate's work at[...]

On the heels of New Year's Day, we revisit the 2019 episode on the history of not only men's suits and formalwear, but specifically the tuxedo. Congrats to our friend Chloe Chapin, who since this episode first aired, is now officially Dr. Chapin!Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our websiteOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 100[...]

We revisit our interview with artist Kirstie Macleod who joined us in 2021 to share the stories behind The Red Dress Project, her then eleven year collaboration empowering women artisans from around the world to share their stories through embroidery. Fast forward to today and the now 14 year old project includes millions of stitches[...]

We revisit our episode with filmmaker Adele Pham, who joined us in 2021 to discuss her documentary film Nailed It, which explores the history and influence of Vietnamese American nail salons. Recommended linkMore information on Nailed It can be found hereWatch Nailed ItWant more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our website and classesOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 100 of[...]

This week we revisit our two-part episode with one of fashion's living legends, Norma Kamali, whose work has defined the American fashion scene for five decades. In this second part, Norma speaks about rebuilding her business after divorce and creative spaces in fashion in the wake of the pandemic.Recommended Reading: Kamali, Norma and Susan Brown. Norma[...]

This week we revisit our two-part episode with one of fashion's living legends, Norma Kamali, whose work has defined the American fashion scene for five decades. From her education as a fashion illustrator to building her brand from the ground up--not once--but twice, Kamali shares her thoughts on life, love and style.Recommended Reading: Kamali, Norma[...]

This week we revisit our interview with Academy Award-winning costume designer John Bright to discuss his prolific film and television career spanning five decades. A collector of historic fashion, John is also the founder and owner of the world's leading costume house Cosprop.Further learning:Explore The John Bright Collection hereJohn Bright Collection Instagram Cosprop LondonWant more Dressed:[...]

This week, we revisit the 100th episode of the show which we celebrated with Mary Wilson, founding member of The Supremes and author of the book Supreme Glamour. Ms. Mary joined us to discuss the evolution of the group's now iconic wardrobe and the integral role that fashion--and supreme glamour--played in the success of one[...]

This week we revisit a conversation with one of our favorite contemporary artists, Fabiola Jean-Louis, who rewrites history by photographing women of color in the historic silhouettes she painstakingly recreates from paper. Jean-Louis' work is currently on view at both The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum[...]

This week we revisit our most popular Dressed episode ever! A symbol of glitz, glamour and celebration, we bring you a special holiday edition on the history of glitter.Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our websiteOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles!Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code[...]

Join us for our now annual holiday party where we 'exchange' some of their favorite gifts from fashion's past and present. Gifts you can gift! Our very first online course What Women Wore to the RevolutionBooks for our bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles18th Century Beauty Box 18th Century Beauty Spots[...]

This week marks the 50th anniversary of one of American fashion's greatest moments: the Battle of Versailles. "Halstonette" Chris Royer joins us to discuss her first hand account of modeling in the now legendary fashion face-off between French haute couture and American design. Want more Battle of Versailles?The King of Sexy Cling: An Interview with[...]

It's official!!! In today's episode we announce the launch of Dressed: The School of Fashion, chat about Prada's upcoming trip to the moon and recommend some fashion history newsletters to follow. Recommendations:Sign up for our first class: What Women Wore to the Revolution, Part IIKEA's Designer Towel Skirt Fashion Newsletters: Laura Beltran Rubio, Laura McLaws[...]

Have you ever pondered, 'but, what would Jane Austen wear?' We have all the answers for you in this episode, as Dr. Hilary Davidson joins us to talk about her two books: Dress in the Age of Jane Austen and Jane Austen's Wardrobe.Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our websiteOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history[...]

In today's episode, we answer some listener mail about what is and what isn't fast fashion, discuss the documentary Unboxing Shein and chat about the latest news from The Met's Costume Institute.Recommended:Fashion Revolution Transparency IndexGood On YouThe True Cost documentaryUnboxing SheinWant more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our websiteOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles!Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro:[...]

Custom couturier to brides, debutantes and American socialites, including Jacqueline Bouvier and Marjorie Merriweather Post, The Saturday Evening Post once called Ann Lowe "society's best kept secret." Today, we explore the true breadth of Lowe's career with fashion curator Elizabeth Way who joins us to speak about her exhibition Ann Lowe: American Couturier, which is currently on view through[...]

Just as fashion is more than pretty clothes, basketball is more than just a game. Pulitzer Prize winning author Mitchell S. Jackson joins us to discuss why the relationship between fashion and basketball matters historically and today. Purchase Fly: The Big Book of Basketball FashionMitchell's websiteWant more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our websiteOur InstagramOur bookshelf[...]

Fashion luminary and trailblazing model, agent and activist Bethann Hardison joins us to discuss her life and legacy as explored in the new documentary Invisible Beauty. More on the documentary Invisible Beauty Bethann's websiteOur Battle of Versailles interview with Robin GivanWant more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our websiteOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 100 of our[...]

In part two of our 2-part episode on the MFA Boston's exhibition Fashioned by Sargent, art historian Dr. Erica Hirshler re-joins us to speak about some of Sargent's most famous works including Madame X and his sensuous portraits of male style icons of the day.Recommended reading: Hirshler, Erica, et al eds. Fashioned by Sargent. Boston: MFA Publications, 2023.Want more Dressed: The[...]

All this week, Dr. Erica Hirshler joins us to talk about the sartorial stylings of one of history's great painters of fashion, John Singer Sargent. In part one of this two-part episode, we learn a bit about Sargent's international upbringing and career as well as his sometimes dictatorial role in styling his sitters. The exhibition[...]

Nothing gets between a woman and her fashion! Dr. Elizabeth Block joins us for part two of our episode on Gilded Age fashion in a discussion on fashionable smuggling, thievery, and the costumes of Gilded Age Season 2!Get your hands on a copy of Dr. Block's book Dressing Up: The Women Who Influenced French Fashion here.Relevant past Dressed episodes:Smuggled[...]

Dr. Elizabeth Block joins us to discuss her book Dressing Up: The Women Who Influenced French Fashion which celebrates the lesser known figures behind the international success of the French haute couture in the late 19th century, most notably their elite American clientele who were driving forces of Gilded Age fashion. Get your hands on[...]

This week we launch a new segment of Dressed! What's In Your Closet episodes will delve into the items in your closets. In our inaugural episode, we investigate listener Emma P's late 1940s jacket by the obscure brand Jacques Cartier.Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our websiteOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles!Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com*[...]

Anticipating the premier of The Gilded Age season 2 next week, we examine the practices and pitfalls of party etiquette of the American elite during the late 19th century.Past Dressed episode: Call Me: The Perils of 19th Century EtiquetteWant more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our websiteOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history[...]

From 19th-century hand-embroidered laundry pillows to the fashion fantasy dreamscapes of Tilda Swinton and Tim Walker, we bring you the latest news from fashion history and fashion history in the making. Recommendations:Laundry pillow featured on @historicembroidery Facekinis Dressed episode A Brief History of SunscreenTriangle Shirtwaist Factory MemorialCornell's Remember the Triangle Shirtwaist FactoryTilda Swinton's Singer Sargent[...]

We highlight a few of our favorite fashion history titles from the hundreds on the Dressed bookshelf.Books discussed in today's episode:Chinese Dress in Detail by San Fong ChanChina Adorned: Ritual and Custom of Ancient Cultures by Professor Deng QiyaoPatchwork: A World Tour by Catherine LegrandFashion Before Plus-Size: Bodies, Bias and the Birth of an Industry[...]

In part two of our episode with sustainability communicator Clare Press of the podcast Wardrobe Crisis, we discuss a whole host of innovators who are currently plotting fashion's brighter future. Her latest book, Wear Next: Fashioning the Future is out now!Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our websiteOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 100 of our[...]

Our favorite fashion activist and fellow podcastress, Clare Press of Wardrobe Crisis, joins us in this first installment of this week's two-part episode discussing her latest book Wear Next: Fashioning the Future.Recommended reading:What's the matter with Shein?!CBS NewsTime magazineWant more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our websiteOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles!*due to[...]

Costume and production designer Catherine Martin takes us behind the seams of her and her team's work on the 2022 Elvis biopic, directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Austin Butler. Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?Our websiteOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles!Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use[...]

Four time Academy Award winning costume and production designer Catherine Martin joins us to talk about her illustrious four plus decade long career designing some of the most beloved blockbuster hits of all time, including Moulin Rouge and The Great Gatsby.Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our websiteOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 100 of[...]

This week we catch up on the departure of more than one notable fashion designer, recommend a bevy of documentaries out now on the modeling industry, chat about the Sotheby's recent Fashion Icons sale and so much more!We also give you updates on our New York fashion history day tours...Dressed's NYC day tours December 7-9th,[...]

This week we address our most requested topic of all time: 'why do women's garments have fewer pockets?!' Dr. Hannah Carlson joins us to discuss her recently released book Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close.RECOMMENDED READING: Carlson, Hannah. An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close. New York: Algonquin Books,[...]

Oh the perils of being a Medieval, tassel loving peasant in the 21st century! In this episode, we meet Tyler Gunther, the peasant behind Greedy Peasant, the queer, Medieval-era fashion influencer, pageant planner, and unlikely social media star who has taken the world by storm. For more Greedy Peasant:Greedy Peasant’s websiteGreedy Peasant’s PatreonGreedy Peasant’s InstagramOur Sponsors:*[...]

From 1520 to 1560, the style-conscious accountant Matthäus Schwarz and his son Veit Konrad immortalized their adventures in dressing in a series of stunning, hand-painted portraits that provide a window into the period within which they lived. Historians Ulinka Rublack and Maria Hayward join us to discuss this extraordinary primary source which was published in[...]

In this episode, we go "behind the seams" of Geoffrey Holder's whimsical costume designs for the seven-time, Tony Award winning smash hit The Wiz, which opened on Broadway in 1975 and ran for 1672 performances before closing in 1979.Recommended Reading:The Wiz costumes in the collection of the NMAAHCAndré de Shield's articleFrank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard[...]

In the conclusion of our two-part episode on the work of Hollywood designer Gilbert Adrian, we turn our attention away from his time at MGM costuming the likes of Greta Garbo and Joan Crawford, and instead look at the rise of his fashion house Adrian, Ltd. Creating both custom made-to-measure looks for individual clients as[...]

This week we get get the inside scoop on a new fashion history television series coming early next year, chat about France's new incentive to encourage it's citizens to repair and mend their clothing, and shed a few tears over the Loose Ends Project which assists with completing needlework and sewing projects left unfinished by[...]

One of American fashion's greats, the work Gilbert Adrian defined classic Hollywood glamour and pushed high fashion in new directions during the 1930s and 40s. In part 1 of this two-part episode, we examine Adrian's early years, and his role as head costume designer at MGM, where he turned screen stars, like Greta Garbo and[...]

Amber-Dawn Bear Robe joins us to discuss the past, present, and future of Indigenous fashion, including the myriad of fashion design talents seen on the runway of this year's Santa Fe Indian Market (SWAIA). For more information on the designers featured in this year's events, check out https://swaianativefashion.org/designers.Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out[...]

The work of the late, great designer Lee Alexander McQueen consistently blurred the lines between fashion and art, a fact celebrated in the exhibition Lee Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse which put his work in conversation with artists who drew on similar themes and visual references. Curators Clarissa Esguerra and Michaela Hansen join us to[...]

Today's we answer several listeners' requests for an episode on the American womenswear brand Lilli Ann. One of the great runaway success stories of American 20th century fashion, the backstory of the brand takes some twists and turns from its early years in San Francisco's Chinatown, to Lilli Ann's founder's fisticuffs with New York mobsters and[...]

No longer the household name she was during her own time, Dorothy Liebes has been recognized as "one of the greatest designers of the 20th century." Her modernist textile designs were embraced by interior designers and architects including Frank Lloyd Wright and fashion designers such as her dear friend Bonnie Cashin. This week fashion and[...]

Today's episode is all about you, our listeners! We answer a few burning fashion history questions, share some touching stories and chat about the Papa New Guinean bags called 'bilum,' which were recently gifted to us in Paris.LEARN MORE:Threads that Bind Us: The Stories of BilumsBilum: The Backbone of Papa New Guinea@handmadelocally @bilumsandbasketsOur Sponsors:* Check[...]

For centuries, the art and aesthetics of ancient Egypt have captured the imagination of--and served as inspiration for--creatives the world over. Fashion curator Darnell-Jamal Lisby joins us this week to discuss fashion's ongoing love affair with ancient Egypt and The Cleveland Museum of Art's exhibition Egyptomania: Fashion's Conflicted Obsession.Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check[...]

The final episode of our Barbie fashion history series explores Barbie's flowering into a fully fledged fashion icon in the 21st century and what that means in terms of diversity and representation for Barbie, in front of and behind the seams. ; Recommended Reading: Carol Spencer's Dressing Barbie Dan Savage's Ken Comes Out (1993)Barbie's Time Magazine Article (2016)Barbie's Style Instagram1985-2022[...]

Barbie gets the full haute couture treatment in episode two of our Barbie fashion history series which takes us into the 1980s, a period that lays the foundation for her ascension into full fashion icon status.Recommended Reading:Ruth Handler's Dream Doll Carol Spencer's Dressing Barbie Robin Gerber's Barbie and Ruth Black Barbie documentaryIndependent article about the[...]

From the digitization of a fashion history treasure trove to Cinderella's real life castle, we discuss the latest things happening in fashion history today.Recommended Browsing:Johnson Publishing Co. Archive The Red Dress Embroidery Project Musée Christian Dior GranvilleChristian Lacroix exhibitionShakespeare and Company’s book bundle created special for Dressed!Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and[...]

