With over 8 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common: everyday, we all get dressed. Join fashion historians April Calahan and Cassidy Zachar...
With over 8 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common: everyday, we all get dressed. Join fashion historians April Calahan and Cassidy Zachar...
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"It's Got Pockets!": Gender and Pocket Parity, an interview with Dr. Hannah Carlson
This week we address our most requested topic of all time: 'why do women's garments have fewer pockets?!' Dr. Hannah Carlson joins us to discuss her recently released book Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close.RECOMMENDED READING: Carlson, Hannah. An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close. New York: Algonquin Books, 2023.You can find Dr. Carlson's book and many more of our favorite fashion history books on our online bookshelf!Keep abreast of our latest trips and tours at www.dressedhistory.com.Our Sponsors:* Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com* Check out Rakuten: https://global.rakuten.com/corp/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
19/09/2023
46:50
Medieval Peasant Pageantry with Greedy Peasant's Tyler Gunther
Oh the perils of being a Medieval, tassel loving peasant in the 21st century! In this episode, we meet Tyler Gunther, the peasant behind Greedy Peasant, the queer, Medieval-era fashion influencer, pageant planner, and unlikely social media star who has taken the world by storm. For more Greedy Peasant:Greedy Peasant’s websiteGreedy Peasant’s PatreonGreedy Peasant’s InstagramOur Sponsors:* Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com* Check out Rakuten: https://global.rakuten.com/corp/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
14/09/2023
47:36
The First Book of Fashion: 16th Century Fashion Blogging with Ulinka Rublack and Maria Hayward
From 1520 to 1560, the style-conscious accountant Matthäus Schwarz and his son Veit Konrad immortalized their adventures in dressing in a series of stunning, hand-painted portraits that provide a window into the period within which they lived. Historians Ulinka Rublack and Maria Hayward join us to discuss this extraordinary primary source which was published in full color as The First Book of Fashion: The Book of Clothes of Matthäus and Veit Konrad Schwarz of Augsburg.Our Sponsors:* Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com* Check out Rakuten: https://global.rakuten.com/corp/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
12/09/2023
49:20
Silver Slippers, Disco Dandies, Oh My! Costuming 1975’s “The Wiz”
In this episode, we go "behind the seams" of Geoffrey Holder's whimsical costume designs for the seven-time, Tony Award winning smash hit The Wiz, which opened on Broadway in 1975 and ran for 1672 performances before closing in 1979.Recommended Reading:The Wiz costumes in the collection of the NMAAHCAndré de Shield's articleFrank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of OzOur Sponsors:* Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com* Check out Rakuten: https://global.rakuten.com/corp/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
07/09/2023
30:51
Hollywood to High Fashion, The Life and Work of Gilbert Adrian, part 2
In the conclusion of our two-part episode on the work of Hollywood designer Gilbert Adrian, we turn our attention away from his time at MGM costuming the likes of Greta Garbo and Joan Crawford, and instead look at the rise of his fashion house Adrian, Ltd. Creating both custom made-to-measure looks for individual clients as well as 'immediate wear' which retailed at the finest US department stores, Adrian's took the American fashion scene by storm in the 1940s.RECOMMENDED READING:Esquevin, Christian. Adrian: Silver Screen to Custom Label. New York: Monicelli Press, 2008.Gutner, Howard. Gowns by Adrian: The MGM Years 1928-1941. New York: Harry N.Abrams Inc., 2001.Stanley, Leonard and Mark A. Vieira. Adrian: A Lifetime of Movie Glamour, Art and High Fashion. New York: Rizzoli, 2019.Our Sponsors:* Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.com* Check out Rakuten: https://global.rakuten.com/corp/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
With over 8 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common: everyday, we all get dressed. Join fashion historians April Calahan and Cassidy Zachary in celebrating the who, what, when of why we wear throughout history and around the world.