Dressed: The History of Fashion

Threads of Power: Lace from the Textilmuseum St. Gallen, part 1, an interview with Michele Majer and Emma Cormack


Listen Later

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 of Power: Lace from the Textilmuseum St. Gallen. New York: Bard Graduate Center, 2022.


  • Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/donations

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store

    Dressed: The History of FashionBy Dressed Media

    • 4.6
    • 4.6
    • 4.6
    • 4.6
    • 4.6

    4.6

    1,483 ratings


    More shows like Dressed: The History of Fashion

    View all
    Stuff You Missed in History Class by iHeartPodcasts

    Stuff You Missed in History Class

    23,787 Listeners

    The History of WWII Podcast by Ray Harris Jr

    The History of WWII Podcast

    3,982 Listeners

    The Ancient World by Scott C.

    The Ancient World

    1,857 Listeners

    The History of China by Chris Stewart

    The History of China

    1,099 Listeners

    The History of Egypt by Dominic Perry

    The History of Egypt

    1,844 Listeners

    My History Can Beat Up Your Politics by Bruce Carlson

    My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

    1,140 Listeners

    The Glossy Podcast by Glossy

    The Glossy Podcast

    256 Listeners

    The Explorers Podcast by Matt Breen

    The Explorers Podcast

    1,523 Listeners

    Historical Blindness by Nathaniel Lloyd

    Historical Blindness

    848 Listeners

    Queens Podcast by Queens Podcast

    Queens Podcast

    1,410 Listeners

    The Business of Fashion Podcast by The Business of Fashion

    The Business of Fashion Podcast

    578 Listeners

    Love to Sew Podcast by Caroline Somos & Helen Wilkinson : Sewing Enthusiasts and Entrepreneurs

    Love to Sew Podcast

    1,085 Listeners

    Threads Magazine Podcast: "Sewing With Threads" by Threads Magazine

    Threads Magazine Podcast: "Sewing With Threads"

    257 Listeners

    Ancient History Fangirl by Jenny Williamson and Genn McMenemy

    Ancient History Fangirl

    444 Listeners

    The Box of Oddities by Kat & Jethro Gilligan Toth

    The Box of Oddities

    2,887 Listeners

    American Revolution Podcast by Michael Troy

    American Revolution Podcast

    1,026 Listeners

    Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire by Samuel Hume

    Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire

    369 Listeners

    Articles of Interest by Avery Trufelman

    Articles of Interest

    3,566 Listeners

    Plodding Through The Presidents by Howard & Jessica Dorre

    Plodding Through The Presidents

    354 Listeners

    History of the Second World War by Wesley Livesay

    History of the Second World War

    573 Listeners

    The Long Thread Podcast by Long Thread Media

    The Long Thread Podcast

    221 Listeners

    The Run-Through with Vogue by Vogue

    The Run-Through with Vogue

    705 Listeners

    Haptic & Hue by Jo Andrews

    Haptic & Hue

    306 Listeners

    The Who What Wear Podcast by Who What Wear

    The Who What Wear Podcast

    102 Listeners

    Check Your Thread: Sewing More Sustainably by Zoe Edwards

    Check Your Thread: Sewing More Sustainably

    100 Listeners

    Art of History by Amanda Matta

    Art of History

    319 Listeners

    History of Everything by Stakuyi

    History of Everything

    712 Listeners

    The Gilded Gentleman by Carl Raymond

    The Gilded Gentleman

    815 Listeners

    The Debrief by The Business of Fashion

    The Debrief

    45 Listeners

    Face-Off: The U.S. vs China by Airwave Media

    Face-Off: The U.S. vs China

    163 Listeners

    Fashion People by Audacy | Puck

    Fashion People

    235 Listeners

    The Historian's Table by The Historian's Table

    The Historian's Table

    112 Listeners

    Yarn Library by Adam Cleevely and Georgia Denham

    Yarn Library

    19 Listeners