Dressed: The History of Fashion

'Tis the Season V: Fashion History Gift Hits (and Misses)

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's time for our favorite episode of the year! Now five years in the making, we make dreams come true by gifting (and wearing) fantasy items from fa...

Dressed in NYC 2026 Recap

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From Freudian fashion to sumptuous saris, courtly courtesans to iconic opera costumes, we take you "behind the seams" of our recent fashion history-pa...

Spanish Fashion in the Age of Velázquez with Amanda Wunder, Part II (Dressed Classic)

15 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Historian Amanda Wunder joins us in a two-part episode that illuminates the remarkable life and work of Mateo Aguado, royal court tailor to the Quee...

Spanish Fashion in the Age of Velázquez with Amanda Wunder, Part I (Dressed Classic)

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Historian Amanda Wunder joins us in a two-part episode that illuminates the remarkable life and work of Mateo Aguado, royal court tailor to the Quee...

Spanish Style: Fashion Illuminated, 1550-1700 with Amanda Wunder

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Historian Amanda Wunder joins us to discuss her new exhibition Spanish Style: Fashion Illuminated, 1550-1770, on view at The Hispanic Society Museu...

Call Me: The Perils of 19th Century Etiquette (Dressed Classic)

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our Dressed Classic episode this week revisits our 2020 deep dive into etiquette manuals, we explore the complex codes of introductions and calling du...

How to Be a Gentleman: Etiquette Tips from the Refined Men of History

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In our third installment of our on-going series on historic etiquette practices, we acerbically attempt to solve the 'male loneliness epidemic' with t...

Charles James: Genius Deconstructed, an interview with Timothy Long (Dressed Classic)

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Timothy Long takes us inside the multi-tiered genius of Charles James, the self-taught fashion designer behind some of the most innovative and breatht...

What's in Your Closet: On the Trail of Charles James

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A query from a listener about a recent vintage purchase has us on the trail of the British/American couturier Charles James in our latest--and most bi...

Clueless at Twenty-Five, an Interview with Costume Designer Mona May (Dressed Classic)

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In honor of the 30th anniversary of the iconic fashion flick Clueless, we bring you our 2020 interview with the film's costume designer Mona May.  ...

Behind the Seams of “Wicked for Good” with Costume Designer Paul Tazewell

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Oscar-Award winning costume designer Paul Tazewell is back to take us behind the seams and into the magical and textural world of the new film Wicked ...

Magic by Design: Behind the Seams of Wicked with Costume Designer Paul Tazewell (Dressed Classic)

13 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The work of Oscar and Tony award-winning costume designer Paul Tazewell spans four decades and is a masterclass in the art of visual storytelling. In ...

Bog Fashion: Dressing the Bronze and Iron Ages with Nicole DeRushie

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ancient textiles scholar-practitioner Nicole DeRushie joins us to discuss her recently released book Bog Fashion: Recreating Bronze and Iron Age Clot...

Fashion History Mystery #58: Alizarin to Zoster: An A-Z of Fun, Strange and Obscure Fashion Terminology (Dressed Classic)

07 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week our Dressed Classic episode revisits a 2022 episode where we go down the rabbit hole of quirky and little-known fashion terms. Want more ...

How to Start a Fashion Revolution, an interview with Carry Somers

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Groundbreaking visionary Carry Somers joins us this week to speak about her three decades of fashion activism establishing the world's first Fair Tra...

Fashioning the Enslaved Servant, an interview with Dr. Jonathan Michael Square (Dressed Classic)

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week's Dressed Classic episode revisits our 2020 conversation with Dr. Jonathan Michael Square joins us to discuss some of his object based resea...

Marie Antoinette Style, an interview with Dr. Sarah Grant

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week we cinch our corsets and plump our panniers with an inside look into the Victoria & Albert Museum's exhibition Marie Antoinette Style. Cura...

Paul Poiret: The King of Fashion, Part III

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this series, we are celebrating the prolific life and career of the avant-garde French designer Paul Poiret, who is the subject of a new retropsect...

