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Not All Heroes Wear Capes: RGB's Supreme Court Style
In commemoration of the life and legacy of the trailblazing Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, we look at the meaning behind her signature co…
5 years, 5 months ago
Button Power: 125 Years of Saying it with Buttons, an interview with Christen Carter and Ted Hake
This week we explore the political power of the pin-back button and many of its other fun incarnations intended to convey a message.
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5 years, 5 months ago
Creepy, Crawly Contraptions from Fashion History with Holly Frey
We are pleased to welcome Dressed producer and podcast host extraordinaire Holly Frey to the show this week. A fellow Halloween and fashion lover, Ho…
5 years, 5 months ago
The Art of Arab Dress with Dr. Reem El Mutwalli
Dr. Reem El Mutwalli joins us in a discussion of her organization The Zay Initiative, a fashion history archive dedicated to collecting, documenting …
5 years, 5 months ago
Ravishing: The Rose in Fashion, an interview with Amy de la Haye, pt. 2
In part two of this two-part series, Amy de la Haye joins us to speak about fashion's love affair with the rose, her book The Rose in Fashion: Ravish…
5 years, 5 months ago
Ravishing: The Rose in Fashion, an interview with Amy de la Haye, pt. 1
In part one of this two-part series, Amy de la Haye joins us to speak about the historic symbolism of the rose, her book The Rose in Fashion: Ravishi…
5 years, 5 months ago
Fashion History Mystery #53: Suffragist Herstory: Miss Mabel Ping-Hua Lee
On this week's minisode we delve into the incredible life of suffragist Mable Ping-Hua Lee, the activist who dedicated her life to the suffrage movem…
5 years, 5 months ago
Dressed in Dreams: A Black Girl's Love Letter to the Power of Fashion with Dr. Tanisha C. Ford
Dr. Tanisha C. Ford returns to discuss her recently released memoir Dressed in Dreams: A Black Girl’s Letter to the Power of Fashion (2019).
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5 years, 6 months ago
Liberated Threads: Black Women, Style, and the Politics of Global Soul with Dr. Tanisha C. Ford
The paradox of clothing is that it can be at once the most public and the most personal of items a person can use to express their identity historica…
5 years, 6 months ago
Fashion History Now #19: Finding Future Vintage, an interview with Gabriel Brandon-Hanson and Jesus Herrera
This week designers Gabriel Brandon-Hanson and Jesus Herrera join us to discuss their vintage shop which features exquisitely handmade garments sourc…
5 years, 6 months ago