Dressed: The History of Fashion

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With over 7 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common. Every day we all get dressed. Join Dressed as we explore the social and cultural histories behind the who, what, when of why we wear.

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02.10.2022 Fashion History Now #36 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 ...
02.08.2022 And Just Like That..., an interview with costume designers Molly Rogers and Danny Santiago 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 ...
02.03.2022 Riveted: The History of Jeans with Filmmakers Anna Lee Strachan and Michael Bicks 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 ...
02.01.2022 The Fabric of Life: An Interview with Gee's Bend Quiltmaker Loretta Pettway Bennett 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-bennett https://www.gregkucera.com/bennett-loretta.htm Soul's Grown Deep: https://www.soulsgrowndeep.org/gees-bend-quiltmakers Pashko: https://paskho.com/pages/about-community-made Learn more about ...
01.27.2022 The Magic of 1970's Fashion with Pat Cleveland, Part II 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 ...
01.25.2022 The Magic of 1970's Fashion with Pat Cleveland, Part I 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 ...
12.21.2021 'Tis the Season: History's Gift Guide Hits (and Misses) 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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12.16.2021 Gucci: The Fashion History of a Family, Part II 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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12.14.2021 Gucci: The Fashion History of a Family, Part I 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 ...
12.09.2021 Suzie Zuzek for Lilly Pulitzer, an Interview with Susan Brown 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 ...
12.07.2021 How to Read a Dress, an Interview with Lydia Edwards 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 ...
12.02.2021 Fashion History Now #35: Fashion Storytelling with Damian Jöel 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 ...
11.30.2021 History is Rarely Black or White: Fashion Storytelling with Jason Cyrus and Anne-Marie Guérin 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 ...
11.25.2021 Stained by Nature, an interview with Mimi Prober, part 2 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11.23.2021 Stained by Nature, an interview with Mimi Prober, part 1 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11.18.2021 Consumed: The Need for Collective Change, an interview with Aja Barber, part 2 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. ...
11.16.2021 Consumed: The Need for Collective Change, an interview with Aja Barber, part 1 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 ...
11.11.2021 Fashioning the United Arab Emirates with Dr. Reem El Mutwalli, Part II 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 ...
11.09.2021 Fashioning the United Arab Emirates with Dr. Reem El Mutwalli, Part I 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 ...
11.04.2021 ReDressed: Patrick Kelly, an Interview with Dr. Eric Darnell Pritchard In honor of the new exhibition on Patrick Kelly which just opened at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, we re-air our 2019 episode with Dr. Eric Darnell Pritchard on Kelly's life and legacy. Learn more about your ad-choices ...
11.02.2021 Fuller Fabrics and the Modern Masters Prints 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, ...
10.28.2021 Costuming Horror with Lisa Jensen 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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener ...
10.26.2021 From Basic Instinct to Bridgerton, a Conversation with Costume Designer Ellen Mirojnick 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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10.21.2021 ReDressed: Mary Quant, an interview with Jenny Lister Bust out those miniskirts and knee-high boots Dressed listeners! Pairing with our episode earlier this week on Biba, we re-air our 2019 episode on Mary Quant. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10.19.2021 Biba, an interview with Barbara Hulanicki and Martin Pel 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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10.14.2021 (De) Constructing Corset History and Myths with Cynthia Settje, Part II 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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10.12.2021 (De) Constructing Corset History and Myths with Cynthia Settje, Part I 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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10.07.2021 Fashion History Now #34: From Tea Towels to Tops, Upcycled Fashion with Selina Sanders 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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10.05.2021 Scott Barrie, an interview with Elizabeth Way 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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
09.30.2021 The Red Menace: How Lipstick Changed the Face of America, an interview with Ilise S. Carter, part 2 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 ...
09.28.2021 The Red Menace: How Lipstick Changed the Face of America, an interview with Ilise S. Carter, part 1 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 ...
09.23.2021 Fashion History Now #33: Met Gala 2021 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 ...
09.21.2021 The Rise of the American Designer 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 ...
09.16.2021 Les Puces: The World's Largest Flea Market 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 ...
09.14.2021 18th Century Fashion and Etiquette at Versailles 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 ...
09.09.2021 "The Street of a Thousand Luxuries": A Walking Tour of the Rue de la Paix, Part II 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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
09.07.2021 "The Street of a Thousand Luxuries": A Walking Tour of the Rue de la Paix, Part I 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 ...
09.02.2021 Fashion History Now #32: Dressed in Paris 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 ...
08.31.2021 The Way We Wed, an interview with Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell 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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ...
08.26.2021 Fashion History Mystery #57: A Brief History of Sunscreen Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
08.24.2021 Fashion Adventures in Wonderland: Dressed x Dress Fancy with Lucy Clayton and Dr. Benjamin Wild 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 ...
08.19.2021 Redressed: The Golden Age of Haute Couture, LIVE from the Dallas Museum of Art In light of our recent adventures in Paris, we bring you a refresher on the golden age of haute couture recorded LIVE from the Dallas Museum of Art. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
08.17.2021 Wax Print, an interview with Aiwan Obinyan 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.comSee ...
08.12.2021 The Collector's Eye, an interview with Sandy Schreier, Part 2 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 ...
08.10.2021 The Collector's Eye, an interview with Sandy Schreier, Part 1 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 ...
08.05.2021 Re-Dressed: Rose Bertin, Fashion and the Reign of Marie Antoinette: an Interview with Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell To commemorate Dressed's first trip to Versailles, we revisit our interview with Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell about Rose Bertin, the star fashion designer of Queen Marie Antoinette. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
08.03.2021 Fashioning Fiction with Author Natasha Lester 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 ...
07.29.2021 Worn to Win: Dressing the Summer Olympic Athlete, Part IV 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 ...
07.27.2021 Worn to Win: Dressing the Summer Olympic Athlete, Part III 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 ...
07.22.2021 Worn to Win: Dressing the Summer Olympic Athlete, Part II 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 ...

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