Barbie is so much more than a child's toy. Since making her debut in 1959, the Barbie doll has become a full-fledged global phenomenon--and fashion icon. In this two part series, we explore the fashion history and cultural significance of the world's most famous doll and meet the fascinating figures behind her creation. Recommended Reading:Ruth[...]

Because one episode could not contain all of our Paris adventures! Today we chat about an exhibition on hair and body hair that we saw at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, three fashion exhibitions at the Palais Galliera, fashion and the French Revolution as seen at the Musée Carnavalet and what the dancers at Paris'[...]

From the houses of the great haute couturiers and courtesans to the oldest haberdasheries and perfume makers in France, this week we take you behind the seams of our recent fashion history tours of Paris.Recommendations:La Galerie DiorFondation Azzedine AlaïaMusée Yves Saint LaurentRebecca's Textile Tours of ParisShakespeare and Company’s book bundle created special for Dressed!UltramodAnnie BouquetLa[...]

By popular demand, we bring you our tips and tricks for shopping for vintage clothing. We discuss natural vs. synthetic fibers, how to date garments based on zippers, labels and provide some online resources to help you identify and date the vintage in your closet.LINKS: FIT Fashion History Timeline Vintage Fashion GuildOur Sponsors:* Check out[...]

Today we are podcasting LIVE from Paris!Haute couture embroidery designer, archivist and author Nadia Albertini joins us to discuss her 3-year project (and book!) uncovering the forgotten history of the French embroidery house of Rébé, who created some of the most spectacular embroideries used by Christian Dior, Hubert de Givenchy and Cristóbal Balenciaga.RECOMMENDED READING: Albertini,[...]

Fifth generation Diné (Navajo) weavers Lynda Teller Pete and Barbara Teller Ornelas have been instrumental in rewriting the history and narrative surrounding Navajo weaving, a realm that for too long has been dominated by non-Diné voices. This is exemplified by their two groundbreaking books Spider Woman’s Children: Navajo Weavers Today and How to Weave a[...]

This week we take an indepth look into the sacred cultural practice and art form of Diné (Navajo) weaving with internationally acclaimed authors, educators, and fifth generation weavers Lynda Teller Pete and Barbara Teller Ornelas. Recommended reading and browsing:Lynda's and Barbara's books: Spider Woman’s Children: Navajo Weavers Today and How to Weave a Navajo Rug and[...]

In part 2 of this week's episodes about wigs, Jessica Glasscock joins us again to speak about the market for human hair in the 19th century, some of the celebrity hairstylists of the early 20th century, wigs and weaves in black haircare practices and--of course--the importance of wigs in drag culture.RECOMMENDED READING: Glasscock, Jessica. Wigging[...]

Join us all this week to wig out with fashion historian and author, Jessica Glasscock as we explore her recently released book, Wigging Out: Fake Hair That Made Real History.Recommended Reading: Glasscock, Jessica. Wigging Out: Fake Hair That Make Real History. New York: Blackdog & Levnthal, 2023.Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy[...]

Part two of our interview with Chris Royer who joins us for to discuss her life working alongside the legendary designer Halston and her instrumental role in keeping his legacy alive to this very day.Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check[...]

"Halstonette" Chris Royer joins us to discuss her life working alongside the legendary designer Halston and her instrumental role in keeping his legacy alive to this very day.Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and[...]

From the incredible history of silk marbling to the recent Pet Gala, this week we chat about fashion finds, current museum exhibitions and so much more!Recommendations: Marbled scarves: https://brittanilocke.com; Pride Month! Instagram recs: @tikkatheiggy, @mattxiv, @alokvmenon, Sasha Velour's The Big Reveal; Asian Civilizations MuseumOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use[...]

Perhaps one of the most under-appreciated designers of the 20th century, fashion curator Niloo Paydar joins us to discuss fashion prodigy Stephen Sprouse. Sprouse's fashions defined downtown New York cool during the 1970s and 1980s and set the stage for for so much of what we see in contemporary fashion today.Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro:[...]

From groundbreaking covers of Vogue to Beyoncé's Renaissance couture, fashion history is in the making!RECOMMENDED READING:Beyoncé x Balmain: https://us.balmain.com/en/experience/renaissance-couture-beyonce-x-balmainWhalebone corsetry: https://theconversation.com/whales-died-so-women-could-look-like-this-what-shows-like-bridgerton-get-wrong-about-whalebone-and-corsetry-205385?fbclid=PAAaa17wrJb-Qv96smCEwbj5cVoYyTDnjmEv9BSsjsQoHj3fKEIsKraBLxmi8'106 year old Vogue cover star: https://www.vogue.com/article/apo-whang-od-and-the-indelible-marks-of-filipino-identityTilting the Lens/British Vogue: https://tiltingthelens.com/2023/04/18/reframing-fashion-british-vogue-celebrates-disabled-talent-in-historic-new-edition/#:~:text=British%20Vogue%20Launches%20'Reframing%20Fashion,Sinéad%20Burke%20as%20Consultant%20EditorExhibitions: Moda Hoy! https://www.fitnyc.edu/museum/exhibitions/moda-hoy/index.phpGeneration Paper: https://madmuseum.org/exhibition/generation-paper;Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/a-line-of-beautyOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code[...]

Dressed is back and to celebrate, we are bringing you an annual listener favorite: our Met Gala coverage! Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: *[...]

A quick message from April and Cassidy as they take a break over the next few weeks to make exciting and new types of Dressed content! Follow along on Intstagram @dressed_podcast, email them at hello@dressedhistory.com and/or join them in Paris this summer at www.likemindstravel.com.Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use[...]

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For forty plus years, Anne Sykes (1818-1890) documented her life through fabric, creating a dress diary comprised of two thousand plus textile swatches that made its way into the hands of today's guest, dress historian Kate Strasdin. Kate unravels the fabrics of Anne's life and the world within which she lived in her new book[...]

In part two of our examination of hip hop style, we chat about iconic sneaker looks, high fashion's love affair with hip hop style and some of hip hop's beauty trends across the decades. RECOMMENDED READING: Romero, Elena and Elizabeth Way. Fresh Fly Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip Hop Style. New York: Rizzoli Electra, 2023.[...]

2023 celebrates the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip hop! All this week co-curators Elena Romero and Elizabeth Way join us to speak about their book and exhibition Fresh Fly Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip Hop Style which is currently on view at The Museum at FIT through April 23, 2023. RECOMMENDED READING: Romero,[...]

This week, we celebrate Lebanese fashion history, heritage, and craftsmanship with Joe Challita, founder of the Lebanese Fashion History Foundation. Follow along on Instagram @lebanesefashionhistory or https://www.instagram.com/lebanesefashionhistory/Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use[...]

From the most toxic makeup in history to the world's first sunglasses, we discuss all things fashion and Guinness World Records with Senior Editor Ben Hollingum. More records to be found at www.guinnessworldrecords.com.Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My[...]

This week we discuss the recent Spring/Summer 2023 couture shows, some upcoming fashion auctions and how April and Cassidy both got suckered in by AI sneakers. Additional Reading: Rococco AI sneakers: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn4Czkct6kl/ Auctions: Augusta Auctions: https://augusta-auction.com André Leon Tally: https://www.christies.com/auction/the-collection-of-andre-leon-talley-20995-nyr Celluloid Prison Rings article: https://fashionandrace.org George Santos' style: Givhan: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/01/24/lying-congressman-his-crewnecks/, Friedman:https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/17/style/george-santos-style.html Spring/Summer 2023 Haute Couture[...]

Saddle up, Dressed listeners! Today Dr. Sonya Abrego joins us to speak about the multicultural influences in American westernwear and how the style--once considered workwear--made the cross-over into high fashion. RECOMMENDED READING: Abrego, Sonya. Westernwear: Postwar American Fashion and Culture. New York: Bloomsbury, 2022. Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and[...]

We continue to explore the landmark exhibition Africa Fashion with Dr. Christine Checinska, Senior Curator Africa and Diapsora Fashion at the Victoria and Albert museum. More on the exhibit can be found here: https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/africa-fashionOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out[...]

We are joined by artist, designer, and master storyteller Dr. Christine Checinska, Senior Curator Africa and Diapsora Fashion at the Victoria and Albert museum and Lead Curator of the museum's groundbreaking exhibition Africa Fashion. Featuring 45 designers from over 20 countries, the exhibition celebrates the creativity, innovation, history, and global impact of the thriving contemporary[...]

In part two of our examination of Vivienne Westwood's career, Alexander Fury joins us to discuss Westwood's transition from the world of sub-cultural style to the high fashion runway, her obsession with fashion history and details many of her groundbreaking fashion 'firsts.' RECOMMENDED READING: Fury, Alexander. Vivienne Westwood: Catwalk. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2021.[...]

In late December 2022, fashion lost one of its greats. In part one of this two-part episode, Alexander Fury joins us to explore the life and career of Vivienne Westwood from her early years as a kindergarten teacher in the 1960s to her surprising about-face to become one of the defining creative voices in the[...]

In what has now become an annual tradition, April and Cassidy 'exchange' some of their favorite gifts from fashion's past and present.Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DRESSED for a[...]

This week Modern artist Marcel Duchamp is unmasked as a dandy! Dr. Ingrid Mida joins us to talk about one of art history's greatest minds, his personal relationship with fashion, and the subject matter of dress in his work. RECOMMENDED READING: Mida, Ingrid E.. Dressing and Undressing Duchamp: New York: Bloomsbury, 2022. Our Sponsors:* Check[...]

April and Cassidy continue their overview of episodes across the past five seasons of Dressed, exploring themes from fashion icons to living legends.Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DRESSED for[...]

With over 350 episodes of Dressed under our proverbial belt, Cassidy and April break down some of their favorites by theme. A fun reminder for our seasoned listeners or a guide for those who may be new to the show! Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for[...]

Photo detective Maureen Taylor demonstrates her work by solving a family history mystery inside Cassidy's treasured heirloom locket.Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: * Check[...]

Maureen Taylor, one of the world foremost photo detectives, joins us to discuss the role of fashion in her work solving family history mysteries. Maureen's Work: www.maureentaylor.com Louis Takács's Ellis Island Photography Project: https://scalar.usc.edu/works/let-me-get-there/index Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check[...]

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In April of 2021, COVID unexpectedly took one of the fashion industry's most beloved figures, fashion designer Alber Elbaz. This week we celebrate Elbaz's life and career as curator Ya'ara Keydar joins us to speak about her exhibition Albert Elbaz: The Dream Factory which is now on view at the Design Museum Holon in Holon,[...]

In part two of this week's episode on Scottish style, we delve deeper into the codification of tartan patterns and the relationship between consumers and manufacturers. We also detail some of the most iconic silhouettes for which tartans were used. RECOMMENDED READING: Waine, Rosie. Highland Style: Fashioning Highland Style, c. 1745-1845. Edinburgh: NMSE Publishing, 2022.[...]

This week Dr. Rosie Waine joins us for a fascinating two-part episode we learn all about the history and politics of Highland dress and the origins of Scottish tartans. RECOMMENDED READING: Waine, Rosie. Highland Style: Fashioning Highland Style, c. 1745-1845. Edinburgh: NMSE Publishing, 2022. Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and[...]

We continue our behind the seams look at the new Vogue Philippines with Editor-In-Chief Bea Valdes and Fashion Director Pam Quiñones. Learn more at vogue.phOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code[...]

Vogue has come a long way--literally and figuratively-- since its American debut one hundred and thirty years ago. We celebrate the recent launch of the magazine's 28th global edition, Vogue Philippines, with Editor-In-Chief Bea Valdes and Fashion Director Pam Quiñones. Learn more at vogue.ph Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use[...]

Founder of the Brooklyn Lace Guild, Elena Kanagy-Loux joins us to discuss her work and the contemporary scene for makers of handmade lace.Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DRESSED for[...]

Lace maker and historian Elena Kanagy-Loux joins us this week to talk about the history of handmade lace and its makers.Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DRESSED for a great[...]

For our annual Halloween episode we are joined by costume designer Mary Vogt who joins us to discuss her iconic costume designs for Batman Returns (1992) and Hocus Pocus (1993). Suggested Viewing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBBm6cdgGlA Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out[...]

Internationally beloved teacher, mentor, and fashion authority Tim Gunn joins us to discuss our shared passions for fashion history and the evolution of his career and style. Further Reading: Tim Gunn's Fashion Bible: The Fascinating History of Everything in Your Closet Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code[...]

Are upcycled carbon emissions coming soon to your closet? Tune in this week as Nils Altrogge joins us to speak about how the Swiss athletic brand On is using cutting-edge carbon capture technologies to source material for their running shoes and improving the environment in the process. FURTHER READING: https://www.on-running.com/en-us/on/cleancloud Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro:[...]

Get groovy with us this week as Helen Jean joins us to talk about the fad for 'paper' fashions of the late 60s as explored in the exhibition Generation Paper: Fast Fashions of the 1960s at the Phoenix Museum of Art.Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED[...]

We continue our deep dive into the inner fashion sanctoms of nineteenth century "dudedom," exploring everything from dude fashion trends to the epic, nationally publicized battle to be "King of the Dudes." Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life[...]

This week we head back to a time when "dude" meant "dandy," learning all about the now lost fashionable connotations of one of the most popular slang terms in modern parlance.Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in[...]

In part two of this week's episode, we turn our attention to the technology that made machine-made lace possible and speak about some of our favorite pieces in the exhibition up now at Bard Graduate Center in New York City. RECOMMENDED READING: Cormack, Emma and Michele Majer, eds. Threads of Power: Lace from the Textilmuseum[...]

For more than 500 years, lace has remained at the forefront of fashion. Join us this week as we explore this lace's history as a handmade luxury good and status symbol as we also explore lives of lacemakers and the techniques and tools of the trade. RECOMMENDED READING: Cormack, Emma and Michele Majer, eds. Threads[...]