Paul Poiret: The King of Fashion, Part II

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this series, we are celebrating the prolific life and career of the avant-garde French designer Paul Poiret, who is the subject of a new retropsect...

Come Get Dressed with Us in New York City!

17 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this minisode, we break down the itinerary of upcoming, ultra-exclusive day tours of New York City during which we will step back in time and int...

Paul Poiret: The King of Fashion, Part I

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this two-part episode, we celebrate the avant-garde French designer Paul Poiret, who is the subject of a new retropsective exhibition Paul Poiret:...

Fashion and the Showgirl, Part II (Dressed Classic)

10 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we continue our exploration of the century long love affair between fashion and the showgirl. Recommended reading and viewing: Es-pran...

Fashion and the Showgirl, Part I (Dressed Classic)

08 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With her towering headwear and sparkling body suit, the showgirl is an instantly recognizable, cross cultural pop icon--and one that is front and cent...

Let's Party Like its 1889!: Etiquette of the Fête in Gilded Age New York (Dressed Classic)

03 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We revisit one of our popular 'etiquette in history' episodes today and examine the complex social codes of party throwing and going in Gilded Age New...

Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis: an interview with Dr. Valerie Steele

01 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's Freud x fashion this week as Dr. Valerie Steele joins us to speak about her exhibition Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis whi...

Fashion Fads from History: Live on or Leave to the Past? (Dressed Classic)

26 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the wonderful and often bizarre world of fashion fads from history, we ask the question: which should live on to wear another day and which should ...

Dressed Diaries: Harper’s Bazar’s “The Follies of Fashion,” August 30th, 1884

24 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we investigate the historical fashion trends written about in an 1884 Harper’s Bazar article entitled “The Follies of Fashion.” Cover...

Fashioning the Guinness World Records with Benjamin Hollingum (Dressed Classic)

19 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From the most toxic makeup in history to the world's first sunglasses, in this 2023 episode, we discuss all things fashion and Guinness World Records ...

Fashion History Now #69

17 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From clothes curtains to computer microchips to calico doll dresses, in the latest edition of Fashion History Now, we explore the fascinating--and sur...

Klimt's Muse: The Fashions of Emilie Flöge (Dressed Classic)

12 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Emilie Flöge may best be remembered as the long-time companion of artist Gustav Klimt, but in this week's Dressed Classic episode from 2022, we explo...

Getting Dressed in Paris 2025, Part II

10 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For years, you have heard us singing the praises of today's guest! Haute couture embroiderer, textile expert, and our dear friend Rebecca Devaney join...

18th Century Fashion and Etiquette at Versailles (Dressed Classic)

05 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The palace of Versailles during the 18th century was one of the most extravagant locales in the world. This week we break down some of the basics of f...

Getting Dressed in Paris 2025, Part I

03 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A spectacular summer in Paris for fashion lovers, in part I of this two-part episode, we walk you through some of the fashion exhibitions we visited t...

Catherine Dior, an Interview with Justine Picardie, Part II (Dressed Classic)

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In part two of our 2022 conversation with Justine Picardie, we learn about Catherine Dior's courageous resistance efforts during WWII and the continua...

Catherine Dior, an Interview with Justine Picardie, Part I (Dressed Classic)

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

International best selling author Justine Picardie joined us in this 2022, two-part episode to discuss the life and legacy of Christian Dior's beloved...

Fashion History Mystery #49: A Brief History of Shorts (Dressed Classic)

22 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week we revisit a 2020 Fashion History Mystery where we answer a listener query about the origin of women's shorts. Learn more about your ad choi...

Beautiful For Ever!: The Extraordinary Life and Trial of Madame Rachel (Dressed Classic)

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fashion history and true crime come together in this 2022 episode where we explore a scandal of the 1860s involving a British cosmetics maven who bilk...

Fashion History Mysteries: Polka Dots and Artificial Silk (Dressed Classic)

15 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we revisit two past Fashion History Mystery minisodes from the Dressed archive where we explored the fascinating origin stories of po...

