The 10 Best Dressed: The History of Fashion Podcast Episodes
1) Fashion History Mystery 41: The Incredible Origin of Cat-Eye Glasses
What do millionaires, harlequins and cigarettes have to do with the iconic cat-eye frame? Tune in to find out! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.c...Show More
2) 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. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork...Show More
3) Fashion and Politics: The French Revolution
Throughout the history of dress, never have fashion and politics been more entwined than during the French Revolution. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omny...Show More
4) Liberated Threads: Black Women, Style, and the Politics of Global Soul with Dr. Tanisha C. Ford
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 wor...Show More
5) Service Mode: Dressing the Domestic Servant
On the heels of our Downton Abbey episode, this week we explore the dress of the downstairs set. What did domestic servants really wear? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastn...Show More
6) Supreme Glamour, an Interview with Mary Wilson
In celebration of our one hundredth episode, we welcome to the show Mary Wilson, founding member of The Supremes and author of the book Supreme Glamour. Ms. Wilson joins us to discuss the evolution of...Show More
7) Queen Sirikit of Thailand, an Interview with Melissa Leventon
What happens when French haute couture meets Thai glamour and elegance? This week, Melissa Leventon joins us to discuss the sartorial legacy of Queen Sirikit of Thailand.Recommended reading:Melissa Le...Show More
8) Fashion History Mystery #40: What's a Dickie?!
Your great-grandmother enjoyed a dickie. Join us in our exploration of a wildly popular garment, now lost to fashion history. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comS...Show More
9) Fashion Period. An Interview with Dr. Shannon Withycombe
Periods. A universally taboo topic for 1000s of years, menstruation was only addressed commercially in the early 20th century. We talk the pad's evolution--and all its accompanying accessories--with w...Show More
10) Cult Style: an interview with Sarah Byrd
Where do belief and and clothing intersect? This week we speak to Sarah Byrd about the clothing choices of some of America's fringe religious groups. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.i...Show More