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Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Give Me A Show
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the 18th century, women carried around pineapple-shaped purses as a status symbol, as a political statement, and, frankly, because it was adorable....
Created In A Lab
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Some years, Ray-Ban’s Wayfarers are so popular that their sales figures are in the millions. Other years, the sunglasses are almost completely absen...
It's Hard Being Ahead
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alexander McQueen's Spring 2010 runway show, Plato's Atlantis, is one of the most famous runway collections of all time. Despite being deeply...
OK, Bloomer!
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1850s, a crew of American women began wearing pantalettes to indicate themselves as forward-thinking ‘New Women.’ How did these undergarmen...
Smaller Than The World's Smallest Bathing Suit
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Want to make a splash in the summer of 1946? Wear a bikini! Better yet, tell the whole beach about your bikini in skywriting! In today’s episode, we...
Remember When Everything Was Ugly?
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we get into some of the biggest sleeves of all time: the 1830s puff sleeves. But today’s fashion history exploration is twofold — because th...
Anything But Masculine
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 1966 Yves Saint Laurent designed the first couture women's tuxedo: Le Smoking. Today we get into the significance of the suit as womenswear and...
A Performance of Royalty
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are so back! And so are weddings. In 1953, Ann Lowe made a wedding dress for Jackie Kennedy’s highly publicized wedding. However, it would be yea...
It's A Canon Event
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 1940s America, girls started going to college and wearing oversized cardigans. But across the pond, feminine twin sets take the sweater market by s...
We’ve Made Ourselves Too Vulnerable
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we dispel The Big Corset Lie. For several hundred years, corsets were a part of women's daily wardrobes through many phases of their lives -...
Keep Your Pants on Honey
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When American soldiers were deployed abroad during WWII they sent their lovers home sweetheart souvenir sets. Despite being quite rare, the lingerie s...
There Are Endless Frontiers
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Denim is at the core of the Americana mythology. Why is the fabric's history so intertwined with our culture? Today we get into the three original...
For The Boys
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hair bows have been worn since at least the 17th century. Throughout time, they were an accessory for all genders and ages. That was until.........the...
The Quagmire of Milan
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Miuccia Prada's 1999 Fall Winter collection is everywhere today. Why is this season -- known primarily as a collector's collection -- so popul...
Big Bandaid Is Behind Off Duty Ballerina
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 1948, Claire McCardell designed the first pair of ballet flats marketed to a fashionable non-ballerina audience. The structure of ballet flats, whi...
I Stand With The Revolution
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 1993, Kate Moss sported a Liza Bruce naked dress that immediately became iconic. But before the young starlet stepped out on the streets of London ...