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
- 582
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Rebel Threads, an interview with Roger Burton, part II **Bonus Episode**
In 1979, Roger Burton worked with punk style innovators Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McClaren to design their boutique World's End. The couple soon went their separate ways but were reunited at Burt…
00:29:29 |
Thu 15 Nov 2018
Rebel Threads, an interview with Roger Burton, part I
This week we explore the clothing of rebellious youth sub-cultures from the 1940s to the 1960s with vintage collector, costume designer--and original Mod--Roger Burton.
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00:42:19 |
Tue 13 Nov 2018
Fashionable Filipinas, an interview with Gino Gonzales
This week, we explore the fashion origins and evolution of the Philippino terno with guest Gino Gonzales, co-author of the book Fashionable Filipinas.
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00:42:35 |
Tue 06 Nov 2018
Dissecting the Flapper (Bonus Episode)
For a bonus minisode in honor of Halloween, we "dissect" the iconic flapper look from head to toe.
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Thu 01 Nov 2018
When Fashion Kills, an interview with Dr. Alison Matthews David
Sometimes fashion can kill--literally. From combustible crinolines to strangling scarves, this week we explore fashion's deadly history with Dr. Alison Matthews David, author of the book Fashion Vict…
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Tue 30 Oct 2018
Fierce: A History of Leopard Print, an interview with Jo Weldon
We get puurrrfectly WILD this week with author, activist and burlesque superstar Jo Weldon!
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Tue 23 Oct 2018
Pink, an interview with Dr. Valerie Steele
Today we speak with Dr. Valerie Steele, Director of The Museum at FIT, about her exhibition Pink: A Pretty, Punk, Powerful Color.
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Tue 16 Oct 2018
Ruth Finley and the Fashion Calendar, an interview with Natalie Nudell
A tribute to the passing of American fashion insider, Ruth Finley, whose Fashion Calendar was and continues to be a critical element in producing Fashion Week.
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Tue 09 Oct 2018
Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up
For artist Frida Kahlo, clothing, art and identity were inextricably linked. The V & A's current exhibition Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up explores the ways Kahlo constructed her iconic image using …
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Tue 02 Oct 2018
Bonus episode! Exhibiting Fashion: an Interview with Fashion Conservator Sarah Scaturro, part II
In this week's bonus episode, we continue our conversation with Sarah Scaturro, head conservator at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Thu 27 Sep 2018
Exhibiting Heavenly Bodies: an Interview with Fashion Conservator Sarah Scaturro, part I
This week, we go behind the scenes of the exhibition Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination with Sarah Scaturro, head conservator at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of…
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Tue 25 Sep 2018
From Russia With Love: Valentina
One of American fashion's first famous designers wasn't American at all. Meet Valentina Schlee, the intoxicatingly beautiful Russian lover of Greta Garbo who lied about nearly everything.
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Tue 18 Sep 2018
The American Look, a chat with Dr. Rebecca Arnold (Bonus Episode)
In honor of New York Fashion Week, we speak with Dr. Rebecca Arnold about the origins of American style.
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00:53:29 |
Thu 13 Sep 2018
Gordon Parks: the Man of Many Hats
Gordon Parks (1912-2006) was one of the 20th and 21st centuries great luminaries, most famous for his prolific career as a photojournalist for LIFE magazine. A man of many talents, this week we explo…
00:38:03 |
Tue 11 Sep 2018
Dress Like an Egyptian, an interview with Egyptologist Dr. Colleen Darnell
This week we talk to Egyptologist--and vintage fashion aficionada-- Dr. Colleen Darnell about the role of clothing and artifice in the lives of the Ancient Egyptians.
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00:48:07 |
Tue 04 Sep 2018
Fashion and Sustainability, an interview with Tara St. James
The fashion industry is the world's second largest polluter. This week we talk to fashion designer and educator Tara St. James about the intersection of fashion and sustainability in the past, presen…
01:02:03 |
Tue 28 Aug 2018
Incredible and Marvelous: Fashion's First Hipsters
Amid the French Revolution, a youth subculture became notorious for adopting styles so extreme they were dubbed 'incredible' and 'marvelous.' This week we speak about some of fashion's first hipsters…
00:38:19 |
Tue 21 Aug 2018
Fashion and Politics: The French Revolution
Throughout the history of dress, never have fashion and politics been more entwined than during the French Revolution.
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00:48:23 |
Tue 14 Aug 2018
A Century of Fashion Photography, an interview with Paul Martineau
This week we talk about a century of fashion photography with Paul Martineau, curator of the new exhibition Icons of Style at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.
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Tue 07 Aug 2018
The Swimsuit: a Revealing History, Part II
From the bikini to the thong, this week we explore the continued evolution of one of the most controversial garments in history: the swimsuit.
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00:40:17 |
Tue 31 Jul 2018
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