Power of Pattern: Central Asian Ikats, an interview with Clarissa Esguerra (Dressed Classic)

13 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We return to a 2019 interview with Clarissa Esguerra, Curator of Textiles and Costume at Los Angeles County Museum of Art  (LACMA), who taught us all...

Claire McCardell: The Girl Who Defied Dior, Part II

08 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In part-two of our 2022 exploration of the career of American fashion designer Claire McCardell, we discuss her work during WWII which yielded some of...

Claire McCardell: The Girl Who Defied Dior, Part I

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Called the "designer's designer," Claire McCardell turned the American fashion industry on its head starting in the 1930s with her fresh modern take o...

Navajo Weaving: Art, History, Practice with Lynda Teller Pete, Barbara Teller Ornelas and Hadley Jensen, Part II (Dressed Classic)

01 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fifth generation Diné (Navajo) weavers Lynda Teller Pete and Barbara Teller Ornelas have been instrumental in rewriting the history and narrative sur...

Navajo Weaving: Art, History, Practice with Lynda Teller Pete and Barbara Teller Ornelas, Part I (Dressed Classic)

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week we travel into the Dressed archive to revisit a two-part episode on the sacred cultural practice and art form of Diné (Navajo) weaving with...

The Gilded Age "Dudes" of Fashion, Part II (Dressed Classic)

25 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In part two of our 2022 two-part episode, we continue our deep dive into the inner fashion sanctoms of nineteenth century "dudedom," exploring everyth...

The Gilded Age "Dudes" of Fashion, Part I (Dressed Classic)

23 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this two-part episode from 2022, we travel back in time to a bygone era when "dude" meant "dandy" and learn all about the now lost fashionable conn...

Fashioning the Gilded Age: Tariffs, Thieves, and TV with Dr. Elizabeth L. Block (Dressed Classic)

18 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nothing gets between a woman and her fashion! Dr. Elizabeth Block joins us for part two of our 2023 episode on Gilded Age fashion in a discussion on...

Fashioning the Gilded Age: The Women Who Influenced French Fashion with Dr. Elizabeth Block (Dressed Classic)

16 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

French haute couturiers reigned supreme during the late 19th and 20th centuries--but they did not achieve this status on their own. This week we revis...

An Interview with "Gernreich Girl" Barbara Flood (Dressed Classic)

11 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this 2021 episode, Barbara Flood joined us to discuss her passion for fashion that spans her 1960s and 70s modeling career as a "Gernreich Girl" in...

Dressed in History: 100 Years of Collecting Fashion with Jessica Pushor

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded live at the Chicago History Museum, “librarian of clothing” Jessica Pushor takes us behind the seams of her exhibition Dressed in History...

On the Dressed Bookshelf

04 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Dressed Bookshelf has over 150 fashion history titles and counting! This week, we highlight some our favorite recent additions. Books discusse...

Pink and Blue: Telling the Boys From the Girls in America, an interview with Jo B. Paoletti

02 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is it pink for girls and blue for boys OR is it pink for boys and blue for girls?!! Professor Jo B. Paoletti, author of Pink and Blue: Telling the Bo...

Mayor of Fashion Town, an interview with Fern Mallis

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fern Mallis joins us today to speak about her career which spans six decades of shaping, supporting and championing first American fashion, and later ...

25 Years of "Make It Work" with Tim Gunn

25 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Internationally beloved teacher, mentor, and fashion authority Tim Gunn returns to Dressed to discuss his sixteen seasons at Project Runway and the or...

The Fortuny Delphos Gown: A Herstory

20 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

One of the most iconic dresses in fashion history, the finely pleated, Grecian-inspired "Delphos" gown is synonymous with Mariano Fortuny, but it shou...

Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance with A'Lelia Bundles

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A'Lelia Bundles joins us to discuss the remarkable life of her great-grandmother--and namesake--A'Lelia Walker, a defining figure of the Harlem Renais...

