The Unusual History of Every Thing

Death Dresses & Victorian Fashion


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On this week's episode, we're going to explore how tuberculosis transformed the world of Victorian-era fashion. TB has a long track record of death and devastation throughout human history, but only one era romanticized it and created a fashion trend because of it: consumptive chic.

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The Unusual History of Every ThingBy Melanie Dellas and Karen Lacy

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