Dressed: The History of Fashion
With over 8 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common. Every day we all get dressed. Join Dressed as we explore the social and cultural histories behind the who, what, when of why we wear.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 581
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Dressed in History: 100 Years of Collecting Fashion with Jessica Pushor
Recorded live at the Chicago History Museum, “librarian of clothing” Jessica Pushor takes us behind the seams of her exhibition Dressed in History: A Costume Collection Retrospective. On view at the …
01:06:41 |
Wed 09 Jul 2025
On the Dressed Bookshelf
The Dressed Bookshelf has over 150 fashion history titles and counting! This week, we highlight some our favorite recent additions.
Books discussed in the episode:
Azzedine Alaia: A Couturier’…
00:35:20 |
Fri 04 Jul 2025
Pink and Blue: Telling the Boys From the Girls in America, an interview with Jo B. Paoletti
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 Boys From the Girls in America, joins us to discus…
00:49:20 |
Wed 02 Jul 2025
Mayor of Fashion Town, an interview with Fern Mallis
Fern Mallis joins us today to speak about her career which spans six decades of shaping, supporting and championing first American fashion, and later turning her expertise towards developing fashion …
01:03:48 |
Fri 27 Jun 2025
25 Years of "Make It Work" with Tim Gunn
Internationally beloved teacher, mentor, and fashion authority Tim Gunn returns to Dressed to discuss his sixteen seasons at Project Runway and the origins of his famous catchphrase "Make it work."
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00:50:21 |
Wed 25 Jun 2025
The Fortuny Delphos Gown: A Herstory
One of the most iconic dresses in fashion history, the finely pleated, Grecian-inspired "Delphos" gown is synonymous with Mariano Fortuny, but it should be credited to his partner in life and work He…
00:26:33 |
Fri 20 Jun 2025
Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance with A'Lelia Bundles
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 Renaissance and the subject of her recently published b…
00:57:27 |
Wed 18 Jun 2025
The Legend of Beau Brummell, an interview with Dr. Chloe Chapin, Part II
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 Brummell, and we take a closer look at what the hist…
00:45:30 |
Fri 13 Jun 2025
The Legend of Beau Brummell, an interview with Dr. Chloe Chapin, Part I
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 Chapin joins us to establish his biography and re…
00:53:04 |
Wed 11 Jun 2025
Superfine: Tailoring Black Style with Monica L. Miller, Part II
Monica L. Miller joins us all this week to discuss her groundbreaking exhibition Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, which celebrates over 300 years of Black style through the lens of dandyism. On v…
00:56:40 |
Fri 06 Jun 2025
Superfine: Tailoring Black Style with Monica L. Miller, Part I
Monica L. Miller joins us all this week to discuss her groundbreaking exhibition Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, which celebrates over 300 years of Black style through the lens of dandyism. On vie…
00:43:21 |
Wed 04 Jun 2025
Introducing History Daily...
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’s content is we share a common belief as they say…
00:35:44 |
Fri 30 May 2025
Fashion History Now #68
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 documentaries, exhibitions, and ethical products that celebr…
00:31:57 |
Wed 28 May 2025
Leigh Bowery: Phantasmagoric Couturier, an interview with Fiontán Moran, Part II
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, a thing to see, to experience." Primarily using…
00:44:12 |
Fri 23 May 2025
Leigh Bowery: Phantasmagoric Couturier, an interview with Fiontán Moran, Part I
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, a thing to see, to experience." Primarily using…
00:53:49 |
Wed 21 May 2025
Fashion History Now #67: Listener Mail
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 Calvin Klein jeans when she was just 15 and a fashi…
00:26:41 |
Fri 16 May 2025
Dressed Diaries: Margaine-Lacroix’s "Dare to Bare" Gowns of May 18th, 1908
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 wore? On this first edition of our new "Dressed Di…
00:32:21 |
Wed 14 May 2025
"Tailored For You": Fashions from the 2025 Met Gala Blue Carpet, Part II
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 Costume Institute's sure to be blockbuster exhibition S…
00:41:26 |
Fri 09 May 2025
"Tailored For You": Fashions from the 2025 Met Gala Blue Carpet, Part I
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 Institute's sure to be blockbuster exhibition Su…
00:43:01 |
Wed 07 May 2025
Native Fashion Week Santa Fe with Amber-Dawn Bear Robe
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 Indigenous Fashion Weeks in America, "where legacy…
00:26:37 |
Fri 02 May 2025
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