Dressed: The History of Fashion

Dressed: The History of Fashion

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With over 8 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common: everyday, we all get dressed. Join fashion historians April Calahan and Cassidy Zachary in celebrating the who, what, when of why we wear throughout history and around the world.

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Fashion's Frontier: Denim, an interview with Emma McClendon (Dressed Classic)

Fashion's Frontier: Denim, an interview with Emma McClendon (Dressed Classic)

2025-01-22

During our annual winter hiatus, we bring you some of our favorite episodes from Dressed's back catalog. Today, we revisit our much-requested episode with Emma McClendon about the history of denim and her 2019 exhibition Denim: Fashion's Frontier which was on view at The Museum at FIT in New York City.

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Fashion History Mystery #14: "Copying: a Fancy Name for Stealing (Dressed Classic)

Fashion History Mystery #14: "Copying: a Fancy Name for Stealing (Dressed Classic)

2025-01-17

Detective hats on as we head back into the Dressed archive to revisit a 2019 episode where 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?

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Gordon Parks: The Man of Many Hats (Dressed Classic)

Gordon Parks: The Man of Many Hats (Dressed Classic)

2025-01-15

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 by revisiting an episode from 2018.

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A History of Pockets, part II, an interview with Dr. Ariane Fennetaux

A History of Pockets, part II, an interview with Dr. Ariane Fennetaux

2025-01-10

During our annual winter hiatus, we bring you some of our favorite episodes from Dressed's back catalog.

Today we return with part II of one of our most requested--and popular--episodes of all time. Dr. Ariane Fennetaux joins us for a two-part episode discussing her and Barbara Burman's book The Pocket: A Hidden History of Women's Lives, 1600-1900, which explores the fascinating centuries-long history of women and tie-on pockets.

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A History of Pockets, part I, an interview with Dr. Ariane Fennetaux

A History of Pockets, part I, an interview with Dr. Ariane Fennetaux

2025-01-08

During our annual winter hiatus, we bring you some of our favorite episodes from Dressed's back catalog.

This week we bring you one of our most requested--and popular--episodes of all time. Dr. Ariane Fennetaux joins us for a two-part episode discussing her and Barbara Burman's book The Pocket: A Hidden History of Women's Lives, 1600-1900, which explores the fascinating centuries-long history of women and tie-on pockets.

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Fashion History Mysteries: Mary Janes and Chatelaines (Dressed Classics)

Fashion History Mysteries: Mary Janes and Chatelaines (Dressed Classics)

2025-01-03

Today, we revisit two Fashion History Mystery episodes exploring the fascinating histories of Mary Janes and Chatelaines.

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Murderous Millinery (Dressed Classic)

Murderous Millinery (Dressed Classic)

2025-01-01

This week we revisit an episode from 2018: Murderous Millinery. 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.

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Fierce:  The History of Leopard Print, an interview with Jo Weldon

Fierce: The History of Leopard Print, an interview with Jo Weldon

2024-12-26

During our annual winter hiatus, we bring you some of our favorite episodes from Dressed's back catalog.

This week we puurrrfectly WILD this week as we revisit our 2018 episode with author, activist and performer Jo Weldon who joined us to speak about her book Fierce: The History of Leopard Print.

RECOMMENDED READING:

Weldon, Jo. Fierce: The History of Leopard Print. New York: Harper, 2018.

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Lee Miller:  Fashion in Wartime Britain, an interview with Ami Bouhassane and Amber Butchart

Lee Miller: Fashion in Wartime Britain, an interview with Ami Bouhassane and Amber Butchart

2024-12-25

During our annual winter hiatus, we bring you some of our favorite episodes from Dressed's back catalog.

This week we revisit our 2021 episode about model, photographer and humanitarian Lee Miller, who is the subject of the 2024 film Lee starring Kate Winslet. Miller's granddaughter and archivist Ami Bouhassane and fashion historian Amber Butchart joined us to discuss Lee's work for British and French Vogue during the years surrounding WWII, and her decision to leave the fashion world in the wake of the War.

RECOMMENDED READING:

Bouhassane, Ami, Amber Butchart and Robin Muir. Lee Miller: Fashion In Wartime Britain. East Sussex: Farleys House and Gallery, 2021.

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How to Read a Dress, an Interview with Lydia Edwards (Dressed Classic)

How to Read a Dress, an Interview with Lydia Edwards (Dressed Classic)

2024-12-20

We revisit our 2021 interview with fashion historian and author Lydia Edwards who joined us to discuss her acclaimed book How to Read a Dress.

