Dressed: The History of Fashion
Episodes
(De)Gendered Fashion: Past, Present, Future with Alok Vaid-Menon, Part II
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alok Vaid-Menon is back to discuss the importance and imperative of moving beyond the gender binary with the #DeGenderFashion movement. Want more Dres...
(De)Gendered Fashion: Past, Present, Future with Alok Vaid-Menon, Part I
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this two-part series, we welcome one of the most important voices working in fashion and fashion history today. Writer, performer, and public spe...
Imperio de la Moda: Spain's Empire of Fashion with Laura Beltrán-Rubio, Part II
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our conversation with Laura Beltrán-Rubio on Spanish colonial fashion, focusing on the symbolism and significance of dress in the eightee...
Imperio de la Moda: Spain's Empire of Fashion with Laura Beltrán-Rubio, Part I
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Art and fashion historian Laura Beltrán-Rubio joins us to share her expertise on the sartorial practices and symbolisms in Spain’s Imperio de la Mo...
Fashion History Now #30
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join this week's minisode for a discussion of Mister Rogers' sweaters, Miss Piggy's Instagram, the easy-to-wee jumpsuit of your dreams and some of Chr...
Textures: The History and Art of Black Hair, an interview with Dr. Tameka Ellington and Dr. Joseph Underwood
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we take a peek inside the upcoming exhibition Textures: The History and Art of Black Hair which will be on at the Kent State Museum from Se...
Fashion History Now #29: When Fashion is Art, an interview with Instagrammer Melania Chavarria Nuño
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tune in this week as @matching.melania joins us to discuss her incredible work on Instagram which marries contemporary art and fashion. Learn more ...
Fashion Under Fascism, an interview with Dr. Eugenia Paulicelli
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Dr. Eugenia Paulicelli joins us to discuss how fashion functioned under Mussolini's fascist regime in Italy during the period between WWI a...
FHN #28: The Power of Style with Christian Allaire
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Christian Allaire joins us to discuss his recently released book The Power of Style, a celebration of the sartorial expression dedicated “to all the...
The Material World Remade, c.1500-1820 with Dr. Beverly Lemire
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Beginning in the early 16th century, bureoning international trade markets transported new products--and new fashions--around the globe, effectively t...
Fashioned from Nature in China: An Interview with Edith Cheung, Part II
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Edith Cheung, curator of Fashioned from Nature in China: Then and Now, shares with us her path to becoming a fashion and textile consultant for the Ch...
Fashioned from Nature in China: An Interview with Edith Cheung, Part I
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On view now at Design Society, Shenzhen, the V&A's exhibition Fashioned from Nature traces the complex relationship between fashion and nature over a ...
Fashion History Now #27: Queen Bey and Black is King, an interview with Darnell-Jamal Lisby
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Beyhive gather 'round and rejoice! This week we will be discussing Beyoncé's project Black is King, which is a visual and musical reimagining of The ...
Fashioning Music Culture, an interview with June Ambrose
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak with June Ambrose about her incredible 25 year career shaping fashion and music culture. From her work with Missy Elliot, Puff Dadd...
An Interview with "Gernreich Girl" Barbara Flood
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Barbara Flood joins us to discuss her passion for fashion that spans her 1960s and 70s modeling career as a "Gernreich Girl" into the present day. ...
Rudi Gernreich, an interview with Alexander Joseph
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rudi Gernreich pushed fashion forward in a way that many of his innovations are essentials in our wardrobes today. Yet, during the 1960s and 1970s, he...
Fashioning the Philippines: Salvacion Lim Higgins, An Interview with Mark Lewis Higgins
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When fashion designer Salvacion Lim "Slim" Higgins opened her first atelier in Manila in 1947, she ushered in both the golden age of Filipino couture ...
The 90s, an interview with Colleen Hill, part 2
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fashion historian and Curator of Costume and Accessories at The Museum at FIT, Colleen Hill, joins us again today for part two of our discussion on fa...
