Liz Goldwyn joins us in an enthralling discussion on the golden age of burlesque and the last generation of queens who reigned supreme.

Recommended Reading:
Liz Goldwyn's Pretty Things: the Last Generation of American Burlesque Queens
Also check out Liz's work for The Sex Ed at theSexEd.com

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The Last Generation of American Burlesque Queens with Liz Goldwyn

Faith Cooper is back to discuss her work on the Asian Fashion Archive, her digital resource project that is committed to highlighting Asian fashion, culture, and history.

https://www.asianfashionarchive.com

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Asian Fashion Archive:  An Interview with Faith Cooper

Introducing Beauty Translated - The show that celebrates the stories and lives of the amazing transgender individuals living in the Southeastern United States. Whether they are making a difference for their communities, or just being visible and vocal about their transness, get to know these incredible trans people today! Each episode, host Carmen Laurent sits down with a different guest to discuss their stories and why they think TRANS IS BEAUTIFUL. Listen to Beauty Translated on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-beauty-translated-98308546/

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Introducing: Beauty Translated

Faith Cooper joins us to illuminate the life of model and jewelry designer Tina Chow, one of fashion history's great style icons.

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Tina Chow: An Interview with Faith Cooper

From 1922 to 1926, lovers Dorothy Todd and Madge Garland transformed British Vogue into a forum for artists, writers and other luminaries of the modernist--and queer--avant-garde. 

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Dressed Classic: Fashion Lovers: Dorothy Todd & Madge Garland

Rachel Hope Cleves joins us to discuss the incredible forty-four year love story of tailors Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake who were recognized and respected as a married couple in their small close knit community of Weybridge, Vermont in the nineteenth century.

Recommended Reading:
Charity & Sylvia: A Same-Sex Marriage in Early America by Rachel Hope Cleves

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Charity and Sylvia: A Same Sex Marriage in Early America with Rachel Hope Cleves

What do millionaires, harlequins and cigarettes have to do with the iconic cat-eye frame? Tune into this fascinating episode from the Dressed archive to find out. 

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Dressed Classic: The Incredible Origin of Cat-Eye Glasses

Join us for part two of our interview with fashion historian Jessica Glasscock, author of the new book Making a Spectacle: A Fashionable History of Glasses.

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Making a Spectacle:  A Fashionable History of Glasses, an interview with Jessica Glasscock, part 2

Holly Frey, host of Stuff You Missed in History Cass, sits down with Yvonne So, one of the ten winners of Seneca Women to Hear: Search for the Next Great Female Podcasters

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Holly Frey In Conversation With Seneca Women to Hear Winner: Yvonne So

Fashion historian Jessica Glasscock joins us for a two-part episode on the fascinating, 750 year history of eyeglasses and eyewear. Jessica is the author of the new book Making a Spectacle: A Fashionable History of Glasses.

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Making a Spectacle:  A Fashionable History of Glasses, an interview with Jessica Glasscock, part 1

It's Pride month and all things rainbow! We revisit our episode on the origin of the multicolored pride flag.

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Dressed Classic: History of the Pride Flag

Today we re-visit one of our earliest episodes from 2018 on one of fashion's greats: Hubert de Givenchy.

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Dressed Classic: The Gentleman Couturier: Hubert de Givenchy

Making music with a sewing machine? LA-based artist Nicole Cooke sure does and joins us this week to talk about her deeply original compositions employing sewing machines as instruments and the theme of clothing in her work.

Related Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaB6e7EGgr8
https://series-archive.com/collections/3-3-the-duchess-of-satin

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Sewing Machine Compositions with Series Archive, an interview with artist Nicole Cooke

High heels have long been the domain of women--but first they were worn by men. This week, we revisit our interview with Bata Shoe Museum Senior Curator Elizabeth Semmelhack that tracks the evolution of the high heel as worn by male cavalry to "irrational" women.

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Dressed Classic: Men in Heels: a His (and Her) Story, an Interview with Elizabeth Semmelhack

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A Brief History of Shoes, an interview with Raissa Bretaña

We revisit our interview with Melissa Leventon on the sartorial life and legacy of fashion icon Queen Sirikit of Thailand.

Recommended Reading:

Melissa Leventon's Fit for a Queen: Her Majesty Queen Sirikit's Creations by Balmain (River Books Press, 2016) and In Royal Fashion: The Style of Queen Sirikit of Thailand (River Books Press, 2013)

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Dressed Classic: Queen Sirikit of Thailand, an Interview with Melissa Leventon

We revisit our episode on the complex and controversial history of the nineteenth century fashion trend for "cashmere" shawls. The highly coveted luxury goods were original to the Kashmir region, created by master weavers and artisans who continue their craft to this very day.

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Dressed Classic: Cashmere with a "K": The Controversial History of a Shawl

Reporting on the exhibition itself as well as all of this year's red carpet looks, we discuss the 2022 Met Gala. 

Recommended Reading:

https://www.vogue.com/article/in-ameica-an-anthology-of-fashion-exhibition

https://www.vogue.com/article/hillary-clinton-met-gala-2022

https://www.vogue.com/article/sarah-jessica-parker-met-gala-2022

https://www.vogue.com/article/indigenous-designers-met-museum-lexicon-of-fashion

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-05-03/kim-kardashian-marilyn-monroe-dress-2022-met-gala-conservators

 

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Fashion History Now #40: Met Gala 2022

This week marks the upcoming Kentucky Derby and we chat with the featured milliner of the event about the history of millinery and its current relevance at the racetrack.

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Derby Day, an interview with milliner Christine Moore

This week we look into the storied history of one of the world's most sought-after social invitations: The Met Gala. 

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Dressed: The History of Fashion

Dressed: The History of Fashion

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