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

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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