Dressed: The History of Fashion

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The Way We Wed, an interview with Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell Aug 31, 2021

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With wedding season in full bloom, we discuss the history of wedding fashion with Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, author of the book The Way We Wed: A Global History of Wedding Fashion.

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Fashion History Mystery #57: A Brief History of Sunscreen Aug 26, 2021

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Fashion Adventures in Wonderland: Dressed x Dress Fancy with Lucy Clayton and Dr. Benjamin Wild Aug 24, 2021

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This week we literally tumble down the rabbit hole exploring Alice's iconic style and Wonderland's influences in high fashion.

RECOMMENDED READING:

Bailey, Kate and Simon Sladen, Eds. Alice, Curious and Curiouser. London: V&A Publishing, 2020.

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Wax Print, an interview with Aiwan Obinyan Aug 17, 2021

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This week filmmaker Aiwan Obinyan joins us to discuss her upcoming documentary, Wax Print, which traces the complicated history of this textile from its colonialist origins to its current association with African pride.

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The Collector's Eye, an interview with Sandy Schreier, Part 2 Aug 12, 2021

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Having amassed the more than 15,000 pieces in her private collection, Sandy Schreier regales us some of the tales of triumph and woe in her lifelong hunt for rare examples of vintage couture and fashion.

RECOMMENDED READING:

Bolton, Andrew and Jessica Regan and Melissa Huber. In Pursuit of Fashion: The Sandy Schreier Collection. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019.

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The Collector's Eye, an interview with Sandy Schreier, Part 1 Aug 10, 2021

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Sandy Schreier, one of the world's most prominent private collectors of fashion and textiles, joins us this week! In part one of this two-part episode, we discuss how she began collecting as a child, and the challenges she faced researching fashion history as a teenager.

RECOMMENDED READING:

Bolton, Andrew and Jessica Regan and Melissa Huber. In Pursuit of Fashion: The Sandy Schreier Collection. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019.

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Fashioning Fiction with Author Natasha Lester Aug 03, 2021

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This week, we are joined by Natasha Lester, the New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Seamstress and The Paris Secret. A lover of fashion history, Lester seamlessly weaves real fashion narratives into her spellbinding fictional works in a way that underscores clothing's intrinsic value to both real and fictional lives.

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Worn to Win: Dressing the Summer Olympic Athlete, Part IV Jul 29, 2021

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Fashion and technology converge at the Olympics as we head into the 21st century in the final episode of our four part series.

Recommended Media:

Ibtihaj Muhammad, https://www.ibtihajmuhammad.com
Paralympian Scoutt Bassett Talks Adaptive Clothing and Equality: https://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/a32998687/scout-bassett-adaptive-clothing/
"Fashion Behind the Games" https://olympics.com/en/original-series/episode/fashion-behind-the-game-trailer
Olympic Games, Vogue: https://www.vogue.com/tag/event/olympic-games
LA84 Foundation's United States Olympic Committee Official Reports: https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll6/id/1368/rec/1

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Worn to Win: Dressing the Summer Olympic Athlete, Part III Jul 27, 2021

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From a love match made in Olympic fashion history to a clothed protest seen around the world, today we continue our series on dressing the Summer Olympic Athlete, covering 1948 London to 1968 Mexico City.

Recommended Media:

Emmet Bryne’s “Radiant Discord: Lance Wyman on the ’68 Olympic Design and the Tlatelolco Massacre” https://walkerart.org/magazine/lance-wyman-mexico-68-olympics-tlatelolco-massacre
Douglas Hartmann’s Race, Culture, and the Revolt of the Black Athlete: The 1968 Olympic Protests and Their Aftermath
“The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World,” https://www.amazon.com/Stand-How-Gesture-Shook-World/dp/B08CBKJJYV
“1968” documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ss6qavj29c
Do Go On “The 1968 Olympic Salute” https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/246-the-1968-olympic-salute/id1057458646?i=1000483414735
IOC Athletes’ Commission’s 2021 recommendation on protesting at the Olympics https://olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-athletes-commission-s-recommendations-on-rule-50-and-athlete-expression-at-the-olympic-games
LA84 Foundation's United States Olympic Committee Official Reports: https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll6/id/1368/rec/1
LA84 Foundation's Olympian Oral History Collection: https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll11
Olympic Ceremony Database https://bryanpinkall.blogspot.com/2012/07/1896-summer-olympic-opening-ceremony.html

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Worn to Win: Dressing the Summer Olympic Athlete, Part II Jul 22, 2021

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In part two of our four part series, we dive into the 1932 and 1936 Olympics where new relationships between fashion and Olympic athletes were forged.

Recommended Media:

Olympic Torch Lighting Ceremony 2020 Tokyo Olympics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD58s2ikdHE
LA84 Foundation's United States Olympic Committee Official Reports: https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll6/id/1368/rec/1
LA84 Foundation's Olympian Oral History Collection: https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll11
Olympic Ceremony Database: https://bryanpinkall.blogspot.com/2012/07/1896-summer-olympic-opening-ceremony.html
The Nazi Games and Jesse Owens: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/stuff-you-missed-in-history-cl-21124503/episode/the-nazi-games-and-jesse-owens-30207937/

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