The Legend of Beau Brummell, an interview with Dr. Chloe Chapin, Part II

13 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In part two of our episode on the 19th century English dandy Beau Brummell, Dr. Chloe Chapin joins us again to question the many myths surrounding Bru...

The Legend of Beau Brummell, an interview with Dr. Chloe Chapin, Part I

11 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week we continue the life, legend and myth of arguably the most famous dandy of all time, Beau Brummell. In part one of this episode, Dr. Chloe ...

Superfine: Tailoring Black Style with Monica L. Miller, Part II

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Monica L. Miller joins us all this week to discuss her groundbreaking exhibition ⁠Superfine: Tailoring Black Style⁠, which celebrates over 300 yea...

Superfine: Tailoring Black Style with Monica L. Miller, Part I

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Monica L. Miller joins us all this week to discuss her groundbreaking exhibition Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, which celebrates over 300 years of ...

Introducing History Daily...

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we introduce you to one of our favorite history podcasts, History Daily. And one of the reasons that we think you all will enjoy History Daily’...

Fashion History Now #68

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our latest edition of "Fashion History Now" is an around the world journey. From Japan to Australia to New York, we shine the spotlight on documentari...

Leigh Bowery: Phantasmagoric Couturier, an interview with Fiontán Moran, Part II

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's two-part episode, we explore the work of the "phantasmagoric couturier" Leigh Bowery, who has been described as "artist and art object,...

Leigh Bowery: Phantasmagoric Couturier, an interview with Fiontán Moran, Part I

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's two-part episode, we explore the work of the "phantasmagoric couturier" Leigh Bowery, who has been described as "artist and art object,...

Fashion History Now #67: Listener Mail

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week we hear from some of our very favorite guests: YOU! From your questions about Medieval millinery to Brooke Shield's infamous campaign for Ca...

Dressed Diaries: Margaine-Lacroix’s "Dare to Bare" Gowns of May 18th, 1908

14 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On May 18th, 1908, 3 fashion models were reportedly arrested at Paris's Longchamps racecourse. But just what was so criminal about the clothing they w...

"Tailored For You": Fashions from the 2025 Met Gala Blue Carpet, Part II

09 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We bring you Part II of our annual coverage of the most anticipated fashion history event of the year: the 2025 Met Gala which accompanies The Costum...

"Tailored For You": Fashions from the 2025 Met Gala Blue Carpet, Part I

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We bring you Part I of our annual coverage of the most anticipated fashion history event of the year: the 2025 Met Gala which accompanies the Costume ...

Native Fashion Week Santa Fe with Amber-Dawn Bear Robe

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fashion curator and organizer Amber-Dawn Bear Robe is back to tell us all about the first ever Native Fashion Week Santa Fe 2025, one of the largest I...

Dorothy Grant: An Endless Thread

30 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The work of internationally renowned fashion designer and traditional Haida artist Dorothy Grant embodies "10,000 years of living Haida culture." She ...

Dressed in NYC 2025 Recap, Part II

25 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's two-part episode, we recap our recent fashion history day tours of NYC and hear from a few of the past Dressed guests who joined us alo...

Dressed in NYC 2025 Recap, Part I

23 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's two-part episode, we recap our recent fashion history day tours of NYC and hear from a few of the past Dressed guests who joined us alo...

Fashioning Wonder: A Cabinet of Curiosities, Part II, an interview with Dr. Colleen Hill

18 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In Part II of this week's episode, Dr. Colleen Hill joins us to speak about some of the incredible objects in her exhibition Fashioning Wonder: A Cab...

Fashioning Wonder: A Cabinet of Curiosities, Part I, an interview with Dr. Colleen Hill

16 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

All this week we endeavor to spark your sartorial curiosity as Dr. Colleen Hill joins us to speak about her exhibition Fashioning Wonder: A Cabinet o...

Fashion History Now #66

11 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the first Fashion History Now of Season 8, where we bring you the latest news fashion history happening today. To Follow: Cheeky fashio...