The 90s, an interview with Colleen Hill, part 1
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Supermodels, grunge, minimalism, oh my! This week Colleen Hill joins us for a two-part episode on fashion in the 1990s. RECOMMENDED READING: Hill, Col...
Fashion History Now #26: Little Red Fashion for Kids and Teens, an interview with Jonathan Joseph
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Parents rejoice! This week fellow Dressed listener Jonathan Joseph joins us to speak about his new fashion ed-tech start up for kids and teens. Lea...
The Red Dress Embroidery Project with Artist Kirstie Macleod
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
202 embroiders. 28 countries. 1 dress. Artist Kirstie Macleod joins us to share the stories behind the The Red Dress Project, an eleven year collabora...
Fashion History Now #25: "Vintage Style Not Vintage Values" with Dandy Wellington
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Band leader, vintage aficionado, and style activist Dandy Wellington joins us to discuss the power and joy of vintage dressing today. More on Dandy's ...
Refashioning and Cripping Masculinity with Dr. Ben Barry
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are joined by fashion educator, researcher, and activist Dr. Ben Barry whose work on refashioning and cripping masculinities challenges and r...
Fashion History Mystery #56- April & Cassidy Fools' Day
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Cassidy as she tries to fool April--and vice versa--with wacky facts and fictions from fashion history. RECOMMENDED READING: Golbin, Pamela. Cou...
Hanae Mori, an interview with Ayaka Sano
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Ayaka Sano joins us to discuss the early years of the career of Japanese designer Hanae Mori, the first Asian woman to be admitted to the ra...
Norma Kamali is Invincible, part 2
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we continue our conversation by one of our favorite designers, Norma Kamali, who has been a defining force in American fashion for more than fiv...
Norma Kamali is Invincible, part 1
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are delighted to be joined by one of our favorite designers, Norma Kamali, to chat about her role in defining American fashion for more t...
Fashion HIstory Now #24
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we make our recommendations for digital fashion history resources. Instagram accounts: https://www.instagram.com/matching.melania/ https:/...
A History of the Vietnamese Nail Salon with Filmmaker Adele Pham
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How did the Vietnamese come to dominate the multi-billion dollar nail industry? Filmmaker Adele Pham joins us to discuss her film Nailed It, which exp...
FHN #23 Cutting Portraits with Silhouette Artist Charles Burns
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Chicago's Fashionable Past with Jessica Pushor, Part II
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What treasures lie in the Chicago History Museum's 50,000 piece dress and textile collection? From Abraham Lincoln's belongings to rare Parisian haute...
Chicago's Fashionable Past with Jessica Pushor, Part I
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we are joined by "librarian of clothing" Jessica Pushor, collections manager of the Chicago History Museum's 50,000+ piece dress and textile co...
Zelda Wynn Valdes, an interview with Nancy Deihl
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Beloved by sirens of the stage and screen for her curve clinging creations, this week Nany Deihl joins us to discuss Zelda Wynn Valdes. We also bust a...
Refashioning History, an interview with artist Fabiola Jean-Louis
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak with one of our favorite contemporary artists, Fabiola Jean-Louis, who rewrites history by photographing women of color in the hist...
Bonnie Cashin, an interview with Dr. Stephanie Lake, part 2
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the second installment of this episode, we speak about Bonnie's unique design lexicon and how her working methods blazed new territory in the fashi...
Bonnie Cashin, an interview with Dr. Stephanie Lake, part 1
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Historical Costuming in the Time of Covid with Dr. Christine Millar of Sewstine, Part II
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From tight-lacing to sitting in a bustle, Christine is back to discuss the realities of wearing historical dress, smashing some popular fashion histor...
Historical Costuming in the Time of Covid with Dr. Christine Millar of Sewstine, Part I
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Christine Millar of "Sewstine" joins us to discuss her relationship with historical costuming, a well deserved respite from her work as a doctor d...
A History of Pockets, an interview with Dr. Ariane Fennetaux, part 2
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of our episode with Dr. Ariane Fennetaux, we discuss the intimate nature of pockets and what women historically carried in them. RECOMMEND...
