2023 is off a flying start with this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box podcast dedicated to the very controversial but so interesting Marie-Antoinette. In this episode, we will:  Learn a bit more about Marie-Antoinette, her family, her life before moving to Versailles and becoming the future last Queen of France. See how Marie-Antoinette started to use fashion to impose herself and the many controversies her different styles created. Look at her legacy in fashion and haute couture.  Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episo ..read more

In today’s episode I will speak about a period in time that is particularly dear to me for many reasons: the Roaring 20s. The Magnificent Roaring 20s, the decadent decade which followed the 1st World War and the “Der des Der” (the Last of the Last) as we used to say in French. In this episode I will cover a movement, the Art Deco movement and its influence, among other, on fashion. I will talk about the various historical inspirations designers had. I will do an anatomy of Art Deco fashion with a focus on women’s fashion, for daily wear, evening wear, casual occasions and accessories. And, of ..read more

In today’s episode I will speak about one of my favorite fashion items, as well as one of my favorite pattern: the mariniere and the stripes. What are the origins and meaning behind the stripes and how the striped top came from the sailors’ uniform to a basic part of our wardrobe? Listen to this new My Fashion Stories Box Podcast’s episode to learn more about it!  Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes ..read more

Today’s episode is dedicated to the AW 2021/22 Istanbul Fashion Week. A great occasion to discover very talented Turkish designers. Due to the pandemic situation, the Fashion Week took place online from April 13-16 2021.  Designers became very creative in the way they presented their collections, inviting us to a journey in space and time, while paying tribute to their heritage.  Follow me to my own journey through Istanbul Fashion Week designs and my fashion stories.  Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes ..read more

In our today’s episode, I will talk about fast fashion, its definition and its origins from the Industrial Revolution to nowadays. Fashion is the second most polluted industry after oil and gas and is at the origins of many social and environmental issues.  By understanding how fast fashion was born and evolved over time, we can change this practice and our fashion consumption habits. Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes ..read more

Hi there! And welcome to My Fashion Stories Box podcast! A podcast about stories in fashion history. I’m Catherine and I am so glad to welcome you here! Let’s discover together interesting facts about fashion and history and fashion history.  In our today’s episode, I will talk about some practices people have been using through the ages to wear and pass along their clothing possessions. From the Middle Ages and its detachable sleeves to the rationing coupons during the Second World War and the 2nd hand fever of the 70s, follow me in a short story of sustainable fashion in history. Follo ..read more

When you read about fashion history and the birth of the designers, you learn that the first tailor to be recognized as such was Charles Frederick Worth during the 19th century. But, allow me to disagree here and to introduce you to the woman who put the foundations for fashion designers and Parisian Haute Couture, Rose Bertin.  Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes ..read more

Love & Peace or maybe more Peace & Love and Make love not war. Thus were the slogans of the Hippies in the 70s. But do you know how everything started and the influence it had on fashion? In our today’s podcast, we will travel in time during Summer 1967 also known as The Summer of Love.  Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes ..read more

When we say love, we think rings: the wedding ring, the engagement ring. But, what is the meaning of these rings? When did it start and why do we have diamond rings as the supreme proof of love in our modern society? This is what we will be talking about in My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, a podcast about stories in fashion history.  Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes ..read more

Hi there! And welcome to My Fashion Stories Box podcast! A podcast about stories in fashion history. I’m Catherine and I am so glad to welcome you here!  To celebrate February and the month of love, let’s discover together what people used to offer to each other as a token for their love and affection during the Antiquity and Middle Ages. Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes ..read more