

Dressed: The History of Fashion
Dressed Media
With over 8 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common. Every day we all get dressed. Join Dressed as we explore the social and cultural histories behind the who, what, when of why we wear.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Apr 8, 2026 • 36min
SUPREME WOMEN: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized Fashion, Hollywood and Music with Marcellas Reynolds, Part I (Dressed Classic)
Marcellas Reynolds made his third appearance on Dressed in 2024 to talk about the final book in his fashion forward Supreme Women series: Supreme Sirens: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized Music.
Want more Supreme Women? • Supreme Actresses: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized Hollywood• Supreme Models: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized Fashion
Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?
Our website and classes
Our Instagram
Our bookshelf with over 150 of our favorite fashion history titles
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 3, 2026 • 31min
Fashion by The Letter: An A to Z, Part II (Dressed Classic)
Following up on our wildly popular 2022 episode on obscure fashion terms from history, we brought you an all new two-part episode from A to Z in 2024!
Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?
Our website and classes
Our Instagram
Our bookshelf with over 150 of our favorite fashion history titles
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 2, 2026 • 35min
Fashion by The Letter: An A to Z, Part I (Dressed Classic)
Following up on our wildly popular 2022 episode on obscure fashion terms from history, we brought you an all new two-part episode from A to Z in 2024!
Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?
Our website and classes
Our Instagram
Our bookshelf with over 150 of our favorite fashion history titles
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 27, 2026 • 34min
Stitching Freedom: Embroidery and Incarceration with Isabella Rosner, Part II (Dressed Classic)
Welcome to part 2 of our 2024 conversation with embroidery historian Isabella Rosner who joined us to discuss her book/zine Stitching Freedom: Embroidery and Incarceration which explores the embroidery made in prisons and mental health hospitals through the surviving works of twelve individuals. Each of which stand as a testament to the triumphs and sorrows of the human spirit and a reminder of "what can be created when freedom is out of reach."
Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?
Our website and classes
Our Instagram
Our bookshelf with over 150 of our favorite fashion history titles
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 25, 2026 • 55min
Stitching Freedom: Embroidery and Incarceration with Isabella Rosner, Part I (Dressed Classic)
Embroidery historian Isabella Rosner joined us in 2024 to discuss her book/zine Stitching Freedom: Embroidery and Incarcerationwhich explores the embroidery made in prisons and mental health hospitals through the surviving works of twelve individuals who are a testament to the triumphs and sorrows of the human spirit and a reminder of "what can be created when freedom is out of reach."
Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?
Our website and classes
Our Instagram
Our bookshelf with over 150 of our favorite fashion history titles
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 20, 2026 • 52min
Jane Austen's Wardrobe, an interview with Dr. Hilary Davidson (Dressed Classic)
Dr. Hilary Davidson, former Museum of London curator and FIT professor who studies Regency dress, chats about Jane Austen-era fashion. She traces Austen’s clothing through letters and portraits. She describes surviving garments and jewelry. She unpacks Regency layering, fabric literacy, mourning dress, and curious finds like 'cloud' silks and list shoes.

Mar 18, 2026 • 32min
Get Dressed with Us in 2026!
A quick check in while we are still on our annual hiatus to give updates on what Season 9 of Dressed has in store for you as well as announcing that our 2026 fashion history tours are now open for registration. Head to dressedhistory.com for a detailed itinerary and to secure your spot!
Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?
Our website and classes
Our Instagram
Our bookshelf with over 150 of our favorite fashion history titles
Dressed is a part of the AirWave Media network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 14, 2026 • 54min
The Art of Historical Hatmaking with Rachel Frost (Dressed Classic)
In this 2020 interview from the Dressed archive, we learn all about the art of historical hatmaking with Rachel Frost, one of only a handful of hatmakers in the entire world using sixteenth century European techniques. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 11, 2026 • 46min
The Man of Many Hats: An Interview with Master Milliner Stephen Jones (Dressed Classic)
Stephen Jones is one of the most prolific and celebrated milliners of the late twentieth and tweny-first centuries. We revisit our 2022 interview where he joined us to discuss his incredible forty plus year career adorning the heads of everyone from royalty to rock stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 6, 2026 • 32min
Sonia Delaunay: The Art of Everything, part II, an interview with Waleria Dorogova (Dressed Classic)
This week 's Dressed Classic episodes from 2024 revisit a two-part conversation with Waleria Dorogova, co-curator of the exhibition Sonia Delaunay: Living Art. Mounted in 2024 at the Bard Graduate Center in New York City, the ground breaking exhibition by Dorogova and co-curator Laura Microulis, explored Delaunay's work beyond painting and revealed her significant creative output as a fashion and textile designer.
Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?
Our website and classes
Our Instagram
Our bookshelf with over 150 of our favorite fashion history titles
Dressed is a part of the AirWave Media network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