A History of Pockets, an interview with Dr. Ariane Fennetaux, part 1
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Since day one of Dressed, our listeners have deluged us with requests for an episode on pockets. This week we deliver with a two part episode on the h...
FHN #22: Bridgerton or Bust!
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Per popular request, we take a deep dive into all things Bridgerton costumes for our first Fashion History Now of Season 4! Recommended Watching: C...
Magic Maker: An Interview with Designer Zaldy Goco
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fashion and fantasy merge in the work of designer Zaldy Goco who joins us to discuss his incredible thirty plus year career as a magic maker, transfor...
Fashion and the Showgirl, Part II
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we continue our exploration of the century long love affair between fashion and the showgirl. Recommended reading and viewing: Es-pranza Hump...
Fashion and the Showgirl, Part I
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With her towering headwear and sparkling body suit, the showgirl is an instantly recognizable, cross cultural pop icon. This two part episode explores...
Tudor Fashion, an interview with Eleri Lynn, part 2
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of our episode with Tudor fashion scholar Eleri Lynn, we discuss sumptuary laws as well as grooming, hygiene and laundry practices at the ...
Tudor Fashion, an interview with Eleri Lynn, part 1
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kirtles, codpieces and Henry the VIII, oh my! This week we discuss fashion at the Tudor court with Eleri Lynn, Curator of the Royal Ceremonial Dress C...
The Sartorialist, an interview with Scott Schuman, part 2
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our conversation with street style photographer extraordinaire, Scott Schuman, and speak about his five books and fifteen-year career as T...
The Sartorialist, an interview with Scott Schuman, part 1
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Street style photographer extraordinaire, Scott Schuman, joins us this week to speak about his five books and fifteen-year career as The Sartorialist....
Fashion History Now #21
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest edition of Fashion History Now, we catch up on the latest fashion history and fashion history-making news from Harry Styles gender-bend...
The Women Who Revolutionized Fashion with Petra Slinkard
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Fashion and textile curator Petra Slinkard joins us to discuss the exhibition Made It: The Women Who Revolutionized Fashion, on view at the Peabody Es...
Fashion History Mystery #55- Fashion Celebrates St. Catherine's Day
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Next week marks St. Catherine's Day on November 25th. In this week's minisode we explore the special nature of St. Catherine's Day to the French fashi...
Mend!: an interview with Kate Sekules
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we explore the history of mending as well as the contemporary visible mending movement with guest Kate Sekules. RECOMMENDED READING: Sekul...
Fashion History Now #20: The Future of Fashion is Indigenous with Vogue's Christian Allaire
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are joined by fashion journalist Christian Allaire (Ojibwe) whose work for Vogue magazine is bringing Indigenous fashion designers to the...
For the Love of Fashion: An Interview with Hamish Bowles
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Fashion historian, couture collector, museum curator, author, Vogue International Editor-at-Large, Hamish Bowles is the wearer of many stylish hats! H...
Not All Heroes Wear Capes: RGB's Supreme Court Style
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In commemoration of the life and legacy of the trailblazing Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, we look at the meaning behind her signature col...
Button Power: 125 Years of Saying it with Buttons, an interview with Christen Carter and Ted Hake
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we explore the political power of the pin-back button and many of its other fun incarnations intended to convey a message. Learn more abo...
Creepy, Crawly Contraptions from Fashion History with Holly Frey
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We are pleased to welcome Dressed producer and podcast host extraordinaire Holly Frey to the show this week. A fellow Halloween and fashion lover, Hol...
The Art of Arab Dress with Dr. Reem El Mutwalli
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Reem El Mutwalli joins us in a discussion of her organization The Zay Initiative, a fashion history archive dedicated to collecting, documenting a...
Ravishing: The Rose in Fashion, an interview with Amy de la Haye, pt. 2
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of this two-part series, Amy de la Haye joins us to speak about fashion's love affair with the rose, her book The Rose in Fashion: Ravishi...