Director Jia Li and producer Jodie Chan join us to discuss their documentary short Invisible Seams which tells the stories of eight different Asian seamstresses and pattern-makers in New York, painting an intimate portrait of their diverse backgrounds, how they interconnect and together weave the fabric of the New York Fashion industry. The film celebrates[...]

Fashion and race are intimately intertwined, yet rarely discussed in relation to one another. We discuss why this relationship matters historically and today with Kimberly Jenkins, founder of the groundbreaking digital educational platform The Fashion and Race Database. https://fashionandrace.org www.kimberlymjenkins.com Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED[...]

In part two of our episode on style icon Princess Diana, we discuss Di's increasing sartorial freedoms following the separation from her husband and detail some of her revenge looks that followed. Follow along via Eloise's instagram @ladydirevengelooks. RECOMMENDED READING: Moran, Eloise. The Lady Di Lookbook: What Diana Was Trying to Tell Us Through her[...]

Nineteen-year old Lady Diana Spencer stepped into the public spotlight in 1981 when her engagement to Prince Charles (now King Charles III) was announced. Tune in to our two-part episode this week as we trace the evolution of her unique brand of royal elegance. RECOMMENDED READING: Moran, Eloise. The Lady Di Lookbook: What Diana Was[...]

From the city streets to the runway, April and Cassidy discuss all things fashion at the Santa Fe Indian Market 2022, concluding with an interview with up-and-coming designer Jontay Kahm. For more on the fashion designers discussed today: https://swaia.org/fashion/ Art of Indigenous Fashion exhibition: https://iaia.edu/event/art-of-indigenous-fashion/ Jontay Kahm's work: https://www.instagram.com/underlining_desire/ Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com*[...]

Impeccable handcraftsmanship and storytellng collide in the work of today's guest fashion designer Orlando Dugi whose work is influenced by his Diné culture and his philosophy "walk in beauty": "Beauty before me, beauty behind me, beauty below me, beauty above me, beauty all around me; I walk in beauty." You can find Orlando's work at[...]

In part-two of our discussion with design historians Michelle Millar Fisher and Amber Winick, we speak about specific objects featured in their exhibition and book Designing Motherhood, including wearables intended for both mother and baby. RECOMMENDED READING: Fisher Millar, Michelle and Amber Winick. Designing Motherhood: Things that Make or Break Our Births. Cambridge: MIT Press,[...]

In our two-part episode this week, we explore the material culture of motherhood and the physical object worn to support pregnancy and beyond. RECOMMENDED READING: Fisher Millar, Michelle and Amber Winick. Designing Motherhood: Things that Make or Break Our Births. Cambridge: MIT Press, 2021. Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and[...]

With help from our listeners, we bring you an overview of fashion exhibitions currently happening around the world.Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: * Check[...]

If as Shakespeare so aptly put it "all the world's a stage," then Jordan Roth is its most fashionable performer. The acclaimed Broadway producer and fashion provocateur joins us to talk about the art and beauty of the fashioned self. www.JordanRoth.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED[...]

In part 2 of this week's episode, we turn our attention to the American millinery trade during the first half of the 20th century, the rise of the celebrity milliner and the scourge of 'hatlessness,' which reached an apex in the 1960s. RECOMMENDED READING: Stewart, Nadine. American Milliners and Their World: Women's Work from Revolution[...]

Largely deemed 'women's work' during the 18th and 19th centuries, this week we examine the inner workings of the American millinery industry and peep into the lives of its workers. RECOMMENDED READING: Stewart, Nadine. American Milliners and Their World: Women's Work from Revolution to Rock and Roll. New York: Bloomsbury, 2021 Our Sponsors:* Check out[...]

From sea urchin hats to $1000 trash bags, this week we share the latest in fashion history new and our recs for films, articles, and exhibitions that are sure to delight. To Read: Sea urchin hats: https://www.boredpanda.com/sea-urchins-tiny-hats/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic Salvacion Lim Higgins https://businessmirror.com.ph/2022/07/04/the-art-and-craft-of-fashion/ Hanbok: https://nextshark.com/hanbok-cultural-heritage-korea/ To Watch: Pat Cleveland film: https://vimeo.com/695522318 Artists and Models (1938): https://archive.org/details/artists-and-models-abroad-1938-1 Issey[...]

Stephen Jones is one of the most prolific and celebrated milliners of the late twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Today, he joins us to discuss his incredible forty plus year career adorning the heads of everyone from royalty to rock stars. www.stephenjonesmillinery.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED[...]

Undeniably one of the most important design collectives of the Modern era, today we discuss the fashion and textile production at the Wiener Werkstätte.Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DRESSED[...]

Emilie Flöge may best be remembered as the long-time companion of artist Gustav Klimt, but this week we explore her work as a fashion designer and dress reformer in early 20th century Vienna. Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My[...]

The recent public outcry surrounding Kim Kardashian's wearing of Marilyn Monroe's dress introduced many to the field of fashion conservation for the first time. In light of the controversy, leading conservator Sarah Scaturro joins us to talk about why the preservation of historical dress matters. Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and[...]

Sarah Scaturro, Chief Conservator at the Cleveland Museum of Art, takes us behind the seams of museums to talk about the intricate and fascinating job of fashion conservation. Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and[...]

In part-two of our exploration of the career of American fashion designer Claire McCardell, we discuss her work during WWII which yeilded some of her most iconic designs. Additional Reading: Nolf, Nancy and Kohle Yohannan. Claire McCardell: Redefining Modernism. New York: Abrams, 1998. Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use[...]

Called the "designer's designer," Claire McCardell turned the American fashion industry on its head starting in the 1930s with her fresh modern take on sportwear. This week we examine her career and legacy in a two-part episode. Additional Reading: Nolf, Nancy and Kohle Yohannan. Claire McCardell: Redefining Modernism. New York: Abrams, 1998. Our Sponsors:* Check[...]

Elsa Schiaparelli is one of the most unique voices fashion has ever seen. Her penchant for daring designs was often inspired by her close friendships with Surrealist artists. We look at the life and legacy of the enigmatic designer in celebration of the opening of the exhibit “Shocking! The Surreal World of Elsa Schiaparelli” at[...]

Dior, Schiaparelli, van Herpen oh my! Eric Darnell Pritchard joins Dressed to discuss all things Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2022/2023. Recommended Media: https://www.ericdarnellpritchard.com https://hautecouture.fhcm.paris/en/ https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2022-couture Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code[...]

Kimberly Jenkins joins us to discuss her new podcast The Invisible Seam: Unsung Stories of Black Culture and Fashion, in partnership with Tommy Hilfiger.Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DRESSED[...]

Fashion and sex are not mutually exclusive entities but, as the work of Liz Goldwyn shows us, are in fact intimately entertwined. Liz joins us to discuss the art and joy of vintage collecting and her work as the founder of The Sex Ed, an educational platform and podcast dedicated to sex, health and consciousness[...]

Liz Goldwyn joins us in an enthralling discussion on the golden age of burlesque and the last generation of queens who reigned supreme. Recommended Reading: Liz Goldwyn's Pretty Things: the Last Generation of American Burlesque Queens Also check out Liz's work for The Sex Ed at theSexEd.com Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out[...]

Faith Cooper is back to discuss her work on the Asian Fashion Archive, her digital resource project that is committed to highlighting Asian fashion, culture, and history. https://www.asianfashionarchive.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and[...]

Faith Cooper joins us to illuminate the life of model and jewelry designer Tina Chow, one of fashion history's great style icons.Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DRESSED for a[...]

Rachel Hope Cleves joins us to discuss the incredible forty-four year love story of tailors Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake who were recognized and respected as a married couple in their small close knit community of Weybridge, Vermont in the nineteenth century. Recommended Reading: Charity & Sylvia: A Same-Sex Marriage in Early America by Rachel[...]

Join us for part two of our interview with fashion historian Jessica Glasscock, author of the new book Making a Spectacle: A Fashionable History of Glasses.Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my[...]

Holly Frey, host of Stuff You Missed in History Cass, sits down with Yvonne So, one of the ten winners of Seneca Women to Hear: Search for the Next Great Female PodcastersOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life[...]

Fashion historian Jessica Glasscock joins us for a two-part episode on the fascinating, 750 year history of eyeglasses and eyewear. Jessica is the author of the new book Making a Spectacle: A Fashionable History of Glasses.Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com*[...]

Making music with a sewing machine? LA-based artist Nicole Cooke sure does and joins us this week to talk about her deeply original compositions employing sewing machines as instruments and the theme of clothing in her work. Related Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaB6e7EGgr8 https://series-archive.com/collections/3-3-the-duchess-of-satin Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code[...]

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Reporting on the exhibition itself as well as all of this year's red carpet looks, we discuss the 2022 Met Gala. Recommended Reading: https://www.vogue.com/article/in-ameica-an-anthology-of-fashion-exhibition https://www.vogue.com/article/hillary-clinton-met-gala-2022 https://www.vogue.com/article/sarah-jessica-parker-met-gala-2022 https://www.vogue.com/article/indigenous-designers-met-museum-lexicon-of-fashion https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-05-03/kim-kardashian-marilyn-monroe-dress-2022-met-gala-conservators  Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book[...]

This week marks the upcoming Kentucky Derby and we chat with the featured milliner of the event about the history of millinery and its current relevance at the racetrack.Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book[...]

In celebration of the Met Gala 2021 and American design, we speak to Michael Sylvan Robinson, the textile artist and queer activist behind Jordan Roth's show-stopping collaged "coat of many colors" worn to last year's festivities. Robinson joins us to discuss their thought-provoking use of textiles, clothing and the (dis)embodied form to explore entangled themes[...]

Clothing in contemporary art is the subject of this week's episode as art historian Alexandra Schwartz joins us to speak about the exhibition Garmenting:  Costume as Contemporary Art which she guest curated for the Museum of Arts and Design in NYC.Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED[...]

Fashion history and true crime come together this week as we explore a scandal of the 1860s involving a British cosmetics maven who bilked her clients out of fortunes with the promise to halt the aging process and make them beautful forever.Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code[...]

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Today's guest Karishma Shahani Khan is the founder of Ka-Sha and Heart to Haat, two conscious clothing labels that encapsulate everything we love about clothing on Dressed: a celebration of artistry and hand-craftsmanship, clothing’s ability to tell stories, and, perhaps most importantly, the heart and humanity at the core of its production. https://www.ka-sha.com https://www.instagram.com/ka_sha_india/?hl=enOur Sponsors:*[...]

We explore the historic and contemporary significance of indigo dye with guests Josie Lopez and Leslie Kim, curators of the Albuquerque Museum of Art's exhibition Indelible Blue: Indigo Across the Globe.   To learn more: https://www.cabq.gov/artsculture/albuquerque-museum/exhibitions/indelible-blueOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com*[...]

We continue our conversation with Justine Picardie about Catherine Dior's courageous resistance efforts during WWII and the continuance of her legacy at the House of Dior to this very day.Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a[...]

International best selling author Justine Picardie joins us to discuss the life and legacy of Christian Dior's beloved sister Catherine, a WWII French resistance fighter, concentration camp survivor, and inspiration behind Dior's most famous scent Miss Dior. Recommended Reading/Listening: Justine Picardie's Miss Dior: A Story of Courage and Couture https://podcasts.apple.com/ke/podcast/dior-from-paris-to-world-interview-florence-müller/id1350850605?i=1000429705350 Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro:[...]

Tune in for part two of this week's discussions of the most glamorous, political and scandalous looks to grace the red carpet. RECOMMENDED: Zuckerman, Esther. Beyond the Best Dressed: A Cultural History of the Most Glamorous, Radical and Scandalous Oscar Fashion. Running Press: New York, NY, 2022. Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out[...]

Are you red carpet ready Dressed listeners? This week entertainment writer and cultural historian Esther Zuckerman joins us to talk about Oscar fashion history. RECOMMENDED: Zuckerman, Esther. Beyond the Best Dressed: A Cultural History of the Most Glamorous, Radical and Scandalous Oscar Fashion. Running Press: New York, NY, 2022. Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com*[...]

In part two of our two-part episode on Prince's fashion, Casci Ritchie joins us to talk about some of The Purple One's most iconic looks and the makers behind them.Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a[...]

Put your best purple forward listeners, as Casci Ritchie joins this week for a two-part episode on the sartorial stylings of one of the most iconic artists of the 20th and 21st centuries: Prince.Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out[...]

London's famed Savile Row comes with a long and prestigious tailoring history and today's guest, Jihae An, undeniably represents its future. Savile Row tailor Jihae An takes us behind the scenes of her work at London’s oldest tailoring house, Ede and Ravenscroft. You can follow Jihae's work here: https://www.instagram.com/be_spokenbyjihae/?hl=enOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check[...]

This week we talk to David Wolfe about his sixty plus year career in fashion working as a groundbreaking trend forecaster, fashion illustrator, and paper doll artist. David's work: https://davidwolfetrendfutures.com https://paperdollywood.com David's interview on The Decoder Ring podcast: https://slate.com/culture/2018/08/decoder-ring-explores-the-history-and-symbolism-of-the-paper-doll.html Our Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for[...]

Word nerds rejoice! In this episode we play the alphabet game with our favorite oddball terms from fashion's history. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my[...]

This week curator Alexis Walker joins us to speak about Parachute, the iconic (and super rad!) 1980s brand which is the subject a current exhibition at the McCord Museum in Montreal, Canada. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a[...]

We continue our look at the life, legend, and legacy of 1960s supermodel Donyale Luna.Further Reading / Watching: Donyale in Que Etes-Vous Polly Magoo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS_aJN7c8ps; Daughter Dream Cazzaniga's article https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/donyale-luna-model-vogue Don Strachan's blog https://donyaleluna.wordpress.com TIME magazine's "The Luna Year" http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,840625,00.html Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy[...]