Fashion Scandals: Madame X

09 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For our debut of Season 8 of Dressed, we bring you the first of our new ongoing series: Fashion Scandals. Today we whisk you into the scandal swirling...

Barbie: The Fashion History of an Icon, Part III (Dressed Classic)

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The final episode of our Barbie fashion history series explores Barbie's flowering into a fully fledged fashion icon in the 21st century and what that...

Barbie: The Fashion History of an Icon, Part II (Dressed Classic)

28 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Barbie gets the full haute couture treatment in part two of our Barbie fashion history series from 2023 which takes us into the 1980s, a period that l...

Barbie: The Fashion History of an Icon, Part I (Dressed Classic)

26 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Barbie is so much more than a child's toy. Since making her debut in 1959, the Barbie doll has become a full-fledged global phenomenon--and fashion ic...

Get Dressed With Us in Paris and New York!

21 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A quick hello from the Dressed Universe! While we are still on our winter hiatus, we wanted to check in to invite you to get Dressed with us in Paris,...

Invisible Beauty: An Interview with Bethann Hardison (Dressed Classic)

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fashion luminary and trailblazing model, agent and activist Bethann Hardison joins us to discuss her life and legacy as explored in the new documentar...

Scott Barrie, an interview with Elizabeth Way

07 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

During our annual winter hiatus, we bring you some of our favorite episodes from Dressed's back catalog of more than 500 episodes. Today we revisit on...

Ann Lowe: American Couturier, an interview with Elizabeth Way

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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

Donyale Luna: Myth, Model, Muse, Part II

31 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We continue our look at the life, legend, and legacy of 1960s supermodel Donyale Luna. Further Reading / Watching: Donyale in Que Etes-Vous Polly Mag...

Donyale Luna: The Life and Legacy of a Legendary Model, Part I

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 1966, Donyale Luna became the first model of color to appear on the cover of any edition of Vogue magazine--but she was so much more than a pretty ...

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

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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

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

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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

Fashion History Now #65: Listener Mail Roundup

06 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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,...

Bump-Proof the Baby: Historic Wearables for Toddler Safety

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week we investigate the variety of ways parents have historically dressed their toddlers to prevent injuries when they take that inevitable tumbl...

The Black Beauty Archive with Camille Lawrence

29 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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

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

27 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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, h...

Fashion History Now #63

22 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 F...

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

22 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

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

15 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Where some people study fashion history, today's guest Anneliese Mack lives it! Anneliese joins us to talk about her multifaceted career as a historic...

Sandy Powell's Dressing the Part: Costume Design for Film

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode is dedicated to one of the greatest visual storytellers of our time, costume designer Sandy Powell who joins us to talk about her prol...

Eyeliner: A Cultural History, an interview with Zahra Hankir, part II

10 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In part II of this episode, we continue our conversation with Lebanese-British journalist Zahra Hankir who joins us all this week to speak about her ...

Eyeliner: A Cultural History, an interview with Zahra Hankir, part I

09 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Lebanese-British journalist Zahra Hankir joins us to speak about her book Eyeliner: A Cultural History, which is a deep dive into one of the...

Dressed's Fashion History Tour of Paris 2024, Part II

01 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

From the houses of the great haute couturiers and courtesans to the oldest haberdasheries and perfume makers in France, this week we take you behind t...

Dressed's Fashion History Tour of Paris 2024, Part I

30 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

From the houses of the great haute couturiers and courtesans to the oldest haberdasheries and perfume makers in France, this week we take you behind t...

Real Clothes, Real Lives: 200 Years of What Women Wore with Kiki Smith and Keren Ben-Horin, Part II

18 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What stories can our clothes tell? This week we celebrate the groundbreaking exhibition Real Clothes, Real Lives: 200 Years of What Women Wore with ...

Real Clothes, Real Lives: 200 Years of What Women Wore with Kiki Smith and Keren Ben-Horin, Part I

16 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What stories can our clothes tell? This week we celebrate the groundbreaking exhibition Real Clothes, Real Lives: 200 Years of What Women Wore with cu...