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Making Lace: Then and Now, an interview with Elena Kanagy-Loux, pt 1
Lace maker and historian Elena Kanagy-Loux joins us this week to talk about the history of handmade lace and its makers.
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3 years, 5 months ago
Batman Returns to Hocus Pocus with Costume Designer Mary Vogt
For our annual Halloween episode we are joined by costume designer Mary Vogt who joins us to discuss her iconic costume designs for Batman Returns (1…
3 years, 5 months ago
Tim Gunn's Fashion History
Internationally beloved teacher, mentor, and fashion authority Tim Gunn joins us to discuss our shared passions for fashion history and the evolution…
3 years, 5 months ago
Fashion History Now #45: Fashioning Carbon Emissions, an interview with Nils Altrogge
Are upcycled carbon emissions coming soon to your closet? Tune in this week as Nils Altrogge joins us to speak about how the Swiss athletic brand On …
3 years, 5 months ago
Generation Paper: Fast Fashion of the 1960s, an interview with Helen Jean
Get groovy with us this week as Helen Jean joins us to talk about the fad for 'paper' fashions of the late 60s as explored in the exhibition Generati…
3 years, 5 months ago
The Gilded Age "Dudes" of Fashion, Part II
We continue our deep dive into the inner fashion sanctoms of nineteenth century "dudedom," exploring everything from dude fashion trends to the epic,…
3 years, 5 months ago
The Gilded Age "Dudes" of Fashion, Part I
This week we head back to a time when "dude" meant "dandy," learning all about the now lost fashionable connotations of one of the most popular slang…
3 years, 6 months ago
Threads of Power: Lace from the Textilmuseum St. Gallen, part 2, an interview with Michele Majer and Emma Cormack
In part two of this week's episode, we turn our attention to the technology that made machine-made lace possible and speak about some of our favorite…
3 years, 6 months ago
Threads of Power: Lace from the Textilmuseum St. Gallen, part 1, an interview with Michele Majer and Emma Cormack
For more than 500 years, lace has remained at the forefront of fashion. Join us this week as we explore this lace's history as a handmade luxury good…
3 years, 6 months ago
Invisible Seams with Filmmakers Jia Li and Jodie Chan
Director Jia Li and producer Jodie Chan join us to discuss their documentary short Invisible Seams which tells the stories of eight different Asian s…
3 years, 6 months ago