Joy talks to independent fashion scholar, Eric Zhang chats about the drag and ball culture, the legendary RuPaul, and the presence and presentation of the Korean-American drag queen Kim Chi in season 8 of the TV series RuPaul’s Drag Race.

Eric published an article with the Fashion Studies Journal: “Kim Chi and Me” and will be pursuing their PhD in Chicago.

This episode contains some history on Drag culture we do not claim to be experts.

For more on history of drag check out: 
George Chauncey's Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890–1940.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/queens-and-queers-rise-drag-ball-culture-1920s
https://www.out.com/art-books/2018/4/16/exhibition-unveils-secret-history-drag-through-ages
Paris is Burning https://www.netflix.com/title/60036691 

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Reprise: Drag History, Kim Chi, & RuPaul’s Drag Race: Interview with Eric Zhang

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In this episode, we will be talking about Edamburu hairstyle worn by Mangbetu women in the early 20th century. Also called the tumburu style, it was popularized and fetishized by fashion designers and movies. We want to thank scholar Vicky Pass for allowing us to use her research for this episode.

Thumbnail: Naomi Simms in a fashion editorial, possibly Life Magazine.
Photos of the hairstyle being created (@t4yana): https://www.instagram.com/p/BcGNEtPl7Wa/

Vicky Pass' posts about the hairstyle:
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CDUbLxdpjEP/

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137. Fashion In Focus: Edamburu Hair Style

This episode is a little different. Firstly, this is a pre-pandemic conversation. Consider this an oral history of friends. Joy talks with friend of the show and scholar Johnathan Michael Square about being black in academia. They share triumphs, challenges, feelings, and advice to those wanting to pursue careers in academia. 

Talking PointsHow do you choose a college?, Deb Willis, NYU, FIT, UMBC, Where are the Black conservators?

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136. Being Black In The Archives

In this Fashion In Focus Jasmine reveal the history of the Panama Hat (which is actually the Toquilla Hat) that does not originate from Panama. The woven's hat originated and is still manufactured in Ecuador. 

Image credit: www.domingocarranza.com

Resources: 
https://www.domingocarranza.com/dcpanamahatsblog/

https://www.gentlemansgazette.com/panama-hat/

https://ultrafino.com/blogs/articles/the-complete-panama-hat-history

https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Panama_Hat_Trail/QNgtDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Panama+Hat&printsec=frontcover

135. Fashion in Focus: The Panama Hat

For this Unravel, After Dark episode Joy and Jasmine discuss the history and symbolism of the nipple in fashion and art. For this Unravel, After Dark episode Joy and Jasmine discuss the history and symbolism of the nipple in fashion and art. We start in the “ancient period” and end somewhere around the Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake debacle.

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Image credit: Anna Dorothea Therbusch: Portrait of Wilhelmine Encke, Countess Lichtenau


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Reprise: Drag History, Kim Chi, & RuPaul’s Drag Race: Interview with Eric Zhang

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