This week, we look at the life and legacy of Donyale Luna, the supermodel who took the fashion world by storm in the 1960s, In 1965 and 1966 respectively, Donyale appeared on the covers of both Harper's Bazaar and British Vogue, becoming the first black model to appear on the cover of any edition of[...]

Dubbed the "Rolls Royces" of the mannequin world, this week we delve into the innovations of one of the world's top manufacturers, Adel Rootstein, Inc. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life[...]

This week Mairi MacKenzie joins us to delve into the wonderfully whimsical world of Nudie Cohn, whose bejeweled and bespoke creations won the hearts of country music stars and fans alike. RECOMMENDATIONS: MacKenzie, Mairi. Dream Suits: The Wonderful World of Nudie Cohn. Tielt: Lannoo, 2011.Nudie, Jamie Lee and Mary Lynn Cabrall.Nudie: The Rodeo Tailor. Salt[...]

In the first Fashion History Now of Season 5, we chat about sources for learning about Black fashion history, some of fashion's offerings for Lunar New Year, current fashion exhibitions on view and mourn the recent loss of two of fashion's greats: Thierry Mugler and André Leon Talley.Recommended Reading: Black Beauty Archives:https://www.blackbeautyarchives.orghttps://www.oprahdaily.com/beauty/skin-makeup/a35844019/black-beauty-archives-black-history/Black Fashion History Podcast:https://www.blackfashionhistory.comBlack[...]

Every fashionista's love affair with Carrie Bradshaw and friends continues as we get the inside scoop from the costume designers of And Just Like that, the reboot which picks up 17 years after Sex and the City left off. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth[...]

Anna Lee Strachan and Michael Bicks join us to discuss their revelatory documentary about one of the most iconic garments in American history: blue jeans. As it turns out, we've only ever been told part of the story. Riveted: The History of Blue Jeans airs as part of PBS's American Experience series on February 7th.Recommended[...]

Today, we are joined by quiltmaker artist Loretta Pettway Bennett, who carries on the multi-generational quiltmaking tradition of her family and home community of Gee's Bend, Alabama.Loretta's work:https://www.soulsgrowndeep.org/artist/loretta-pettway-bennetthttps://www.gregkucera.com/bennett-loretta.htmSoul's Grown Deep: https://www.soulsgrowndeep.org/gees-bend-quiltmakersPashko: https://paskho.com/pages/about-community-made Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a[...]

In part II of our conversation, supermodel Pat Cleveland shares more of her memories from the 1970s international fashion scene, including her friendship with Halston and her participation in the legendary Battle of Versailles. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED[...]

Pat Cleveland ascended to supermodel stardom in the 1970s, bewitching and befriending everyone from Andy Warhol to Halston. This week, she joins us to relive the excitement and revery of an era unrivaled in the history of fashion and one in which she was inarguably central to defining. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur[...]

In the final episode of season 4, we explore the holiday 'It' gifts of yesteryear. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DRESSED for a[...]

We continue with part two of our two part series on the fashion history of the Gucci family. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code[...]

Today, the name Gucci, with its iconic double "G" logo, is an internationally renowned luxury fashion label. But what of the Gucci family responsible for its creation? In this week's two part series, we delve into the fashion history of one of the world's most instantly recognizable brands by centering the family responsible for its[...]

This week we talk with Cooper Hewitt textile curator Susan Brown about the life and legacy of Suzie Zuzek, the artist behind the iconic fabrics of American fashion brand Lilly Pulizter. Zuzek's incredible--and long overlooked--contributions are the subject of the museum's exhibition Suzy Zuzek for Lily Pulitzer: The Prints That Made the Fashion Brand.Recommended Media:[...]

Fashion historian and author Lydia Edwards joins us to talk about the newly released revised edition of her acclaimed book How to Read a Dress: A Guide to Changing Fashion from the 16th to the 21st Century. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use[...]

We are joined by Damian Jöel, an interdisciplinary artist and fashion storyteller whose fashion story "Songs of the Gullah" is at the heart of the new exhibition History is Rarely Black or White on view at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre in Ontario, Canada. Further Reading: Damian's work: https://linktr.ee/introxdjHistory is Rarely Black or White: https://agnes.queensu.ca/exhibition/history-is-rarely-black-or-white/Brooklyn[...]

Jason Cyrus and Anne-Marie Guérin join us in a discussion about the complex histories quite literally woven into the cotton garments we wear, the subject of the new exhibition History is Rarely Black or White at Ontario's Agnes Etherington Art Centre's exhibition.For more on the exhibit: https://agnes.queensu.ca/exhibition/history-is-rarely-black-or-white/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:*[...]

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In part two of this week's episode, sustainability activist Aja Barber shares how individual consumers can affect change via their buying habits.RECOMMENDED READING:Barber, Aja, Consumed: The Need for Collective Change: Colonialism, Climate Change and Consumerism. New York: Balance, 2021. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth[...]

In this week's two-part episode, we chat with sustainability activist Aja Barber about the intersections of human rights, climate change and the fashion industry.RECOMMENDED READING: Barber, Aja, Consumed: The Need for Collective Change: Colonialism, Climate Change and Consumerism. New York: Balance, 2021. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check[...]

We continue our conversation with Dr. Reem El Mutwalli about the evolving dress traditions and practices of the United Arab Emirates, a young country with a rich sartorial and textile history.Further Reading and Listening: Dr. Reem's first Dressed interview can be found here: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-dressed-the-history-of-fas-29000690/episode/the-art-of-arab-dress-with-73003929/ More on the Sultani book: https://sultanibook.com Dr. Reem's website: https://reemelmutwalli.com The[...]

Dr. Reem El Mutwalli joins us to discuss her book Sultani Traditions Renewed: Changes in Women’s Traditional Dress in the UAE during the reign of Shaikh Zayid Al Nahyan, 1966-2004. Dr. Reem is the founder of The Zay Initiative, the first fashion collection dedicated exclusively to dress from across the Arab world.Further Reading and Listening:[...]

Is fashion art? And is art fashion? In this case, the answer to both is a resounding yes! Tune in this week as we explore a series of textiles designed by some of Modern arts greats: Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Raoul Dufy, Joan Miró and Fernand Léger. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:*[...]

Just in time for Halloween, we are joined by costume designer Lisa Jensen, whose very first job in her thirty plus year film career was on 1984's A Nightmare on Elm Street. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a[...]

What do Basic Instinct and Bridgerton have in common? Costume designer Ellen Mirojnick joins us to discuss her incredible forty plus year career in fashion, film and television. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check[...]

Biba = every cool kid's dream! This week we welcome legendary designer Barbara Hulanicki and Martin Pel, Curator of the 2012 exhibition Biba and Beyond. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life[...]

Corset maker extraordinaire Cynthia Settje of Redthreaded is back to debunk and de-bone some of the most common corset myths from fashion history in part two of our conversation! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com*[...]

Today, we explore the history of the corset’s construction with Cynthia Settje, owner of the world's premiere corsetmaking company Redthreaded. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use[...]

Selina Sanders joins us to discuss the joy of upcycling fashion and her journey from the fashion industry to independent upcycle designer extraordinaire. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a[...]

This week Elizabeth Way joins us to speak about American designer Scott Barrie and hew new book Black Designers in American Fashion. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book[...]

In part two of this week's episode, Ilise S. Carter joins us again to speak about lipstick in the context of feminism, Bladerunner and Boy George vs. 90s hair bands like Poison and Motley Crüe. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code[...]

This week Ilise S. Carter joins us to discuss her forthcoming book The Red Menace: How Lipstick Changed the Face of American history, which uses lipstick as a lens to examine the hopes, dreams and anxieties of American society. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth[...]

The theme of this year’s highly anticipated Met Gala was “American Independence,” so why did so many of the world’s most famous celebrities choose to wear European, rather than American, designers to the event? Cassidy and April discuss all things Met Gala 2021 and the exhibition it accompanies In America: A Lexicon of Fashion. Learn[...]

In the first decades of the 20th century, you would have been hard pressed to find a celebrated American fashion designer. So what changed? With the opening of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's new exhibition "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion," we look back at the rise of the American fashion designer. Learn more about[...]

Dressed goes vintage shopping at the world's antique market! Join us as we explore Les Puces in the St. Ouen suburb just north of Paris and recommend some top vendors for vintage fashion and fashion ephemera. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my[...]

The palace of Versailles during the 18th century was one of the most extravagant locales in the world. This week we break down some of the basics of fashion and etiquette at the French court. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code[...]

We continue our walking tour of the Rue de la Paix, the most luxurious shopping destination of Belle Epoque Paris. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use[...]

Join us as we take a walk down the Rue de la Paix, the most fashionable and luxurious street of Belle Epoque Paris. Home to the ateliers of Worth, Paquin, and Schiaparelli, the street was an international shopping destination for the gliterrati of society, the demi-mondaines, and royalty from around the world. Learn more about[...]

From Azzedine Alaïa to the oldest haberdashery in Paris, April and Cassidy recap Dressed's very first fashion history tour of "the city of light."Paris Recommendations: Like Minds Travel: https://www.likemindstravel.com/dressed-podcast-tour-of-paris/ Duvelleroy: https://www.eventail-duvelleroy.fr/?lang=en UltraMod: https://www.instagram.com/ultramodmercerieparis/?hl=en Azzedine Alaïa, Peter Lindbergh: https://fondationazzedinealaia.org/en/expositions/azzedine-alaia-peter-lindbergh Van Cleef & Arpels "Gems" exhibition: https://www.vancleefarpels.com/us/en/events/gems-exhibition.html MAD https://madparis.fr/en/about-us/exhibitions/current-exhibitions/ The Queen's Hamlet, Versailles: https://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/estate/estate-trianon/queen-hamlet Musée Carnavalet: https://www.carnavalet.paris.fr/musee-carnavalet[...]

With wedding season in full bloom, we discuss the history of wedding fashion with Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, author of the book The Way We Wed: A Global History of Wedding Fashion. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal:[...]

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This week we literally tumble down the rabbit hole exploring Alice's iconic style and Wonderland's influences in high fashion. RECOMMENDED READING:Bailey, Kate and Simon Sladen, Eds. Alice, Curious and Curiouser. London: V&A Publishing, 2020. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for[...]

This week filmmaker Aiwan Obinyan joins us to discuss her upcoming documentary, Wax Print, which traces the complicated history of this textile from its colonialist origins to its current association with African pride. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for[...]

Having amassed the more than 15,000 pieces in her private collection, Sandy Schreier regales us some of the tales of triumph and woe in her lifelong hunt for rare examples of vintage couture and fashion.RECOMMENDED READING:Bolton, Andrew and Jessica Regan and Melissa Huber. In Pursuit of Fashion: The Sandy Schreier Collection. New York: The Metropolitan[...]

Sandy Schreier, one of the world's most prominent private collectors of fashion and textiles, joins us this week! In part one of this two-part episode, we discuss how she began collecting as a child, and the challenges she faced researching fashion history as a teenager.RECOMMENDED READING:Bolton, Andrew and Jessica Regan and Melissa Huber. In Pursuit[...]

This week, we are joined by Natasha Lester, the New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Seamstress and The Paris Secret. A lover of fashion history, Lester seamlessly weaves real fashion narratives into her spellbinding fictional works in a way that underscores clothing's intrinsic value to both real and fictional lives. Learn more about[...]

Fashion and technology converge at the Olympics as we head into the 21st century in the final episode of our four part series. Recommended Media: Ibtihaj Muhammad, https://www.ibtihajmuhammad.com Paralympian Scoutt Bassett Talks Adaptive Clothing and Equality: https://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/a32998687/scout-bassett-adaptive-clothing/ "Fashion Behind the Games" https://olympics.com/en/original-series/episode/fashion-behind-the-game-trailer Olympic Games, Vogue: https://www.vogue.com/tag/event/olympic-games LA84 Foundation's United States Olympic Committee Official Reports: https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll6/id/1368/rec/1[...]

From a love match made in Olympic fashion history to a clothed protest seen around the world, today we continue our series on dressing the Summer Olympic Athlete, covering 1948 London to 1968 Mexico City.Recommended Media: Emmet Bryne’s “Radiant Discord: Lance Wyman on the ’68 Olympic Design and the Tlatelolco Massacre” https://walkerart.org/magazine/lance-wyman-mexico-68-olympics-tlatelolco-massacre Douglas Hartmann’s Race,[...]

In part two of our four part series, we dive into the 1932 and 1936 Olympics where new relationships between fashion and Olympic athletes were forged.Recommended Media: Olympic Torch Lighting Ceremony 2020 Tokyo Olympics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD58s2ikdHE LA84 Foundation's United States Olympic Committee Official Reports: https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll6/id/1368/rec/1 LA84 Foundation's Olympian Oral History Collection: https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll11 Olympic Ceremony Database: https://bryanpinkall.blogspot.com/2012/07/1896-summer-olympic-opening-ceremony.html The[...]

With the world watching, what does Olympic clothing say without having to say a word? In celebration of the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, we bring you a four part series that explores the historical significance of dress to the most celebrated athletic competition in the world. Part I covers over 2500 years of Olympic[...]

Join us for part two of our exploration of the exhibition Sporting Fashion: Outdoor Girls 1800-1960 with FIDM Museum curators Christina Johnson and Kevin Jones.RECOMMENDED READING:Johnson, Christina, Kevin Jones and Serena Williams. Sporting Fashion: Outdoor Girls, 1800-1960. New York: Prestel, 2021. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out[...]

Tune in to this week's two-part discussion of what might just be the 'winningest' exhibition of the year! FIDM Museum curators Kevin Jones and Christina Johnson join us to discuss their groundbreaking survey of the history of women's sportswear, which will be touring to museums across the US for the next three years.RECOMMENDED READING:Johnson, Christina,[...]

This week Andras Forgacs, founder of Modern Meadow, joins us to discuss his company's astounding innovations in bio-fabrication and the love affair between cutting-edge science and fashion's future. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check[...]

