In this episode we revisit our 2021 conversation with poet, performance artist, and activist Alok Vaid-Menon who discusses the beauty, importance and imperative of moving beyond the gender binary with the #DeGenderFashion movement.  Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our website and classes Our Instagram Our bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles Our Sponsors: * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: https://happymammoth.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/d ..read more

In part one of a two-part conversation from 2021, poet, performance artist, and activist Alok Vaid-Menon joins us to discuss the history of sartorial gender codes and legislation, and the non-gender conforming individuals who dared to defy them. Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our website and classes Our Instagram Our bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles Our Sponsors: * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: https://happymammoth.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exc ..read more

During our annual winter hiatus, we bring you some of our favorite episodes from Dressed's back catalog of more than 500 episodes. Today we revisit a 2019 episode where we answer a listener question about the history of seersucker, which leads us to a surprising discussion of etymology. Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our website and classes Our Instagram Our bookshelf with over 150 of our favorite fashion history titles Listen ad free here! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive ..read more

During our annual winter hiatus, we bring you some of our favorite episodes from Dressed's back catalog of more than 500 shows including this 2020 conversation about how the ballerina has inspired many a fashion designer. Dance and fashion have long had a symbiotic relationship, and this week we speak to Patricia Mears about her sublimely beautiful exhibition which highlights the mutual love affair between ballet and high style. Recommended reading: • Mears, Patricia et al. Ballerina: Fashion's Modern Muse. New York: Vendome Press, 2019. • Clip from the Red Shoes (1948): https://www.youtube.co ..read more

In this episode from the Dressed Archive, we meet some of the muses of Ari Seth Cohen's Advanced Style and Advanced Love series who joined us in 2020 to share the myriad of lessons and philosophies they've learned from their many years of getting dressed in style. Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our website and classes Our Instagram Our bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles Our Sponsors: * Check out Acorns: https://acorns.com/DRESSED * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: https://happymammoth.com Support this po ..read more

Style knows no age. In part one of this two part episode from the Dressed Archive, photographer Ari Seth Cohen joins us to discuss Advanced Style, his street style blog turned international movement celebrating "the stylish senior set."  Ari's Advanced Style books: Advanced Style Advanced Style: Older and Wiser Advanced Love Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our website and classes Our Instagram Our bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles Listen ad free here! Our Sponsors: * Check out Acorns: https://acorns.com/DRESSED * Check out Happy ..read more

A quick hello from the Dressed Universe! While we are still on our winter hiatus, we wanted to check in to invite you to get Dressed with us in Paris, New York and online... We have amazing fashion history tours open for registration now: 3 days in New York City April 9th-11th (and because Day 1 sold out, we added an extra date April 16th) and a once-in-a-lifetime 7 day tour of Paris June 29-July 6th. Head over to dressedhistory.com for the detailed itineraries and also to register for our upcoming online classes. Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our website and ..read more

During our annual winter hiatus, we bring you some of our favorite episodes from Dressed's back catalog of more than 500 episodes. Today we revisit one of our earliest episodes from 2018 when we chatted with Dr. Colleen Darnell, renowned Egyptologist, author, educator and media personality for a fascinating look into the dress practices of one of history's most captivating civilizations, ancient Egypt. Follow Dr. Darnell @vintage_egpytologist Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our website and classes Our Instagram Our bookshelf with over&n ..read more

Fashion luminary and trailblazing model, agent and activist Bethann Hardison joins us to discuss her life and legacy as explored in the new documentary Invisible Beauty.  More on the documentary Invisible Beauty  Bethann's website Our Battle of Versailles interview with Robin Givan Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our website Our Instagram Our bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles! Our Sponsors: * Check out Acorns: https://acorns.com/DRESSED * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED f ..read more

This week we talk with fashion icon and fashion model pioneer Pat Cleveland about her fifty-plus year career in fashion. Pat's memoir Walking with the Muses  Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our website and classes Our Instagram Our bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles Listen ad free here! Our Sponsors: * Check out Acorns: https://acorns.com/DRESSED * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: https://happymammoth.com * Check out Rakuten: https://www.rakuten.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed ..read more