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Back to SearchDressed in History: 100 Years of Collecting Fashion with Jessica Pushor
Season 8 Episode 557
Recorded live at the Chicago History Museum, “librarian of clothing” Jessica Pushor takes us behind the seams of her exhibition Dressed in History: A…
9 months ago
On the Dressed Bookshelf
Season 8 Episode 556
The Dressed Bookshelf has over 150 fashion history titles and counting! This week, we highlight some our favorite recent additions.
Books discusse…9 months ago
Pink and Blue: Telling the Boys From the Girls in America, an interview with Jo B. Paoletti
Season 8 Episode 555
Is it pink for girls and blue for boys OR is it pink for boys and blue for girls?!! Professor Jo B. Paoletti, author of Pink and Blue: Telling the B…
9 months, 1 week ago
Mayor of Fashion Town, an interview with Fern Mallis
Season 8 Episode 553
Fern Mallis joins us today to speak about her career which spans six decades of shaping, supporting and championing first American fashion, and later…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
25 Years of "Make It Work" with Tim Gunn
Season 8 Episode 552
Internationally beloved teacher, mentor, and fashion authority Tim Gunn returns to Dressed to discuss his sixteen seasons at Project Runway and the o…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
The Fortuny Delphos Gown: A Herstory
Season 8 Episode 551
One of the most iconic dresses in fashion history, the finely pleated, Grecian-inspired "Delphos" gown is synonymous with Mariano Fortuny, but it sho…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance with A'Lelia Bundles
Season 8 Episode 550
A'Lelia Bundles joins us to discuss the remarkable life of her great-grandmother--and namesake--A'Lelia Walker, a defining figure of the Harlem Renai…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
The Legend of Beau Brummell, an interview with Dr. Chloe Chapin, Part II
Season 8 Episode 549
In part two of our episode on the 19th century English dandy Beau Brummell, Dr. Chloe Chapin joins us again to question the many myths surrounding Br…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
The Legend of Beau Brummell, an interview with Dr. Chloe Chapin, Part I
Season 8 Episode 548
This week we continue the life, legend and myth of arguably the most famous dandy of all time, Beau Brummell. In part one of this episode, Dr. Chloe…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Superfine: Tailoring Black Style with Monica L. Miller, Part II
Season 8 Episode 547
Monica L. Miller joins us all this week to discuss her groundbreaking exhibition Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, which celebrates over 300 years …
10 months ago