Lee Miller lived an extraordinary life on her own terms: model, muse, photographer and boots-on-the-ground war correspondent. This week Miller's granddaughter, Ami Bouhassane, and fashion historian Amber Butchart join us to discuss their new book Lee Miller: Fashion in Wartime Britain. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out[...]

Alok Vaid-Menon (they/them) is back to discuss the importance and imperative of moving beyond the gender binary with the #DeGenderFashion movement. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and[...]

 In this two-part series, we welcome one of the most important voices working in fashion and fashion history today. Writer, performer, and public speaker Alok Vaid-Menon (they/them) joins us to discuss the history of gendered fashion and its degendered present and future.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check[...]

We continue our conversation with Laura Beltrán-Rubio on Spanish colonial fashion, focusing on the symbolism and significance of dress in the eighteenth century Viceroyalty of New Granada (modern day modern day Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and Venezuela.)More on Laura's work: http://imperiodemoda.com https://laurabelru.com https://fashionandrace.org/database/author/llbeltranrubio/ http://culturasdemoda.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com*[...]

Art and fashion historian Laura Beltrán-Rubio joins us to share her expertise on the sartorial practices and symbolisms in Spain’s Imperio de la Moda or Empire of Fashion, beginning in the sixteenth century.More on Laura's work http://imperiodemoda.com, https://laurabelru.com, https://fashionandrace.org/database/author/llbeltranrubio/, http://culturasdemoda.com.Recommended Reading: Maya Stanfield-Mazzi's Clothing the New World Church: Liturgical Textiles of Spanish America, 1520–1820 (2021) Ann Twinam's Public Lives,[...]

Join this week's minisode for a discussion of Mister Rogers' sweaters, Miss Piggy's Instagram, the easy-to-wee jumpsuit of your dreams and some of Christian Dior's favorite dishes.LINKS: Miss Piggy: https://www.instagram.com/realmisspiggy/ The 1Z by Welld Workwear: https://www.instagram.com/wearewelld/ https://diorpress.com/la_cuisine_cousu-main/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use[...]

This week we take a peek inside the upcoming exhibition Textures: The History and Art of Black Hair which will be on at the Kent State Museum from September 2021 through August 2022. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for[...]

Tune in this week as @matching.melania joins us to discuss her incredible work on Instagram which marries contemporary art and fashion. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and[...]

This week, Dr. Eugenia Paulicelli joins us to discuss how fashion functioned under Mussolini's fascist regime in Italy during the period between WWI and WWII.RECOMMENDED READING:Paulicelli, Eugenia. Fashion Under Fascism: Beyond the Black Shirt. New York: Berg, 2004. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and[...]

Christian Allaire joins us to discuss his recently released book The Power of Style, a celebration of the sartorial expression dedicated “to all the kids who feel like they aren’t seen or heard." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for[...]

Beginning in the early 16th century, bureoning international trade markets transported new products--and new fashions--around the globe, effectively transforming material cultures in ways which still resonate to this day. Dr. Beverly Lemire joins us to discuss her book Global Trade and the Transformation of Consumer Cultures: The Material World Remade, c. 1500-1820. Learn more about[...]

Edith Cheung, curator of Fashioned from Nature in China: Then and Now, shares with us her path to becoming a fashion and textile consultant for the Chinese National Silk Museum. Recommended browsing:https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/china-national-silk-museum Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great[...]

On view now at Design Society, Shenzhen, the V&A's exhibition Fashioned from Nature traces the complex relationship between fashion and nature over a 2,300 year period. Guest curator Edith Cheung joins us to discuss the Chinese fashions and textiles featured in the exhibition’s new section Fashioned from Nature in China: Then and Now.Exhibition details: http://www.designsociety.cn/en/category/event-list/detail!fashioned-from-nature[...]

Beyhive gather 'round and rejoice! This week we will be discussing Beyoncé's project Black is King, which is a visual and musical reimagining of The Lion King.RECOMMENDED READING:https://www.teenvogue.com/story/black-is-king-african-fashion-references Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check[...]

This week we speak with June Ambrose about her incredible 25 year career shaping fashion and music culture. From her work with Missy Elliot, Puff Daddy and Jay-Z, we speak about creating the looks for some of music's most iconic moments. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out[...]

Barbara Flood joins us to discuss her passion for fashion that spans her 1960s and 70s modeling career as a "Gernreich Girl" into the present day. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My[...]

Rudi Gernreich pushed fashion forward in a way that many of his innovations are essentials in our wardrobes today. Yet, during the 1960s and 1970s, he was dubbed 'a far out eccentric' by many. Join us this week for our discussion with Alex Joseph to learn more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:*[...]

When fashion designer Salvacion Lim "Slim" Higgins opened her first atelier in Manila in 1947, she ushered in both the golden age of Filipino couture and her own forty-plus year career. Her son Mark Lewis Higgins joins us to discuss her incredible life and legacy.Recommended additional resources:SLIM fashion school: www.slimfashion.com www.slimsonline.school Video on SLIM's legacyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgMwYXPaq2U[...]

Fashion historian and Curator of Costume and Accessories at The Museum at FIT, Colleen Hill, joins us again today for part two of our discussion on fashion in the 1990s.RECOMMENDED READING: Hill, Colleen. Fashion in the Nineties. New York: Rizzoli, 2021. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out[...]

Supermodels, grunge, minimalism, oh my! This week Colleen Hill joins us for a two-part episode on fashion in the 1990s.RECOMMENDED READING:Hill, Colleen. Fashion in the Nineties. New York: Rizzoli, 2021. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal:[...]

Parents rejoice! This week fellow Dressed listener Jonathan Joseph joins us to speak about his new fashion ed-tech start up for kids and teens. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in[...]

202 embroiders. 28 countries. 1 dress. Artist Kirstie Macleod joins us to share the stories behind the The Red Dress Project, an eleven year collaboration empowering women artisans from around the world to share their stories through embroidery. https://reddressembroidery.com www.kirstiemacleod.co.uk Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy[...]

Band leader, vintage aficionado, and style activist Dandy Wellington joins us to discuss the power and joy of vintage dressing today.More on Dandy's work: www.dandywellington.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life[...]

Today we are joined by fashion educator, researcher, and activist Dr. Ben Barry whose work on refashioning and cripping masculinities challenges and redefines dominant definitions of fashion.For more on Dr. Barry's work: www.refashioningmasculinity.com www.crippingmasculinity.com www.fashionstudies.ca Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code[...]

Join Cassidy as she tries to fool April--and vice versa--with wacky facts and fictions from fashion history.RECOMMENDED READING: Golbin, Pamela. Couture Confessions. New York: Rizzoli, 2016. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My[...]

This week Ayaka Sano joins us to discuss the early years of the career of Japanese designer Hanae Mori, the first Asian woman to be admitted to the ranks of French haute couture. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for[...]

Today we continue our conversation by one of our favorite designers, Norma Kamali, who has been a defining force in American fashion for more than five decades.RECOMMENDED READING: Kamali, Norma. I Am Invincible. New York: Abrams, 2021. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use[...]

This week we are delighted to be joined by one of our favorite designers, Norma Kamali, to chat about her role in defining American fashion for more than five decades.RECOMMENDED READING:Kamali, Norma. I Am Invincible. New York: Abrams, 2021. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth[...]

This week, we make our recommendations for digital fashion history resources.Instagram accounts:https://www.instagram.com/matching.melania/https://www.instagram.com/noraesdollhouse/Victorian Mourning Practices:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5w2wN301LkSlow Factory Open Education:https://slowfactory.foundation/open-educationThe Roaring 20s and Swinging 60s:https://exhibitions.fitnyc.edu/roaring-20s-and-swinging-60s/exhibition/www.ikeamuseum.comWilli Smith Community Archive:https://willismitharchive.cargo.site/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life[...]

How did the Vietnamese come to dominate the multi-billion dollar nail industry? Filmmaker Adele Pham joins us to discuss her film Nailed It, which explores the history of Vietnamese nail salons in America. https://www.naileditdoc.com https://vimeo.com/ondemand/nailedit Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code[...]

Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: * Check out Rakuten: www.rakuten.com* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code[...]

What treasures lie in the Chicago History Museum's 50,000 piece dress and textile collection? From Abraham Lincoln's belongings to rare Parisian haute couture, Jessica Pushor is back to share some of the collection's highlights and surprises. https://www.chicagohistory.org/collections/collection-contents/costume-and-textiles/ https://images.chicagohistory.org Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and[...]

Today, we are joined by "librarian of clothing" Jessica Pushor, collections manager of the Chicago History Museum's 50,000+ piece dress and textile collection. Pushor takes us behind the scenes and back in history in part one of a two-part episode on Chicago's fashionable past.https://www.chicagohistory.org/collections/collection-contents/costume-and-textiles/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro:[...]

Beloved by sirens of the stage and screen for her curve clinging creations, this week Nany Deihl joins us to discuss Zelda Wynn Valdes. We also bust a few myths about who designed the Playboy Bunny costume.RECOMMENDED READING:Deihl, Nancy, ed. The Hidden History of American Fashion: Rediscovering 20th Century Women Designers. New York: Bloomsbury, 2018.[...]

This week we speak with one of our favorite contemporary artists, Fabiola Jean-Louis, who rewrites history by photographing women of color in the historic silhouettes she painstakingly recreates from paper. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal:[...]

In the second installment of this episode, we speak about Bonnie's unique design lexicon and how her working methods blazed new territory in the fashion industry.RECOMMENDED READING:Lake, Stephanie. Bonnie Cashin: Chic is Where You Find It. New York: Rizzoli, 2016. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy[...]

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From tight-lacing to sitting in a bustle, Christine is back to discuss the realities of wearing historical dress, smashing some popular fashion history myths in the process. Christine's website: https://sewstine.com Her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClE05Q8Hh939-3BY8p9MPoQ Inclusion in the Costuming Community: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3tdjRLBcdo "Why Bridgerton is Problematic" panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XQxFcRfWSc Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check[...]

Dr. Christine Millar of "Sewstine" joins us to discuss her relationship with historical costuming, a well deserved respite from her work as a doctor during COVID-19. Christine's website: https://sewstine.com Her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClE05Q8Hh939-3BY8p9MPoQ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for[...]

In part two of our episode with Dr. Ariane Fennetaux, we discuss the intimate nature of pockets and what women historically carried in them.RECOMMENDED READING:Burman, Barbara and Ariane Fennetaux. The Pocket: A History of Women's lives, 1660-1900. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2019. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out[...]

Since day one of Dressed, our listeners have deluged us with requests for an episode on pockets. This week we deliver with a two part episode on the history of the pocket with Dr. Ariane Fennetaux.RECOMMENDED READING:Burman, Barbara and Ariane Fennetaux. The Pocket: A History of Women's lives, 1660-1900. New Haven and London: Yale University[...]

Per popular request, we take a deep dive into all things Bridgerton costumes for our first Fashion History Now of Season 4! Recommended Watching: Costuming Drama https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XQxFcRfWSc Abby Cox https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYuGg9CEY5Y Lady Rebecca Fashions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-jr1KXMqvw Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED[...]

Fashion and fantasy merge in the work of designer Zaldy Goco who joins us to discuss his incredible thirty plus year career as a magic maker, transforming stars from Lady Gaga to RuPaul to performers of the Cirque du Soleil stage. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out[...]

Today, we continue our exploration of the century long love affair between fashion and the showgirl.Recommended reading and viewing: Es-pranza Humphrey's article “Fashioning the Black Chorus Girl" Elspeth Brown's Work! A Queer History of Modeling Marcel Sauvage's Les Mémoires de Joséphine Baker Baker's 1931 Casino de Paris performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86HqDSY9l9A Robin Givhan's The Battle of Versaiiles:[...]

With her towering headwear and sparkling body suit, the showgirl is an instantly recognizable, cross cultural pop icon. This two part episode explores her lesser known relationship to fashion, a love affair that extends back over one hundred years.Recommended Reading: Andrea Stuart's Showgirls Linda Mizejewski, Ziegfeld Girl: Image and Icon in Culture and Cinema Jane[...]

In part two of our episode with Tudor fashion scholar Eleri Lynn, we discuss sumptuary laws as well as grooming, hygiene and laundry practices at the Tudor court.RECOMMENDED READING: Lynn, Eleri. Tudor Fashion. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2017 Lynn, Eleri. Tudor Textiles. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2020 Learn more about your ad-choices at[...]

Kirtles, codpieces and Henry the VIII, oh my! This week we discuss fashion at the Tudor court with Eleri Lynn, Curator of the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection of the Historic Royal Palaces.RECOMMENDED READING: Lynn, Eleri. Tudor Fashion. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2017 Lynn, Eleri. Tudor Textiles. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2020 Learn more[...]

We continue our conversation with street style photographer extraordinaire, Scott Schuman, and speak about his five books and fifteen-year career as The Sartorialist. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a[...]

Street style photographer extraordinaire, Scott Schuman, joins us this week to speak about his five books and fifteen-year career as The Sartorialist. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book[...]

In this latest edition of Fashion History Now, we catch up on the latest fashion history and fashion history-making news from Harry Styles gender-bending cover to lip art to "the Incredible Whiteness of the Museum Fashion Collection."Further Reading: https://www.vogue.com/article/dolly-parton-best-fashion-moments-life-in-looks https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/29/style/museums-fashion-racism.html https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/queen_and_crown https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2021-ready-to-wear/moschino https://www.fashionmonitor.com/blog/TC3/on-our-radar-lip-artists https://wearealma.mx/ https://maskalike.com www.fashionstudiesalliance.org https://www.essence.com/feature/zendaya-on-winning-her-emmy-activism-through-art-and-honoring-black-style-icons/ https://www.vogue.com/article/harry-styles-cover-december-2020 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur[...]

