Dressed: The History of Fashion

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483 episodes
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Date created
2018/02/20
Average duration
41 min.
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4 days

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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.

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Mildred Blount: The Girl with the Golden Fingers, an interview with Taylor Bythewood-Porter
2024/02/24
An exceptionally famous milliner in her day, the life and career of Mildred Blount has been somewhat lost to history. Curator Taylor Bythewood-Porter joins us to shine a light on the first African-American to be admitted to the Motion Pictures Costumers Union and her glorious on-screen creations for films including Gone With the Wind and Gigi as well as her offscreen successes designing hats for Hollywood stars and Harlem high society. Mildred Blount Millinery Competition Mildred Blount Scholarship Fund Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our website and classesOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 120 of our favorite fashion history titles Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Madam C.J. Walker: An Interview with A’Lelia Bundles
2024/02/22
In the early years of the twentieth century, Madam C.J. Walker built an international, Black hair care empire from the ground floor up, transforming herself from a laundry work making $1.50 a day to the woman Guinness World Records identifies as the “first self-made millionairess.” This week, we learn all about her extraordinary life in an interview with her biographer—and great, great granddaughter—A’Lelia Bundles.  Recommended Resources: On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker by A’Lelia Bundles Madam C.J. Walker’s website A’Lelia Bundles website Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our website and classesOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Women Dressing Women, an interview with Mellissa Huber, part II
2024/02/15
In part II of our episode on The Costume Institute's exhibition Women Dressing Women, co-curator Mellissa Huber takes us behind the scenes and shines a light on some of the invisible labor which does into mounting a major fashion in a museum. Can't make the show? Grab a copy of the amazing exhibition catalog here! Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our websiteOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 120 of our favorite fashion history titles! Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Women Dressing Women, an interview with Mellissa Huber and Karen Van Godtsenhoven, part I
2024/02/13
This week we are joined by Mellissa Huber and Karen Van Godtsenhoven, curators of The Costume Institute's exhibition Women Dressing Women, which is on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City through March 10, 2024. The exhibition explores more than 100 years of fashion history via the work of women designers and centers their contributions to the industry at large. Can't make the show? Grab a copy of the amazing exhibition catalog here! Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our websiteOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 120 of our favorite fashion history titles! Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Handmade in NYC: The Art of Flower Making with Adam Brand of M&S Schmalberg
2024/02/08
Fourth generation flower maker Adam Brand takes us behind the scenes of his family's business M&S Schmalberg. Founded by his family in 1916, the company is the last of its kind in America. M&S Schmalberg's website and Instagram Etsy store with a 20% discount just for Dressed listeners! Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our website and classesOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Handmade in NYC: The Art of Pleating with George Kalajian of Tom's Sons International Pleating
2024/02/06
Fifth generation master pleater George Kalajian’s family has been perfecting the art of the pleat since the 19th century. He joins us to discuss the past, present, and future of his family’s renowned pleating enterprise Tom’s Sons International Pleating, a staple of New York City’s Garment District since the 1970s. Tom's Sons International Pleating's website and Instagram Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our website and classesOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Dressing to Undress, an interview with Dita Von Teese, part 2
2024/02/01
Our favorite vedette, Dita Von Teese, joins us this for part 2 of our conversation this week to chat about being the first-ever guest star at Paris' legendary cabaret, the Crazy House and her current residency in Las Vegas. Her show Dita Las Vegas: A Jubilant Revue is onstage now at the Jubilee Theater, formerly home to iconic acts including Frank Sinatra as well as the showgirl review Jubilee, which ran for 40 years. Dita chats with us about reviving many of the original Jubilee costumes which were designed by Bob Mackie in the 1970s. Past Dressed episodes of interest: Fashion and the Showgirl, part 1 Fashion and the Showgirl, part 2 Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our website and classesOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 120 of our favorite fashion history titles Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Dressing to Undress, an interview with Dita Von Teese, part 1
2024/01/30
We are kicking off our seventh season of Dressed in spectacular style as we are joined all this week by the one and only Dita Von Teese! A longtime vintage collector and star of the neo-burlesque scene, Dita's impact on contemporary visual culture cannot be underestimated. In part one of this two-part episode, we chat about her relationship with vintage style on and off stage and some of the amazing designers she works with to create her unique brand of unparalleled glamour. Past Dressed episodes of interest: The Origin of the Poodle Skirt The Incredible Origin of Cat-Eye Glasses Fashion and the Showgirl, part 1 Fashion and the Showgirl, part 2 Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our website and classesOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 120 of our favorite fashion history titles Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Dressed Classic: The Origin of the Poodle Skirt
2024/01/25
This week's mini-sode from the Dressed archive explores the story of Juli Lynne Charlot who created an instantly recognizable 1950s classic: the poodle skirt. Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our website and classesOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Dressed Classic: The Incredible Origin of Cat-Eye Glasses
2024/01/24
What do millionaires, harlequins and cigarettes have to do with the iconic cat-eye frame? Tune into this fascinating episode from the Dressed archive to find out. Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our website and classesOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Dressed Classic: A History of the Paper Pattern Industry
2024/01/18
This week we revisit our 2020 episode dedicated to the work of costume designer, fashion historian and expert on the history of paper patterns, Joy Spanabel Emery, who for many years also served as the Curator of the Commercial Pattern Archive at the University of Rhode Island. Her book A History of the Pattern Pattern: The Home Dressmaking Fashion Revolution is considered a definitive work on the topic, which we know is near and dear to many of our listeners' hearts! Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our website and classesOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 120 of our favorite fashion history titles Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Dressed Classic: For the Love of Fashion, an interview with Hamish Bowles
2024/01/17
This week we revisit our episode with fashion historian, couture collector, museum curator, author and Vogue Global Editor-at-Large, Hamish Bowles. He joined us in 2020 to share the childhood origins of his passion for fashion history and the building blocks of his extraordinary life and career. Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our website and classesOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 120 of our favorite fashion history titles Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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4.5 out of 5
1412 reviews
Kitchnic 2023/12/31
Fabulous show.
Thank Ladies for doing such a great job. I learn something new everyday. I am a second generation Dry cleaner. With a passion for vintage And heirloom...
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Kpowergameing 2023/10/29
Fabulous
I went to be them when I grow up! Alas, I will live vicariously and listen to this amazing podcast.
codycole87 2023/09/15
Greedy Peasant
Incredibly excited for this!
LoMo47 2023/09/03
Fashion footnotes
This podcast has made it so I can think more about fashion in all different ways. It is like adding information footnotes to what you wear.
Fan of TBD Podcasts 2023/08/14
Fashion Fabulousness
Not just because I’m an FIT alum and a former chairperson of FIT’s Fashion Design Department but this podcast is THE BEST!!! Kudos to Valerie for crea...
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SpaceyChic 2023/03/29
Perfect for history nerds, fashion lovers, & generally curious people
Obviously a must-listen if you’re into fashion, but even if you’re not interested in runways and designers, Dressed is a fascinating listen. It’s real...
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LRJalarned 2023/02/07
Dressed
I really enjoyed this podcast.
Brigid Dev 2022/12/03
Obsessed with dressed!
I love this podcast. The episode on the Generation Paper show at the Phx Art Museum, the episode with Tim Gunn and the one on Lady Di were among my fa...
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Ar0rp5 2022/10/26
Tim Gunn
What a wonderful hour! I really enjoyed catching up with a Tim Gunn & his incredible background! Thank you
Lorelski 2022/11/21
Content is often great!
Other reviewers have complained about the hosts’ poor presentation skills, but I believe they have improved a lot over the years—so kudos, April Calah...
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