Dressed: The History of Fashion

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Publisher |: iHeartPodcasts

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: Fashion & Beauty,; History,; Society & Culture

Categories Via RSS |: Arts,; Fashion & Beauty,; History,; Society & Culture

Fashion history is about more than pretty clothes. Dressed explores the incredibly rich and complex history behind the clothes we wear.

Premiere Date |: 2018-02-20
Frequency |: Weekly
Explicit |: No

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442 Available Episodes (442 Total) / Average duration: 00:37:49

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442 Available Episodes (442 Total)Average duration: 00:37:49

Mar 01, 2023

00:02:06

A quick message from April and Cassidy as they take a break over the next few weeks to make exciting and new types of Dressed content!

Follow along on Intstagram @dressed_podcast, email them at hello@dressedhistory.com and/or join them in Paris this summer at www.likemindstravel.com.

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Feb 24, 2023

00:34:34

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Feb 22, 2023

00:42:21

For forty plus years, Anne Sykes (1818-1890) documented her life through fabric, creating a dress diary comprised of two thousand plus textile swatches that made its way into the hands of today's guest, dress historian Kate Strasdin. Kate unravels the fabrics of Anne's life and the world within which she lived in her new book The Dress Diary of Mrs. Anne Sykes: Secrets from a Victorian Woman's Wardrobe.

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Feb 16, 2023

00:23:25

In part two of our examination of hip hop style, we chat about iconic sneaker looks, high fashion's love affair with hip hop style and some of hip hop's beauty trends across the decades.

RECOMMENDED READING:

Romero, Elena and Elizabeth Way. Fresh Fly Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip Hop Style. New York: Rizzoli Electra, 2023.

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Feb 14, 2023

00:33:14

2023 celebrates the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip hop! All this week co-curators Elena Romero and Elizabeth Way join us to speak about their book and exhibition Fresh Fly Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip Hop Style which is currently on view at The Museum at FIT through April 23, 2023.

RECOMMENDED READING:

Romero, Elena and Elizabeth Way. Fresh Fly Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip Hop Style. New York: Rizzoli Electra, 2023.

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Feb 09, 2023

00:32:27

This week, we celebrate Lebanese fashion history, heritage, and craftsmanship with Joe Challita, founder of the Lebanese Fashion History Foundation. Follow along on Instagram @lebanesefashionhistory or https://www.instagram.com/lebanesefashionhistory/

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Feb 07, 2023

00:47:57

From the most toxic makeup in history to the world's first sunglasses, we discuss all things fashion and Guinness World Records with Senior Editor Ben Hollingum.

More records to be found at www.guinnessworldrecords.com.

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Feb 05, 2023

00:54:01

This week we discuss the recent Spring/Summer 2023 couture shows, some upcoming fashion auctions and how April and Cassidy both got suckered in by AI sneakers.

Additional Reading:

Rococco AI sneakers: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn4Czkct6kl/
Auctions: Augusta Auctions: auction.com">https://augusta-auction.com
André Leon Tally: https://www.christies.com/auction/the-collection-of-andre-leon-talley-20995-nyr
Celluloid Prison Rings article: https://fashionandrace.org
George Santos' style: Givhan: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/01/24/lying-congressman-his-crewnecks/, Friedman:santos-style.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/17/style/george-santos-style.html
Spring/Summer 2023 Haute Couture week: https://hautecouture.fhcm.paris/en/
Adidas vs. Thom Browne: https://www.gq.com/story/thom-brown-adidas-stripes-lawsuit-verdict

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Feb 01, 2023

01:03:55

Saddle up, Dressed listeners! Today Dr. Sonya Abrego joins us to speak about the multicultural influences in American westernwear and how the style--once considered workwear--made the cross-over into high fashion.

RECOMMENDED READING:

Abrego, Sonya. Westernwear: Postwar American Fashion and Culture. New York: Bloomsbury, 2022.

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Jan 26, 2023

00:28:38

We continue to explore the landmark exhibition Africa Fashion with Dr. Christine Checinska, Senior Curator Africa and Diapsora Fashion at the Victoria and Albert museum.