Fashion and textile curator Petra Slinkard joins us to discuss the exhibition Made It: The Women Who Revolutionized Fashion, on view at the Peabody Essex Museum until March 2021. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com*[...]

Next week marks St. Catherine's Day on November 25th. In this week's minisode we explore the special nature of St. Catherine's Day to the French fashion industry. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out[...]

This week we explore the history of mending as well as the contemporary visible mending movement with guest Kate Sekules. RECOMMENDED READING: Sekules, Kate. Mend!: A Refashioning Manual and Manifesto. New York: Penguin Books, 2020. www.visiblemending.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my[...]

This week we are joined by fashion journalist Christian Allaire (Ojibwe) whose work for Vogue magazine is bringing Indigenous fashion designers to the international fore.Christian's work: https://www.vogue.com/contributor/christian-allaire Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out[...]

Fashion historian, couture collector, museum curator, author, Vogue International Editor-at-Large, Hamish Bowles is the wearer of many stylish hats! He joins us to share the childhood origins of his passion for fashion history and the building blocks of his extraordinary life and career.Hamish for Vogue: https://www.vogue.com/contributor/hamish-bowlesHamish's collection: https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/hamish-bowles-couture-collectionHamish as the host of In Vogue: http://listen.vogue.com/dressedHamish's latest[...]

In commemoration of the life and legacy of the trailblazing Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, we look at the meaning behind her signature collars. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life[...]

This week we explore the political power of the pin-back button and many of its other fun incarnations intended to convey a message. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a[...]

We are pleased to welcome Dressed producer and podcast host extraordinaire Holly Frey to the show this week. A fellow Halloween and fashion lover, Holly joins us in a discussion about bizarre fashion and beauty contraptions from history. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and[...]

Dr. Reem El Mutwalli joins us in a discussion of her organization The Zay Initiative, a fashion history archive dedicated to collecting, documenting and digitally archiving dress from across the Arab world. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a[...]

In part two of this two-part series, Amy de la Haye joins us to speak about fashion's love affair with the rose, her book The Rose in Fashion: Ravishing and its associated exhibition which is to be mounted at The Museum at FIT. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com*[...]

In part one of this two-part series, Amy de la Haye joins us to speak about the historic symbolism of the rose, her book The Rose in Fashion: Ravishing and its associated exhibition which is to be mounted at The Museum at FIT. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com*[...]

On this week's minisode we delve into the incredible life of suffragist Mable Ping-Hua Lee, the activist who dedicated her life to the suffrage movement and women's rights despite the fact she may have never received the right to vote herself. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out[...]

Dr. Tanisha C. Ford returns to discuss her recently released memoir Dressed in Dreams: A Black Girl’s Letter to the Power of Fashion (2019).More on Dr. Ford: http://www.tanishacford.comRecommended Reading:The Incredible Whiteness of the Museum Fashion Collection: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/29/style/museums-fashion-racism.html Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use[...]

The paradox of clothing is that it can be at once the most public and the most personal of items a person can use to express their identity historically and today, a dichotomy found throughout the work of today's guest Dr. Tanisha C. Ford. She joins us for part one of a two part discussion[...]

This week designers Gabriel Brandon-Hanson and Jesus Herrera join us to discuss their vintage shop which features exquisitely handmade garments sourced from all over Mexico and how their contemporary brand, Les Jesus, partners with embroiderers and artisans using traditional techniques. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy[...]

Daffodils for your unrequited love, lavender for your sworn enemy. This week author and illustrator Jessica Roux joins us to discuss how the Victorians used the symbolism of flowers as a means of communication.Recommended Reading:Roux, Jessica. Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers. Kansas City, MO: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2020. Learn more[...]

This week we explore the symbiotic relationships between modern women, fashion, and cars at the dawn of the twentieth century.Recommended reading: Georgine Clarsen's Eat My Dust: Early Women Moderists Emily Remus's A Shoppers’ Paradise: How the Ladies of Chicago Claimed Power and Pleasure in the New Downtown A'Lelia Bundles's On Her Own Ground: The Life[...]

This week, we meet some of the muses of Ari Seth Cohen's Advanced Style and Advanced Love series who join us to share the myriad of lessons and philosophies they've learned from their many years of getting dressed. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and[...]

Cassidy and April "sit down" with Hamish Bowles, fashion historian, couture collector, Vogue editor, and new host of the podcast In Vogue: The 1990s. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in[...]

Style knows no age. In part one of this two part episode, photographer Ari Seth Cohen joins us to discuss Advanced Style, his street style blog turned international movement celebrating "the stylish senior set." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED[...]

We cover everything from smart wool to stylin' penguins in this week's discussion that also includes what is happening in the world of online fashion auctions, vintage department store catalogs, and must watch docu-series. Knit for Nature: https://scoop.upworthy.com/109-year-old-spent-his-final-years-knitting-tiny-sweaters-for-injured-penguins Smart Wool: https://www.seas.harvard.edu/news/2020/09/wool-material-can-remember-and-change-shape Glasses masks: https://www.wiresglasses.com/masks-all Art of Style: https://www.amazon.com/Art-of-Style/dp/B07CLFS1J2 Fashion and textile auction houses: https://augusta-auction.com/ ,[...]

This week we honor the work of costume designer, fashion historian and expert on the history of paper patterns, Joy Spanabel Emery.RECOMMENDED READING: Emery, Joy Spanabel. A History of the Paper Pattern Industry: The Home Dressmaking Revolution. New York: Bloomsbury, 2014 Commercial Pattern Archive https://copa.apps.uri.edu/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out[...]

This week we answer a listener question about past predictions of fashion's future; from wearable tech to smart phones and air conditioning a surprising number which are part of our every day lives were predicted a nearly century ago...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9eAiy0IGBI Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth[...]

Iman. Tyra. Naomi. Marcellas Reynolds, author of the book Supreme Models: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized Fashion, joins us to discuss the legion of black models who have transformed and defined the fashion industry over the past seventy five years. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy[...]

Would you wear Chipotle?! This week we discuss a new clothing initiative by the fast food chain, the YouTube series Black Girl in a Big Dress, what's happening in a Taiwanese laundry, and address some listener mail.To Follow: @wantshowasyoungTo Read: Sweatpants Forever, Polish MPs, ChipotleTo Watch: Mucho Mucho Amore: The Legend of Walter Mercado (Netflix),[...]

This week Andrea Lauer joins us to discuss the utilitarian and utopian history of the jumpsuit. A favorite fashion staple of the 21st century, the jumpsuit is a surprising site of discourse on economics, class and gender. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use[...]

How do Louis Pasteur, Thomas Edison and an enigmatic French Count factor into the history of one of the most widely used textiles on the planet? Tune in to find out! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great[...]

Vanessa Brown joins us this week to discuss the ways in which sunglasses have been used in the construction of cool and celebrity glamour. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in[...]

This week we are joined by Amber-Dawn Bear Robe, the producer behind Santa Fe Indian Market's annual fashion show, which goes virtual this year for the first time. We learn about the show's history and this year's featured designers.Learn more at https://swaia.org/haute-couture-fashion-show/ Designers: OrlandoDugi.com Korina Emmerich www.emmerichny.com Patricia-Michaels.com CatherineBlackburn.com Delina White iamanishinaabe.com Skawennati.com SagePaul.com Also[...]

Thanks to a plethora of literature and Hollywood films, the American West holds an almost mythic-like place in the popular imagination. Its mere mention conjures images of legendary gunslingers and heroic homesteaders, among many other revered tropes. Lesser known and explored, however, is the American West's queer history and the many individuals who challenged and[...]

On this week's minisode, we discuss listener mail about Princess Beatrice's upcycled Norman Harnell wedding dress, bicycling etiquette art, magical magazines, and SCAD museum's virtual fashion tours!Instagram accounts mentioned:@diktats_bookstore, @simpsonsruinart, @faeriemagazine, @followmeawayOther recommendations: https://enchantedlivingmag.com, https://www.scadfash.org/events/see-top-selects-alaia-adrian-masters-cut-virtual-tour Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code[...]

This week Dr. Jonathan Michael Square joins us to discuss some of his object based research into Brooks Brother's coats worn by enslaved servants during the 19th century. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check[...]

This week we answer a listener query about when and how did shorts enter women's wardrobes. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DRESSED for[...]

During the 1920s and 30s, white fashion magazines and designers marketed ethnicity to white women as something that could be put on and taken off at will. Dr. Victoria Pass joins us to discuss the colonialist underbelly of modern fashion's "ethnic masquerade" and its contemporary incarnations. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check[...]

In honor of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the iconic fashion flick Clueless, we bring you a special interview with the film's costume designer Mona May. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life[...]

This week we examine the career of American Vogue editor Jessica Daves who presided over the magazine during the 1950s, a golden age of fashion photography and modernism. Why is it that Daves remains lesser known today in comparison to the editors who preceded and followed her?Recommended reading:Tuite, Rebecca C. 1950s in Vogue: The Jessica[...]

This week's discussion includes the ugly makeup revolution, Costube, and highlights from haute couture's first digital fashion week. @CosTubeGuide Instructions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14L5YJmmX6VX9E3gxVwuaY5-1eRyt7ihaw7gl10_rsYk/edit https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book[...]

This week, cultural historian Dr. Benjamin Wild joins us to discuss the global phenomenon of fancy dress costume, smashing any outdated conventions that label the performative act of dressing up as frivolous.Recommended reading: Carnival to Catwalk: Global Reflections of Fancy Dress Costume by Benjamin Wild Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out[...]

Today, the bicycle is a ubiquitous summer pasttime for many of us, but in the 1890s it was a new social and cultural phenomenon that took the world by storm. As with any social activity in the nineteenth century, "cycling" required its own etiquette. This week, we explore the 1890s do's and don'ts of how[...]

Living historian and educator Cheyney McKnight joins us for part two of this episode to discuss African diasporic dress and fashion in the US during the 18th and 19th centuries, particularly women's headwraps. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for[...]

This week we discussed the future of fashion customization, the conservation of Queen Elizabeth I's funeral corset, the discovery of a 2,300 year old boot and Crayola's new Colors of the World release due out this month.Recommended reading: https://www.cnn.com/style/article/calvin-klein-pride-campaign-jari-jones-trend/index.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5416629/Queen-Elizabeth-415-year-old-funeral-corset-restored.html http://www.openculture.com/2020/06/exquisite-2300-year-old-scythian-womans-boot-preserved-in-the-frozen-ground-of-the-altai-mountains.html?fbclid=IwAR2H_MQwrfmgcbTnRcrB6O0xVu1_szseX3oaH30zjVT5sOtecDstk2JMxRo https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/how-eshakti-makes-possible-made-in-india-custom-made-clothes-for-women-in-us/925375/ https://www.allure.com/story/crayola-skin-tone-crayons-extension Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com*[...]

Living historian and educator Cheyney McKnight joins us this week to speak about the profession of historic interpretation and specifically about her research and work interpreting the periods of slavery in the US during the 18th and 19th centuries. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth[...]

In this week's mini-sode we answer a listener question about the history of the wedding garter and examine how wedding traditions of the Middle Ages and Renaissance relate to customs practiced today. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a[...]

This week, we bring you part two of our two part episode with Anna Jackson, curator of the V&A exhibition Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk, the first major exhibition on the kimono in the UK's history.Additional resources:https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/kimono-kyoto-to-catwalk Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my[...]

In light of current events, the fashion industry will never be the same again. This week, we discuss meaningful (and not so meaningful) change. Recommended reading: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/14/style/andre-leon-talley-anna-wintour-tell-all.html https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/news-analysis/black-lives-matter-fashion-discrimination-cfda-petition https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/16/i-was-first-black-model-cover-vogue-fashion-industry-still-isnt-fixing-its-racism/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com*[...]

This week, we bring you part one of our two part episode with Anna Jackson, curator of the V&A exhibition Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk, the first major exhibition on the kimono in the UK's history.Additional resources:https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/kimono-kyoto-to-catwalk Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my[...]

In this episode, we discuss a brief history of what people have worn to both protest and protect themselves during times of civil unrest.Further reading: https://www.vogue.com/article/george-floyd-100-black-men-memorial-harlem-gabriel-garmon-james-felton-keith-bradon-waight-tiffany-rea-fisher-harold-waight https://riotmedicine.net; https://www.businessinsider.com/clothes-accessories-that-outsmart-facial-recognition-tech-2019-10 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check[...]

Cassidy and April discuss current events as they relate to the fashion industry and the field of Fashion Studies, highlighting where the industry and field need to go and the important POC scholars, historians, and activists who are working to get it there.WEBSITES: Kimberly Jenkins: www.fashionandrace.com Cheney McKnight: www.notyourmommashistory.com Dr. Jonathen Square: www.fashioningtheself.com, www.jonathansquare.com Dandy[...]

This show would not be possible without our wonderful listeners! This week we celebrate YOU by highlighting some of your fashion histories shared with us through listener mail.Detroit oral history project: https://detroit1967.detroithistorical.org/items/show/453 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a[...]

This week we learn about the history and techniques of historical hatmaking with Rachel Frost, one of only a handful of hatmakers using sixteenth century European techniques in the entire world.See more of Rachel's work at www.thecraftybeggars.org.For more from the Tudor Tailors see www.tudortailor.com. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro:[...]

So many of you have asked for book recs for what to read during your extra time at home, this week we re-air our past minisode on our favorite fashion books. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great[...]

Nurses, we love you! In an episode dedicated to healthcare workers everywhere, this week we explore the history of the nurse uniform. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book[...]

This week we check out some disturbing historic beauty advice, a collection of the world's rarest pigments, alternative leather made from cacti, and get to the bottom of what Christian Dior was up to in 1949.Sources: a collection of the world's rarest colors https://liveplayeat.com/the-worlds-rarest-colors/ Dior 1949 collection https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6xD-jKli-_qIYXDTsNv4dw Desserto https://desserto.com.mx/. Learn more about your ad-choices[...]

