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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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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.

    Fashion & Disability, an interview with Dr. Kate Annett-Hitchcock, part II

    Fashion & Disability, an interview with Dr. Kate Annett-Hitchcock, part II

    In part II of our episode this with week with Dr. Kate Annett-Hitchcock we chat about some of the 20th and 21st initiatives in the realm of fashion and disability including the work of Helen Cookman's line of Functional Fashions which featured the work of noted American designers Bonnie Cashin and Pauline Trigère.
    Recommended reading: Kate Annett-Hitchcock, The Intersection of Fashion & Disability: A Historical Analysis, 2024
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    Fashion and Disability, an interview with Kate Annett-Hitchcock, pt I

    Fashion and Disability, an interview with Kate Annett-Hitchcock, pt I

    This week Dr. Kate Annett-Hitchcock joins us for a two-part episode to speak about her recently released book The Intersection of Fashion and Disability: A Historical Analysis which spans more than 500 years of dressing for disability.
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    Supreme Women: Iconic Black Models, Actresses and Sirens with Marcellas Reynolds, Part II

    Supreme Women: Iconic Black Models, Actresses and Sirens with Marcellas Reynolds, Part II

    We continue to meet the singing style icons at the heart of Marcellas Reynolds's book Supreme Sirens: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized Music. 
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    • 40 min
    Supreme Women: Iconic Black Models, Actresses and Sirens with Marcellas Reynolds, Part I

    Supreme Women: Iconic Black Models, Actresses and Sirens with Marcellas Reynolds, Part I

    Marcellas Reynolds is back to talk about the final book in his fashion forward Supreme Women series: Supreme Sirens: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized Music. 
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    Why Fashion History Matters: Lessons From Our Past to Save Our Future

    Why Fashion History Matters: Lessons From Our Past to Save Our Future

    Recorded live at the recent Project Threadways symposium hosted by the ethical brand Alabama Chanin, we explore four past Dressed topics to underscore the importance of understanding the materials to go into our clothes and valuing the people that make them.
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    Fashion History Now 61: The 2024 Met Gala

    Fashion History Now 61: The 2024 Met Gala

    The 2024 Met Gala might go down as the most controversial and most expensive in the event's 75 year+ history. Today we unpack the broader implications of the Gala's The Garden of Time theme while we also explore the exhibition Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion, which puts on display 220 masterpieces from The Costume Institute's permanent collection.
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Customer Reviews

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1.4K Ratings

1.4K Ratings

Plutopiccolino ,

Awesome podcast

I love all of your podcasts , it brings me back to my fashion days when I worked as a fashion illustrator , and with it , came the whole history not only of fashion , but people , epochs , culture etc . Will look into joining you at the Met tour , I just discovered your podcast . 🥰🌸

Kitchnic ,

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 restoration. I work hard at knowing all about textiles and fashion. Listening to this podcast helps me learn even more.

Coach.kiwani ,

Delivery needs work

These podcasts have great content but the host regularly mispronounce commonly used words in English vernacular. It makes them sounds like they don’t know what they are talking about. Get a fact checker or just listen to how words are pronounced on Google.

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