Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHollywood to High Fashion: The Life and Work of Gilbert Adrian, part 1
One of American fashion's greats, the work Gilbert Adrian defined classic Hollywood glamour and pushed high fashion in new directions during the 1930…
2 years, 7 months ago
Fashion History Now #54: SWAIA Indigenous Fashion with Amber-Dawn Bear Robe
Amber-Dawn Bear Robe joins us to discuss the past, present, and future of Indigenous fashion, including the myriad of fashion design talents seen on …
2 years, 7 months ago
Lee Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse with Clarissa Esguerra and Michaela Hansen
The work of the late, great designer Lee Alexander McQueen consistently blurred the lines between fashion and art, a fact celebrated in the exhibitio…
2 years, 7 months ago
Fashion History Mystery #60: What's Up, Lilli Ann?
Today's we answer several listeners' requests for an episode on the American womenswear brand Lilli Ann. One of the great runaway success stories of …
2 years, 7 months ago
"The Greatest Weaver Alive:" Dorothy Liebes, an interview with Leigh Wishner
No longer the household name she was during her own time, Dorothy Liebes has been recognized as "one of the greatest designers of the 20th century." …
2 years, 7 months ago
Fashion History Now #53: Listener Mail Roundup
Today's episode is all about you, our listeners! We answer a few burning fashion history questions, share some touching stories and chat about the Pa…
2 years, 8 months ago
Egyptomania: Fashion's Conflicted Obsession, an interview with Darnell-Jamal Lisby
For centuries, the art and aesthetics of ancient Egypt have captured the imagination of--and served as inspiration for--creatives the world over. Fas…
2 years, 8 months ago
Barbie: The Fashion History of an Icon, Part III
The final episode of our Barbie fashion history series explores Barbie's flowering into a fully fledged fashion icon in the 21st century and what tha…
2 years, 8 months ago
Barbie: The Fashion History of an Icon, Part II
Barbie gets the full haute couture treatment in episode two of our Barbie fashion history series which takes us into the 1980s, a period that lays th…
2 years, 8 months ago
Fashion History Now #52
From the digitization of a fashion history treasure trove to Cinderella's real life castle, we discuss the latest things happening in fashion history…
2 years, 8 months ago