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Back to SearchPaul Poiret: The King of Fashion, Part II
Season 8 Episode 565
In this series, we are celebrating the prolific life and career of the avant-garde French designer Paul Poiret, who is the subject of a new retropsec…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Come Get Dressed with Us in New York City!
Season 8 Episode 564
In this minisode, we break down the itinerary of upcoming, ultra-exclusive day tours of New York City during which we will step back in time and into…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Paul Poiret: The King of Fashion, Part I
Season 8 Episode 563
In this two-part episode, we celebrate the avant-garde French designer Paul Poiret, who is the subject of a new retropsective exhibition Paul Poiret:…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Fashion and the Showgirl, Part II (Dressed Classic)
Today, we continue our exploration of the century long love affair between fashion and the showgirl.
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Fashion and the Showgirl, Part I (Dressed Classic)
Season 8 Episode 144
With her towering headwear and sparkling body suit, the showgirl is an instantly recognizable, cross cultural pop icon--and one that is front and cen…
6 months ago
Let's Party Like its 1889!: Etiquette of the Fête in Gilded Age New York (Dressed Classic)
Season 8 Episode 326
We revisit one of our popular 'etiquette in history' episodes today and examine the complex social codes of party throwing and going in Gilded Age Ne…
6 months, 1 week ago
Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis: an interview with Dr. Valerie Steele
Season 8 Episode 562
It's Freud x fashion this week as Dr. Valerie Steele joins us to speak about her exhibition Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis wh…
6 months, 1 week ago
Fashion Fads from History: Live on or Leave to the Past? (Dressed Classic)
Season 8 Episode 348
In the wonderful and often bizarre world of fashion fads from history, we ask the question: which should live on to wear another day and which should…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Dressed Diaries: Harper’s Bazar’s “The Follies of Fashion,” August 30th, 1884
Season 8 Episode 561
This week, we investigate the historical fashion trends written about in an 1884 Harper’s Bazar article entitled “The Follies of Fashion.” Covering e…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Fashioning the Guinness World Records with Benjamin Hollingum (Dressed Classic)
Season 8
From the most toxic makeup in history to the world's first sunglasses, in this 2023 episode, we discuss all things fashion and Guinness World Records…
6 months, 3 weeks ago