Ravishing: The Rose in Fashion, an interview with Amy de la Haye, pt. 1
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In part one of this two-part series, Amy de la Haye joins us to speak about the historic symbolism of the rose, her book The Rose in Fashion: Ravishin...
Fashion History Mystery #53: Suffragist Herstory: Miss Mabel Ping-Hua Lee
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's minisode we delve into the incredible life of suffragist Mable Ping-Hua Lee, the activist who dedicated her life to the suffrage moveme...
Dressed in Dreams: A Black Girl's Love Letter to the Power of Fashion with Dr. Tanisha C. Ford
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Tanisha C. Ford returns to discuss her recently released memoir Dressed in Dreams: A Black Girl’s Letter to the Power of Fashion (2019). More on...
Liberated Threads: Black Women, Style, and the Politics of Global Soul with Dr. Tanisha C. Ford
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The paradox of clothing is that it can be at once the most public and the most personal of items a person can use to express their identity historical...
Fashion History Now #19: Finding Future Vintage, an interview with Gabriel Brandon-Hanson and Jesus Herrera
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week designers Gabriel Brandon-Hanson and Jesus Herrera join us to discuss their vintage shop which features exquisitely handmade garments source...
Floriography: The Victorian Language of Flowers, an interview with Jessica Roux
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Daffodils for your unrequited love, lavender for your sworn enemy. This week author and illustrator Jessica Roux joins us to discuss how the Victorian...
Fashion History Mystery #52: Driving Fashion
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we explore the symbiotic relationships between modern women, fashion, and cars at the dawn of the twentieth century. Recommended reading: G...
Advanced Style, Part II: Meet the Models and Muses
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we meet some of the muses of Ari Seth Cohen's Advanced Style and Advanced Love series who join us to share the myriad of lessons and philos...
Fashion History Now #18: In Vogue: The 1990's with Hamish Bowles
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cassidy and April "sit down" with Hamish Bowles, fashion historian, couture collector, Vogue editor, and new host of the podcast In Vogue: The 1990s. ...
Advanced Style, Part I: An Interview with Ari Seth Cohen
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Style knows no age. In part one of this two part episode, photographer Ari Seth Cohen joins us to discuss Advanced Style, his street style blog turned...
Fashion History Now #17
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We cover everything from smart wool to stylin' penguins in this week's discussion that also includes what is happening in the world of online fashion ...
A History of the Paper Pattern Industry
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we honor the work of costume designer, fashion historian and expert on the history of paper patterns, Joy Spanabel Emery. RECOMMENDED READIN...
Fashion History Mystery #51: Rad in '39: Predicting Fashion's Future
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we answer a listener question about past predictions of fashion's future; from wearable tech to smart phones and air conditioning a surprisi...
Supreme Models: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized Fashion, an interview with Marcellas Reynolds
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Iman. Tyra. Naomi. Marcellas Reynolds, author of the book Supreme Models: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized Fashion, joins us to discuss the legio...
Fashion History Now #16
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Would you wear Chipotle?! This week we discuss a new clothing initiative by the fast food chain, the YouTube series Black Girl in a Big Dress, what's ...
Future Fit: A History of the Jumpsuit, an interview with Andrea Lauer
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week Andrea Lauer joins us to discuss the utilitarian and utopian history of the jumpsuit. A favorite fashion staple of the 21st century, the jum...
Fashion History Mystery #50: Count Chardonnet and the Quest for Artificial Silk
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How do Louis Pasteur, Thomas Edison and an enigmatic French Count factor into the history of one of the most widely used textiles on the planet? Tune ...
Cool Shades: A History of Sunglasses, an interview with Vanessa Brown
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Vanessa Brown joins us this week to discuss the ways in which sunglasses have been used in the construction of cool and celebrity glamour. Learn mo...
Fashion History Now #15: Indian Market 2020's Virtual Fashion Show
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are joined by Amber-Dawn Bear Robe, the producer behind Santa Fe Indian Market's annual fashion show, which goes virtual this year for th...