In lieu of this week's FHM, we bring you a special interview with Amy Yeung, founder of Orenda Tribe. Using the colors of the rainbow as her guide, Amy breathes new life into old clothing and textiles with a sustainable, ethical approach to design that both celebrates and supports her indigenous heritage and community. One[...]

On the heels of our Downton Abbey episode, this week we explore the dress of the downstairs set. What did domestic servants really wear? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in[...]

From golden mending games to Advanced Style inspiration, this week's episode is full of suggestions for fun fashion history related activities you can do on and off line and with the whole family!Recommendations: www.advance.style www.firstamericanartmagazine.com www.goldenjoinery.com www.colornames.org https://www.metmuseum.org/art/metpublications Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and[...]

This week, we speak with Anna Mary Scott Robbins, the costume designer behind one of the most beloved television series, and now films, Downton Abbey. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life[...]

To celebrate a quintessential rite of passage being canceled en masse this year due to the pandemic, we bring you a brief history of Prom. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life[...]

Join us for our second installment on the stories and symbolism lovingly stitched into the GoT costumes.RECOMMENDED READING:Clapton, Michele and Gina McIntyre. Game of Thrones: The Costumes. San Rafael: Insight Editions, 2019. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a[...]

This week we issue a couple of challenges! Recreate works of art at home! Help April get to the bottom of Pierre Cardin-designed uniforms for the Chinese army?! Also check out the instagram accounts @whatalexiswore and @izabelapriorattire for a full serving of fashion history fun! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out[...]

We obsessed. We cried. We stood in awe of the epic saga that was Game of Thrones. Join us for an extra delicious episode where we break down the stories and symbolism lovingly stiched into the GoT costumes.RECOMMENDED READING:Clapton, Michele and Gina McIntyre. Game of Thrones: The Costumes. San Rafael: Insight Editions, 2019. Learn more[...]

A feat of Indian craftsmanship and British colonial pageantry, the "peacock dress" was worn by Lady Curzon, Vicereine of India, to the 1903 Delhi Durbar commemorating King Edward VII's ascension to the British throne. Today, we learn why it is still celebrated as as one of the most beautiful and masterfully constructed gowns in the[...]

In celebration of our one hundredth episode, we welcome to the show Mary Wilson, founding member of The Supremes and author of the book Supreme Glamour. Ms. Wilson joins us to discuss the evolution of the group's now iconic wardrobe and the integral role that fashion--and supreme glamour--played in the success of one of the[...]

Topics in this week's episode include the Contemporary Muslim Fashion exhibition, eighteenth century wig building, the origins story of the N95 face mask, and the wonder of online fashion exhibitions on the Google Arts & Culture App.Fast Company article:https://www.fastcompany.com/90479846/the-untold-origin-story-of-the-n95-maskV&A's Design a Wig:https://www.vam.ac.uk/designawig/Queen Sirikit exhibit on Google Arts & Culture:https://g.co/arts/snnY5ZS3KboEkBbD8Contemporary Muslim Fashions: d'Allesandro, Jill and Reina[...]

What happens when French haute couture meets Thai glamour and elegance? This week, Melissa Leventon joins us to discuss the sartorial legacy of Queen Sirikit of Thailand.Recommended reading:Melissa Leventon's Fit for a Queen: Her Majesty Queen Sirikit's Creations by Balmain (River Books Press, 2016) and In Royal Fashion: The Style of Queen Sirikit of Thailand[...]

How did a practical device for catching fish become a coveted and controversial fashion staple? This week, we explore the fascinating thousand-year plus history behind fishnets. Recommended reading: https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/the-history-of-hand-knitting https://www.vintag.es/2019/01/fishnet-stockings.html Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal:[...]

En pointe and en vogue, the ballerina has inspired many a fashion designer. Dance and fashion have long had a symbiotic relationship, and this week we speak to Patricia Mears about her sublimely beautiful exhibition which highlights the mutual love affair between ballet and high style.Recommended reading: Mears, Patricia et al. Ballerina: Fashion's Modern Muse.[...]

This week we discuss online sources of fashion history, AJ and The Queen, Dapper Dan's new memoire and biodegradable plastics.Recommended reading: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art (and fashion) History:https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/coho/hd_coho.htmAJ and the Queen costumes:https://www.crfashionbook.com/culture/a30503047/aj-and-the-queen-rupaul-costumes/Korina Emmerich's face mask:https://www.emmerichny.com/product-page/split-shot-face-mask Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code[...]

"The most influential woman in fashion" during the 20th century was far from a household name. Join us as we explore the legendary career of Eleanor Lambert who helped shape the trajectory of the American fashion industry from behind the scenes. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out[...]

What do millionaires, harlequins and cigarettes have to do with the iconic cat-eye frame? Tune in to find out! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my[...]

Fashion historian and author Lydia Edwards joins us to talk about her newly released book How to Read a Suit, the highly anticipated menswear version of her acclaimed How to Read a Dress. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for[...]

This week we cover topics including Bill Cunningham, 150 years of Harper's Bazaar, and the recent JLo/Shakira controversy. Are we still policing women's bodies in 2020?Recommended reading:Cassidy's talk:http://www.abqinternational.org/pioneering-women-designers-of-the-1920s/JLo/Shakira:https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/25/us/shakira-jlo-super-bowl-halftime-show-fcc-complaints-trnd/index.htmlhttps://www.cnn.com/2020/02/03/opinions/super-bowl-halftime-show-jlo-shakira-opinion-reyes/index.htmlMAD exhibit:https://madparis.fr/en/about-us/exhibitions/current-events-1322/musee-des-arts-decoratifs/harper-s-bazaar/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com*[...]

Do you know where the precious metals or gems used in your jewelry come from? This week we speak to jewelry designer Bliss Lau about ethics and responsibility in the jewelry trade. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a[...]

Your great-grandmother enjoyed a dickie. Join us in our exploration of a wildly popular garment, now lost to fashion history. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use[...]

After a deep dive into etiquette manuals, we explore the complex codes of introductions and calling during the 19th century. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use[...]

In this new bi-weekly minisode series, Cassidy and April share the latest in all things fashion history. From Jean Paul Gaultier's final haute couture collection to fashion's push for environmental responsibility, we bring you fashion history NOW.Recommended readings: https://studyhall.earth https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/slow-factory-study-hall-sustainable-fashion/ https://www.thredup.com/fashionfootprint https://www.algiknit.com https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2020-couture/jean-paul-gaultier https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYDyi-B1FuU Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro:[...]

This week, we continue to explore the intimate relationship between fashion and film from World War II into the present day.Recommended reading: Deborah Nadoolman Landis's Dressed: A Century of Hollywood Costume Design (Harper Design, 2007) Hollywood Costume (Harry N. Abrams, 2013) Christopher Laverty's Fashion in Film (Laurence King, 2016) Learn more about your ad-choices at[...]

The Oscars red carpet is one of the most highly anticipated fashion events of the year. This week, we explore its history with Bronwyn Cosgrave before April and Cassidy share their favorite picks from this year's festivities.Recommended Reading:Bronwyn Cosgrave's Made for Each Other: Fashion and the Academy Awards (Bloomsbury, 2006) Learn more about your ad-choices[...]

We are back! What better way to celebrate the launch of Season 3--and the Oscars AND Fashion Week-- than with a multi-episode celebration of the hundred and thirty plus year love affair between fashion and film.⁠Recommended reading: Deborah Nadoolman Landis's Dressed: A Century of Hollywood Costume Design (Harper Design, 2007) Hollywood Costume (Harry N. Abrams,[...]

A symbol of glitz, glamour and celebration, we bring you a special holiday edition on the history of glitter. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my[...]

Can an outfit change your life? For many of us, the answer is a resounding yes. Welcome to What I Wore When, a weekly podcast hosted by Glamour digital director Perrie Samotin. Every Monday, Perrie sits down with actors, writers, musicians, reality stars, and other influential women to discuss what they wore during a pivotal[...]

For the final episode of Dressed Season 2, we bring you the much-requested history of denim. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DRESSED for[...]

Artist. Fashion Designer. Activist. Korina Emmerich joins us to talk about her fashion brand Emme and the ways in which her indigenous heritage and commitment to the Fashion Revolution movement inform her work. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for[...]

This week we speak with Paris-based fashion journalist Dana Thomas about the rise of fashion fashion and its true cost. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use[...]

From Japan to Hawaii to California, this week we learn about the origins of the ubiquitious flip-flop.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DRESSED[...]

Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell joins us to discuss her new book Worn on this Day: the Clothes That Made History. From Olympic uniforms to coronation gowns, Kimberly explores momentous moments in dress history one day at a time.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my[...]

Icons of sex, danger and high style, this week we speak to Dr. Monica Germanà about women inhabiting the world of James Bond. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a[...]

This week we chat about one of the most sumptuous fancy dress balls the world has ever seen: The Vanderbilt Ball of 1883. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a[...]

Just in time for Halloween, we talk all things dressing up with Lucy Clayton and Dr. Benjamin Wild, co-hosts of the podcast dedicated to that very subject, Dress: Fancy. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com*[...]

This weeks listener question about the history of seersucker leads us to a surprising discussion of etymology. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DRESSED[...]

This week we revisit April's appearance on Stuff You Missed in History Class covering French fashion and resistance during WWII. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use[...]

From Grecian goddesses to the godmother of rock'n'roll, April and Cassidy discuss their favorite shows from the recent Spring/Summer 2020 Collections!   Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and[...]

In conjunction with the exhibition French Fashion, Women and the First World War currently on view at the Bard Graduate Center, we speak with Dr. Kate Strasdin and Dr. Margaret Darrow about the era's anxieties surrounding fashion and gender. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth[...]

One of the more curious items of masculine dress history, this week we explore the function and symbolism of the codpiece. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and[...]

Stephen Burrow's bright and slinky clothes defined the disco era. This week we speak with a fashion icon on the occasion of his new collaboration with Target. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out[...]

This week we explore the style one of rock's most iconic sub-cultures: punk. But what came first, the music or the clothes? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book[...]

Patrick Kelly took Paris by storm in the 1980s, becoming the first American designer to be inducted into France's distinguished Chambre syndicale du prêt-à-porter. On what would have been Patrick's 65th birthday, we honor his life and legacy.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and[...]

This week we talk with fashion icon and fashion model pioneer Pat Cleveland about her fifty-plus year career in fashion. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use[...]

This week, April and Cassidy discuss which forgotten fashion staples they would love to make a comeback and which cyclical fashion trends should remain a thing of the past.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com*[...]

Often cited as a progenitor of the American Look, fashion designer Tina Leser's vision was greater than the polarizing discourse of French versus American style. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life[...]

This week we take a peek inside the Paley Center for Media's exhibition Making Maisel Marvelous. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DRESSED for[...]

Periods. A universally taboo topic for 1000s of years, menstruation was only addressed commercially in the early 20th century. We talk the pad's evolution--and all its accompanying accessories--with women's health historian Dr. Shannon Withycombe. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED[...]

This week we meet Cebastien and Robin, the women behind the botanical beauty line Dryland Wilds, and learn all about their modern day use of the 17th century perfume making process known as enfleurage.https://www.drylandwilds.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED[...]

Hot off the press and LIVE from Dallas, join us for our first live episode of Dressed. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DRESSED[...]

This week's mini-sode explores the story of Juli Lynne Charlot who created a 50s classic: the poodle skirt. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code[...]

We answer a listener query about the moon-shaped manicure of the 1920s and 30s with Suzanne Shapiro, author of Nails: the Story of the Modern Manicure. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My[...]

In this week's mini-sode we answer a query from a real-life mermaid. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: *[...]

In the 1960s, Mary Quant launched her fashion revolution amid a rainbow of mini-skirts and hot pants. This week, we explore her life and legacy with Jenny Lister, the curator behind the V&A's exhibition Mary Quant, on view until February 20, 2016. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check[...]

This week we discuss the role of auction houses in the collecting of historic dress in a continued conversation with Timothy Long, Director, Senior Specialist of Couture and Luxury Accessories for Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED[...]

Timothy Long takes us inside the multi-tiered genius of Charles James, the self-taught fashion designer behind some of the most innovative and breathtakingly beautiful designs of the 20th century. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com*[...]

A staple of various style tribes, Nancy MacDonell joins us to speak about the history of the penny loafer. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my[...]

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing and we are joined by Sarah Jean Culbeth to discuss the space age fashions of Pierre Cardin. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check[...]

This week, we explore the fascinating origins of the so-called "sailor" and "peter pan" style collars.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DRESSED for[...]

Animal rights activist and vegan menswear designer Joshua Katcher joins us to talk about the relationship between humans and the animals they wear. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a[...]

This week, Cassidy and April discuss the art and history inherent in the latest 2019 Couture Fashion Collections.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code[...]

For fifty years, Ebony magazine's groundbreaking Fashion Fair brought the crème de la crème of high fashion to audiences across the USA and around the globe. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My[...]

Join us for a peep inside the work of Isabelle de Borchgrave who creates incredible life-size replicas of historic fashions not from silk, velvet and lace, but paper.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check[...]

Men just might enjoy the comfort of skirts! This week we speak to Michelle Tolini Finamore about her exhibition Gender Bending Fashion which is currently on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED[...]

It's World Pride month and all things rainbow! This week's minisode discusses the origin of the multicolored pride flag emblazoned upon innumerable garments to be worn this month. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check[...]

Who gets to wear the pants?! This week we speak to Michelle Tolini Finamore about her exhibition Gender Bending Fashion which is currently on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a[...]

Cassidy and April discuss a recent New York Time's article by Vanessa Friedman which brings up some interesting questions regarding the relevance and importance of everyday clothing. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out[...]

