

Dressed: The History of Fashion
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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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Apr 12, 2024 • 35min
Sonia Delaunay: The Art of Everything, an interview with Waleria Dorogova, part II
Waleria Dorgova joins us for for the second part of our episode this week on the artist, interior, fashion and textile designer Sonia Delaunay. Dr. Dorogova co-curated the ground-breaking exhibition with Dr. Laura Microulis, research curator of the Bard Graduate Center, where the exhibition Sonia Delaunay: Living Art is on view through July 7, 2024.Can't make the exhibition? Check out the exceptional catalog for the show here.Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?
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Apr 10, 2024 • 51min
Sonia Delaunay: The Art of Everything, an interview with Waleria Dorogova, part I
Now mostly remembered as a painter, this week we look at the broad spectrum of the work of Sonia Delaunay with a special emphasis on her fashion and textile designs. Waleria Dorogova, co-curator of the exhibition Sonia Delaunay: Living Art which is now on view at the Bard Graduate Center in New York City joins us to speak about the years of research she did with Laura Microulis to deliver this fresh new perspective on Sonia's career.Can't make the exhibition? Check out the exceptional catalog for the show here.Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?
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Apr 5, 2024 • 42min
Dolly Parton's Life Lived in Rhinestones: Behind the Seams with Rebecca Seaver, Part II
This week, we are joined by Rebecca Seaver, the Director of Museum & Archive Services for Dolly Parton, and the person responsible for the curated selection of special pieces on view in Dolly's recently published memoir Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones. And thanks to the book's audio companion, we even hear from Dolly herself! A special thank you to Rebecca and the Penguin Random House Audio team for the sound bytes featured in today's episode!Recommended Resources:
Behind the Seams book version
Behind the Seams audio version
Rebecca's Instagram
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Apr 3, 2024 • 51min
Dolly Parton's Life Lived in Rhinestones: Behind the Seams with Rebecca Seaver, Part I
This week, we are joined by Rebecca Seaver, the Director of Museum & Archive Services for Dolly Parton, and the person responsible for the curated selection of special pieces on view in Dolly's recently published memoir Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones. And thanks to the book's audio companion, we even hear from Dolly herself! A special thank you to Rebecca and the Penguin Random House Audio team for the sound bytes featured in today's episode!Recommended Resources:
Behind the Seams book version
Behind the Seams audio version
Rebecca's Instagram
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Our bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles
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Mar 22, 2024 • 47min
Sweatshops and Shirtwaists: Remembering the Triangle Factory Fire, part II
In part II of this week's episode in commemorating the 113th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire which occurred in Lower Manhattan on March 25, 1911, we examine how the fire started, hear from some of the survivors and learn about the sweeping labor reforms and worker protections which followed in its wake.Recommended resources:Cornell University's The 1911 Triangle Factory Fire online portalPBS American Experience: Triangle FireDepartment of Labor/OSHA's The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire portalDedication of the Triangle Fire MemorialVon Drehle, David. Triangle: The Fire that Changed America. New York: Grove/Atlantic Inc., 2003.Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?
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Mar 21, 2024 • 37min
Sweatshops and Shirtwaists: Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, part I
As the 113th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory approaches in a few short days, this week we bring you a two-part episode on the nature of the New York City garment trade at the turn of the 20th century, and how a horrific workplace accident on March 25, 1911 reshaped the landscape of workers rights and protections.Recommended resources: Cornell University's The 1911 Triangle Factory Fire online portalPBS American Experience: Triangle FireDepartment of Labor/OSHA's The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire portalVon Drehle, David. Triangle: The Fire that Changed America. New York: Grove/Atlantic Inc., 2003.Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?
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Mar 15, 2024 • 39min
Fashion History Now #60
This week we chat about the latest in fashion history news including Norma Kamali training an AI to design her legacy, the Oscar nominees for Best Costume Design, a new YSL bookshop in Paris and some of the spectacular pieces up for sale at recent fashion auctions.Recommended Resources:
Vogue Archive
Killers of the Flower Moon article by Christian Allaire
The Art of Costume podcasts interview with Holly Waddington
Light, Camera, Auction results
Books: Sheer: Yves Saint Laurent and The World According to Yves Saint Laurent
Norma Kamali trains an AI
YSL bookshop
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Mar 7, 2024 • 30min
The Nameplate: Jewelry, Culture and Identity with Isabel Attyah Flower and Marcel Rosa-Salas, Part II
We continue our conversation with Isabel Attyah Flower and Marcel Rosa-Salas about nameplate jewelry, addressing its central and even controversial role in both sub and mainstream cultural expressions, including hip hop. Recommended resources:
The Nameplate: Jewelry, Culture and Identity
Documenting the Nameplate Instagram
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Mar 5, 2024 • 50min
The Nameplate: Jewelry, Culture and Identity with Isabel Attyah Flower and Marcel Rosa-Salas, Part I
Isabel Attyah Flower and Marcel Rosa-Salas join us to discuss their book The Nameplate: Jewelry, Culture and Identity, which celebrates the myriad of meanings embedded in the multi-cultural and cross-generational phenomenon of nameplate jewelry. Recommended resources:
The Nameplate: Jewelry, Culture and Identity
Documenting the Nameplate Instagram
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Feb 29, 2024 • 36min
Fashion Fads from History: Live On or Leave to the Past?
In the wonderful and often bizarre world of fashion fads from history, we ask the question: which should live on to wear another day and which should be left to history?Recommended resources:
Bedazzled Beetles
Hobble Skirt
Painted knees
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