Dressed: The History of Fashion

Latest Episodes:

Button Power: 125 Years of Saying it with Buttons, an interview with Christen Carter and Ted Hake Nov 03, 2020

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This week we explore the political power of the pin-back button and many of its other fun incarnations intended to convey a message.

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Creepy, Crawly Contraptions from Fashion History with Holly Frey Oct 29, 2020

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We are pleased to welcome Dressed producer and podcast host extraordinaire Holly Frey to the show this week. A fellow Halloween and fashion lover, Holly joins us in a discussion about bizarre fashion and beauty contraptions from history.

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The Art of Arab Dress with Dr. Reem El Mutwalli Oct 27, 2020

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Dr. Reem El Mutwalli joins us in a discussion of her organization The Zay Initiative, a fashion history archive dedicated to collecting, documenting and digitally archiving dress from across the Arab world.

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Ravishing: The Rose in Fashion, an interview with Amy de la Haye, pt. 2 Oct 22, 2020

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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: Ravishing and its associated exhibition which is to be mounted at The Museum at FIT.

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Ravishing: The Rose in Fashion, an interview with Amy de la Haye, pt. 1 Oct 20, 2020

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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: Ravishing and its associated exhibition which is to be mounted at The Museum at FIT.

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Fashion History Mystery #53: Suffragist Herstory: Miss Mabel Ping-Hua Lee Oct 15, 2020

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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 movement and women's rights despite the fact she may have never received the right to vote herself.

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Dressed in Dreams: A Black Girl's Love Letter to the Power of Fashion with Dr. Tanisha C. Ford Oct 08, 2020

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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 Dr. Ford:

http://www.tanishacford.com

Recommended Reading:

The Incredible Whiteness of the Museum Fashion Collection: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/29/style/museums-fashion-racism.html

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Liberated Threads: Black Women, Style, and the Politics of Global Soul with Dr. Tanisha C. Ford Oct 06, 2020

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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 historically and today, a dichotomy found throughout the work of today's guest Dr. Tanisha C. Ford. She joins us for part one of a two part discussion on her books Liberated Threads: Black Women, Style, and the Global Politics of Soul (2015), and her recently released memoir Dressed in Dreams: A Black Girl’s Letter to the Power of Fashion (2019).

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http://www.tanishacford.com

Additional Reading:

Kwame Brathwaite: Black is Beautiful

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Fashion History Now #19: Finding Future Vintage, an interview with Gabriel Brandon-Hanson and Jesus Herrera Oct 01, 2020

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This week designers Gabriel Brandon-Hanson and Jesus Herrera join us to discuss their vintage shop which features exquisitely handmade garments sourced from all over Mexico and how their contemporary brand, Les Jesus, partners with embroiderers and artisans using traditional techniques.

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Floriography: The Victorian Language of Flowers, an interview with Jessica Roux Sep 29, 2020

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Daffodils for your unrequited love, lavender for your sworn enemy. This week author and illustrator Jessica Roux joins us to discuss how the Victorians used the symbolism of flowers as a means of communication.

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