This week, exhibition curator Clarissa Esguerra teaches us all about the sophisticated resist-dying ikat technique responsible for the resplendent textiles and garments on display in LACMA's current exhibition Power of Pattern: Central Asian Ikats. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED[...]

Tune in this week to learn about the distinctions between what is considered antique versus vintage. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DRESSED for[...]

Much more than practical tools for cooling the body, Laura Camerlengo joins us to speak about the myriad of ways fans have been used historically as emblems of status and tools of communication. Her exhibition Fans of the 18th Century is on view now through June 30, 2019 at the de Young Museum in San[...]

Join us for fun with words! Today we address "dress."  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: * Check out[...]

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment. In gratitude to the American women who fought for the right to vote, we speak to Raissa Bretaña about the relationship between fashion and the 20th century suffrage movement. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out[...]

Today, we answer a listener question about the history of men's facial hair with Dr. Christopher Oldstone-Moore, author of the book Of Beards and Men: the Revealing History of Facial Hair. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great[...]

High heels have long been the domain of women--but first they were worn by men. This week, we track the evolution of the high heel as worn by male cavalry to "irrational" women with Bata Shoe Museum Senior Curator Elizabeth Semmelhack. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out[...]

This week we discuss the 'shadiest' company around, the world's leading authority on color intelligence, Pantone. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DRESSED for[...]

Fashion history and crime labs may seem like strange bedfellows. This week we speak to real-life dress detective, Amber Butchart, about her work in forensics and fashion history applications outside of museums and design studios. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code[...]

Detective hats on, Cassidy and April address a listener question regarding fashion copying: fashion fakes are nothing new, but just when and where did the practice start and why? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com*[...]

In part two of our interview with embroidery designer Nadia Albertini, we learn how the age old craft is kept alive at the hands of skilled artisans from India to Paris. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great[...]

This week we look into the storied history of one of the world's most sought-after social invitations: The Met Gala. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use[...]

Today, we learn all about the fascinating history behind one of humankind's oldest forms of adornment with embroidery designer and historian Nadia Albertini. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a[...]

This week we answer a query about the once indispensable accessory now lost to time: the chatelaine. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DRESSED[...]

This week we learn how "the new freedom thing in fashion" became the industry standard for the production of women's--and more and more men's-- jeans. This is the story of stretchy jeans. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a[...]

On this week's edition of Fashion History Mystery, we look into vintage hairstyle terms including the bob and the shingle. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use[...]

To investigate charm schools of the 1940s, April recently completed the six weeks Du Barry Success Course of diet, exercise, posture and beauty rituals. Tune in to find out how it went! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a[...]

On this week's edition of Fashion History Mystery, April and Cassidy answer the question: didn't women's long skirts get really dirty in the 19th century? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life[...]

This week, Cassidy and April take you inside their book Fashion and the Art of Pochoir to learn all about the painterly hand-stenciling technique that redefined fashion illustration in the Art Moderne and Art Deco eras. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my[...]

In this week's mini-sode we explore how the matter of perspiration has been handled historically. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DRESSED for a[...]

Alicia Vikander may have won an Oscar for her portrayal of Gerda Wegener in the 2015 film, The Danish Girl, but the film only scratches the surface of this incredible artist's life. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a[...]

This week we explore the unlikely origin story of Mary Janes. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: * Check[...]

This week we sit down with Oscar-winning costume designer John Bright to discuss his prolific career in film and TV that spans five decades. A collector of historic fashion, John is the founder and owner of the world's leading costume house, Cosprop. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check[...]

This week, we answer the listener question: are there any fashion designers from the Amish tradition? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DRESSED for[...]

This week we go behind the scenes of Biltmore Estate's latest exhibition A Vanderbilt House Party--The Gilded Age with the estate's Curator of Interpretation Leslie Klingner. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My[...]

This week we answer a listener question about the origin of poka dots, by diving all the way back to the Middle Ages' taboo about wearing spots.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out[...]

Dubbed "stoutwear" at the turn of the 20th century, Dr. Lauren Downing Peters joins us this week to discuss the history of plus-size fashion. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in[...]

Following Cardi B's stunning vintage ensembles at the 2019 Grammys, we answer the question posed by many listeners: Who is Thierry Mugler? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book[...]

This week, we talk to the photographer Tony Vaccaro about his prolific seventy-plus year career photographing fashion, celebrity and World War. His subjects include Dovima, Verushka, Hubert de Givenchy, Pablo Picasso and Georgia O'Keefe. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED[...]

This week Cassidy and April address the question: when is it ok to wear historical clothing and how to preserve our family heirlooms.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a[...]

It is one thing to study the history of fashion, it is another thing entirely to wear it! This week we meet historical costumers Lauren and Abby, the women behind the historical shoe company and blog American Duchess. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and[...]

This week, April and Cassidy discuss all things Oscars' fashion! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: * Check out[...]

Where do belief and and clothing intersect? This week we speak to Sarah Byrd about the clothing choices of some of America's fringe religious groups. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life[...]

This week Cassidy and April share their favorite fashion history books of all time! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DRESSED for a great[...]

In the 1920s, the fearless women that took to the skies became celebrities overnight. How did the media spotlight shape early aviatrixes relationship to fashion and flight? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out[...]

We answer your questions in our Thursday Fashion History Mystery minisodes! This week we answer the question several of you have posed: 'how do you become a fashion historian?'  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com*[...]

Just in time for Fashion Week, Dressed is back for Season 2 with a behind-the-scenes look at Denver Art Museum's exhibition Dior: From Paris to the World. We are joined by the exhibition's curator and foremost Dior expert Florence Müller. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy[...]

Ever wonder why "acceptable" forms of dress for men are so prescriptive? So formulaic? In this episode we speak to Chloe Chapin about the origins of men's suits and the tuxedo specifically. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a[...]

In part two of this two part series, we continue to explore the history of the black dandy into the 20th and 21st centuries with Monica L. Miller, author of the book Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro:[...]

In this illuminating two-part series, we explore the cultural history of black dandyism with Monica L. Miller, author of the book Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for[...]

From 1922 to 1926, lovers Dorothy Todd and Madge Garland transformed British Vogue into a forum for artists, writers and other luminaries of the modernist--and queer--avant-garde. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My[...]

This week Miren Arzalluz, Director of the Palais Galliera in Paris, joins us to discuss the "master of us all," Cristóbal Balenciaga. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book[...]

This week marks the 45th anniversary of one of American fashion's greatest moments. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Robin Givhan joins us to discuss a legendary fashion face-off between French haute couture and American design. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for[...]

Ladies in pants, oh my! We recently had the pleasure of joining Anney Reese on Stuff Mom Never Told You to discuss the history of the short-lived "Bloomerism" movement of the 19th century and its continued importance to feminism today. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy[...]

In 1979, Roger Burton worked with punk style innovators Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McClaren to design their boutique World's End. The couple soon went their separate ways but were reunited at Burton's 1993 exhibition of their work Vive le Punk. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy[...]

This week we explore the clothing of rebellious youth sub-cultures from the 1940s to the 1960s with vintage collector, costume designer--and original Mod--Roger Burton. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in[...]

This week, we explore the fashion origins and evolution of the Philippino terno with guest Gino Gonzales, co-author of the book Fashionable Filipinas. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a[...]

For a bonus minisode in honor of Halloween, we "dissect" the iconic flapper look from head to toe. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code[...]

Sometimes fashion can kill--literally. From combustible crinolines to strangling scarves, this week we explore fashion's deadly history with Dr. Alison Matthews David, author of the book Fashion Victims: The Dangers of Dress Past and Present. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code[...]

We get puurrrfectly WILD this week with author, activist and burlesque superstar Jo Weldon! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DRESSED for a great[...]

Today we speak with Dr. Valerie Steele, Director of The Museum at FIT, about her exhibition Pink: A Pretty, Punk, Powerful Color.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book[...]

A tribute to the passing of American fashion insider, Ruth Finley, whose Fashion Calendar was and continues to be a critical element in producing Fashion Week. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My[...]

For artist Frida Kahlo, clothing, art and identity were inextricably linked. The V & A's current exhibition Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up explores the ways Kahlo constructed her iconic image using the clothing and accessories she put on her body. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out[...]

In this week's bonus episode, we continue our conversation with Sarah Scaturro, head conservator at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in[...]

This week, we go behind the scenes of the exhibition Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination with Sarah Scaturro, head conservator at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a[...]

One of American fashion's first famous designers wasn't American at all. Meet Valentina Schlee, the intoxicatingly beautiful Russian lover of Greta Garbo who lied about nearly everything. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out[...]

In honor of New York Fashion Week, we speak with Dr. Rebecca Arnold about the origins of American style. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my[...]

Gordon Parks (1912-2006) was one of the 20th and 21st centuries great luminaries, most famous for his prolific career as a photojournalist for LIFE magazine. A man of many talents, this week we explore his unlikely career as a fashion photographer.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out[...]

This week we talk to Egyptologist--and vintage fashion aficionada-- Dr. Colleen Darnell about the role of clothing and artifice in the lives of the Ancient Egyptians.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My[...]

The fashion industry is the world's second largest polluter. This week we talk to fashion designer and educator Tara St. James about the intersection of fashion and sustainability in the past, present and what we can do to impact the future. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out[...]

Amid the French Revolution, a youth subculture became notorious for adopting styles so extreme they were dubbed 'incredible' and 'marvelous.' This week we speak about some of fashion's first hipsters: the incroyables and the merveilleuses. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code[...]

Throughout the history of dress, never have fashion and politics been more entwined than during the French Revolution. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code[...]

This week we talk about a century of fashion photography with Paul Martineau, curator of the new exhibition Icons of Style at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal:[...]

From the bikini to the thong, this week we explore the continued evolution of one of the most controversial garments in history: the swimsuit. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in[...]

In part one of this two-part series, we explore the origins of one of the most controversial garments in history: the swimsuit. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book[...]

This week we meet Israeli swimwear designer and innovater Lea Gottlieb (1918-2012), the visionary founder of the luxury swimwear brand Gottex.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and[...]

In this week’s episode, we meet the men behind the fashion: Étienne de Silhouette (1709-1767) and Jules Leotard (1842-1870). Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my[...]

This week is Haute Couture Week in Paris and we bring you an in memoriam episode on one of couture's greats: Hubert de Givenchy. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in[...]

In this week's episode, we speak with Antoine Bucher and Nicolas Montagne of Librarie Diktats about the history of fashion plates, prints which served as the primary source of fashion imagery before photography.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for[...]

This week we speak with fashion historian Alexis Walker about the innovation and history behind Wonderbra. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DRESSED for[...]

This week we delve behind the seams with fashion historian Kate Strasdin to rediscover the sartorial legacies--and anti-aging secrets-- of the ever youthful Queen Alexandra (1844-1925), wife of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code[...]

In the second installment of Jewelry of Sentiment, we speak with Courtney Lane, a modern-day practitioner of hair work. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in a Book and use my[...]

For centuries, locks of human hair were cherished tokens exchanged between friends and loved ones. In this episode, we investigate the art of hair work and the fashion for wearing jewelry made from human hair. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code[...]

Gaby Deslys was one of the most famous performers of the WWI era. Her unapologetic independence--and body-baring costumes--also made her one of the most controversial. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life[...]

Cultural appropriation and colonialism lie at the heart of the 19th century fashion trend for "cashmere" shawls, the anglicized version of the Kashmiri region from which these highly coveted luxury goods originally came. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for[...]

Elsa Schiaparelli is one of the most unique voices fashion has ever seen. Her penchant for daring designs was often inspired by her close friendships with Surrealist artists.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check[...]

From the 1870s to the 1920s, millions of women embraced the fashion for ornamental plumage and as a result millions of birds died for it. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life[...]

If Marie Antoinette was the Queen of Fashion, Rose Bertin was her "Minister of Fashion." Find out more about Bertin and the extravagances of eighteenth century fashion in our conversation with expert Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED[...]

The work of avant-garde couturier Paul Poiret was shocking to some, and undeniably groundbreaking to everyone else. The fact that he radically altered the way women dressed during the 20th century was only ONE of his major innovations. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and[...]

This week we explore the incredible story of Elizabeth Keckly, an enslaved woman who bought her freedom and went on to become the premiere dressmaker in Washington D.C. during the Civil War era. Her best friend and client? Mary Todd Lincoln.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out[...]

In this episode we speak to Hind Abdul-Jabbar about the widespread practice of smuggling European fashion into the United States during the 19th century. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com* Check out My Life in[...]

An iconoclast in every sense of the word, Elizabeth Hawes is still considered one of the greatest designers American fashion ever produced. Find out why her outspoken social activism landed her in hot water with the FBI. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use[...]

This episode explores how the body type considered ideal shifts over time, and we speak with fashion historian Emma McClendon about her current exhibition The Body: Fashion and Physique. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com*[...]

Logos and monograms are used by luxury fashion houses to brand their products. This episode investigates the origin stories of the logos used by of four of fashion's most powerful players: Louis Vuitton, Lanvin, Chanel and Louboutin. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use[...]

This week we explore the birth of modern dress, a revolution in fact, that occurred during a period in the early 20th century when women radically altered the way they had been dressing for centuries. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code[...]

This episode explores the career and legacy of the man many consider to be the first true fashion designer, Charles Frederick Worth. We also speak with Hylan Booker, an American designer who sat at the helm of the house of Worth in the late 1960s. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out[...]

Fashion history is about more than pretty clothes. Dressed explores the incredibly rich and complex history behind the clothes we wear. Tune in on February 27th for the first episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal:[...]

Every week, fashion historians April Calahan and Cassidy Zachary will take you inside the history of fashion, and explore the who, what, when of why we wear. Listen in on February 27 for the first episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my[...]