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How to Read a Suit, an Interview with Lydia Edwards (Dressed Classic)

How to Read a Suit, an Interview with Lydia Edwards (Dressed Classic)

2024-12-18

We revisit our interview with fashion historian and author Lydia Edwards in 2020 when she first joined us to talk about her then newly released book How to Read a Suit, the highly anticipated menswear version of her acclaimed How to Read a Dress.

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Tis the Season V: Fashion History’s Gift Hits (and Misses), Part II

Tis the Season V: Fashion History’s Gift Hits (and Misses), Part II

2024-12-12

In what has now become an annual tradition, April and Cassidy do some fantasy fashion history shopping for their holiday party ensembles and gift exchange.

Cassidy's $33 million ensemble: necklace, Dorothy's Ruby Red slippers, Charles James dress

April’s ensemble: Vionnet coat, bejeweled snake stockings, Cartier Panthère collection, Margiela’s glass slippers

Some of Cassidy and April's gifts:

18th century patchbox Sun-Maid Raisins and "Rubbers" ads from Ladies Home Journal 1884 Weevil parure Salesman's miniature corset

Register for our new course: The 1950’s Golden Age of Haute Couture

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Tis the Season V: Fashion History’s Gift Hits (and Misses), Part I

Tis the Season V: Fashion History’s Gift Hits (and Misses), Part I

2024-12-11

In what has now become an annual tradition, April and Cassidy do some fantasy fashion history shopping for their holiday party ensembles and gift exchange.

Cassidy's $33 million ensemble: necklace, Dorothy's Ruby Red slippers, Charles James dress

April’s ensemble: Vionnet coat, bejeweled snake stockings, Cartier Panthère collection, Margiela’s glass slippers

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18th century patchbox Sun-Maid Raisins and "Rubbers" ads from Ladies Home Journal 1884 Weevil parure Salesman's miniature corset

Register for our new course: The 1950’s Golden Age of Haute Couture

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Fashion History Now #65: Listener Mail Roundup

Fashion History Now #65: Listener Mail Roundup

2024-12-06

For our penultimate episode of season 7, we hear from YOU! Today's listener mail episode investigates the history of the French couture house Manguin, gets some updates on the militarization of glitter during WWII and makes an instagram rec to follow @moonhoney.jewelry for super interesting content on the history of jewelry.

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Bump-Proof the Baby:  Historic Wearables for Toddler Safety

Bump-Proof the Baby: Historic Wearables for Toddler Safety

2024-12-04

This week we investigate the variety of ways parents have historically dressed their toddlers to prevent injuries when they take that inevitable tumble. From puddings to go-wains and wicker walkers to ribbons of childhood, we look at the art historical record to explore childrenswear from the 16th-19th centuries.

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The Black Beauty Archive with Camille Lawrence

The Black Beauty Archive with Camille Lawrence

2024-11-29

We are joined by Camille Lawrence, founder of the Black Beauty Archive, a groundbreaking archive dedicated to documenting, preserving and archiving Black beauty culture, past and present.

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Magic by Design: Behind the Seams of "Wicked" with Costume Designer Paul Tazewell

Magic by Design: Behind the Seams of "Wicked" with Costume Designer Paul Tazewell

2024-11-27

The work of award-winning costume designer Paul Tazewell spans four decades and is a masterclass in the art of visual storytelling. In this episode, he takes us behind the seams and into the magical world of his most recent project Wicked.

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Fashion History Now #63

Fashion History Now #63

2024-11-22

From incredible innovations in sustainable 3D printing to using you library card to 'check out' a wedding gown, this week we bring you the latest in Fashion History Now, which might just include a discussion of 14th century chainmail booty shorts.

Coperni x Rapid Liquid Printing

Love at Your LIbrary

The Affair of the Necklace

@alisonkingart

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Mrs. Vreeland Asks 'Why Don't You?'

Mrs. Vreeland Asks 'Why Don't You?'

2024-11-22

Outlandish, wry and fun, this week we explore the advice on how to live a fashionable lifestyle vis à vis fashion editor Diana Vreeland's column 'Why Don't You?' which debuted in Harper's Bazar in 1936. From fashion tips to interior design, 'Why Don't You?' remains a source of humorous delight more than 75+ years later.

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A Woman of Many Bonnets: Living Fashion History with Anneliese Meck of "The Sewphisticate"

A Woman of Many Bonnets: Living Fashion History with Anneliese Meck of "The Sewphisticate"

2024-11-15

Where some people study fashion history, today's guest Anneliese Mack lives it! Anneliese joins us to talk about her multifaceted career as a historical interpreter and costumer, educator, seamstress, weaver, and founder of the popular blog and Instagram account The Sewphisticate.

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