Re-Dressing America's Frontier Past, an Interview with Dr. Peter Boag
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to a plethora of literature and Hollywood films, the American West holds an almost mythic-like place in the popular imagination. Its mere menti...
Fashion History Now #14
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's minisode, we discuss listener mail about Princess Beatrice's upcycled Norman Harnell wedding dress, bicycling etiquette art, magical ma...
Fashioning the Enslaved Servant, an interview with Dr. Jonathan Michael Square
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week Dr. Jonathan Michael Square joins us to discuss some of his object based research into Brooks Brother's coats worn by enslaved servants duri...
Fashion History Mystery #49: A Brief History of Shorts
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we answer a listener query about when and how did shorts enter women's wardrobes. Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our webs...
Fashioning White Femininity: The Ethnic Masquerade of Modern Fashion with Dr. Victoria Pass
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
During the 1920s and 30s, white fashion magazines and designers marketed ethnicity to white women as something that could be put on and taken off at w...
Clueless at Twenty-Five, an Interview with Costume Designer Mona May
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the iconic fashion flick Clueless, we bring you a special interview with the film's costume designer Mona ...
1950s in Vogue: The Jessica Daves Years, an interview with Rebecca C. Tuite
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we examine the career of American Vogue editor Jessica Daves who presided over the magazine during the 1950s, a golden age of fashion photog...
Fashion History Now #12
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week's discussion includes the ugly makeup revolution, Costube, and highlights from haute couture's first digital fashion week. @CosTubeGuide I...
Carnival to Catwalk: Global Reflections on Fancy Dress Costume with Dr. Benjamin Wild
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, cultural historian Dr. Benjamin Wild joins us to discuss the global phenomenon of fancy dress costume, smashing any outdated conventions th...
Fashion History Mystery #48: The Etiquette of Bicycling
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today, the bicycle is a ubiquitous summer pasttime for many of us, but in the 1890s it was a new social and cultural phenomenon that took the world by...
Living History pt.2, an interview with Cheyney McKnight
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Living historian and educator Cheyney McKnight joins us for part two of this episode to discuss African diasporic dress and fashion in the US during t...
Fashion History Now #11
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we discussed the future of fashion customization, the conservation of Queen Elizabeth I's funeral corset, the discovery of a 2,300 year old ...
Living History pt. 1, an interview with Cheyney McKnight
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Living historian and educator Cheyney McKnight joins us this week to speak about the profession of historic interpretation and specifically about her ...
Fashion History Mystery 47: Wedding Customs: Days of Yore
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's mini-sode we answer a listener question about the history of the wedding garter and examine how wedding traditions of the Middle Ages a...
Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk, an Interview with Anna Jackson, Part II
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we bring you part two of our two part episode with Anna Jackson, curator of the V&A exhibition Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk, the first major ex...
FHN #10
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In light of current events, the fashion industry will never be the same again. This week, we discuss meaningful (and not so meaningful) change. Recom...
Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk, an Interview with Anna Jackson, Part I
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we bring you part one of our two part episode with Anna Jackson, curator of the V&A exhibition Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk, the first major ex...
FHM 46: Dressed to Protest
12 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss a brief history of what people have worn to both protest and protect themselves during times of civil unrest. Further read...
Fashion History Now #9
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cassidy and April discuss current events as they relate to the fashion industry and the field of Fashion Studies, highlighting where the industry and ...
Fashion History Now #8
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This show would not be possible without our wonderful listeners! This week we celebrate YOU by highlighting some of your fashion histories shared with...
The Art of Historical Hatmaking with Rachel Frost
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we learn about the history and techniques of historical hatmaking with Rachel Frost, one of only a handful of hatmakers using sixteenth cent...
Fashion History Mystery 45: Re-Dressed: Favorite Fashion Books
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
So many of you have asked for book recs for what to read during your extra time at home, this week we re-air our past minisode on our favorite fashion...