I just don't think that the social connotations of Ivy are easy to swallow. People do not necessarily want to dress like these people. So it's hard to sell that image when we're a little bit more politically aware of what are some of the darker sides of that world. Maybe the meaning of the look is shifting or has shifted.
Articles of Interest is a show about what we wear. Host and producer Avery Trufelman investigates our collectively held beliefs about fashion and explores topics like the intellectual property law behind knockoffs, creation of tartan and the history of plaid, and how a dolls in a rural museum in Washington state saved French haute couture. This new season investigates a style that keeps coming back again and again and again.
Previously part of 99% Invisible, the show is now an independent production and a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.