Dressed: The History of Fashion

Fashion luminary and trailblazing model, agent and activist Bethann Hardison joins us to discuss her life and legacy as explored in the new documentary Invisible Beauty. More on the documentary Invisible Beauty Bethann's website Our Battle of Versailles interview with Robin Givan Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our website Our Instagram Our bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part two of our 2-part episode on the MFA Boston's exhibition Fashioned by Sargent, art historian Dr. Erica Hirshler re-joins us to speak about some of Sargent's most famous works including Madame X and his sensuous portraits of male style icons of the day.Recommended reading: Hirshler, Erica, et al eds. Fashioned by Sargent. Boston: MFA Publications, 2023.Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our website Our Instagram Our bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All this week, Dr. Erica Hirshler joins us to talk about the sartorial stylings of one of history's great painters of fashion, John Singer Sargent. In part one of this two-part episode, we learn a bit about Sargent's international upbringing and career as well as his sometimes dictatorial role in styling his sitters. The exhibition Fashioned by Sargent is currently on view at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston through January 15, 2024.Recommended reading: Hirshler, Erica, et al eds. Fashioned by Sargent. Boston: MFA Publications, 2023.Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our website Our Instagram Our bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nothing gets between a woman and her fashion! Dr. Elizabeth Block joins us for part two of our episode on Gilded Age fashion in a discussion on fashionable smuggling, thievery, and the costumes of Gilded Age Season 2!Get your hands on a copy of Dr. Block's book Dressing Up: The Women Who Influenced French Fashion here.Relevant past Dressed episodes:Smuggled in the Bustle: An Interview with Hind Abdul-JabbarWant more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our website Our Instagram Our bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Elizabeth L. Block, author of Dressing Up: The Women Who Influenced French Fashion, discusses the lesser known figures behind the success of French haute couture during the Gilded Age. She explores the role of wealthy American clients, seamstresses, tailors, perfumiers, and milliners in shaping French fashion. The podcast also touches on the forgotten fashion house Maison Phae Leaks and the influence of American women as patrons of French fashion. The hosts mention fancy dress balls and give a preview of future episodes on French fashion smuggling and the fashions for the Gilded Age TV show.

Designer Jacques Cartier's obscure brand from the late 1940s is explored in this episode of 'What's In Your Closet?' The hosts discuss a listener's black wool jacket with a peplum and Eiffel Tower label. They explore an ad for Jacques Cartier and Christian Dior suits, highlighting the lower price of Cartier's brand. The American fashion press's coverage of Cartier in 1949 is also discussed, as well as the rise and fall of the brand and its influence on French and American fashion.

Anticipating the premier of The Gilded Age season 2 next week, we examine the practices and pitfalls of party etiquette of the American elite during the late 19th century.Past Dressed episode: Call Me: The Perils of 19th Century EtiquetteWant more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our website Our Instagram Our bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From 19th-century hand-embroidered laundry pillows to the fashion fantasy dreamscapes of Tilda Swinton and Tim Walker, we bring you the latest news from fashion history and fashion history in the making. Recommendations: Laundry pillow featured on @historicembroidery Facekinis Dressed episode A Brief History of Sunscreen Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Memorial Cornell's Remember the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Tilda Swinton's Singer Sargent Inspired Fashion Fantasy Tilda Swinton in Orlando (1992) Tilda Swinton in 3000 Years of Longing (2022) Tilda Swinton/Olivia Saillard Impossible Wardrobes Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our website Our Instagram Our bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The podcast discusses a selection of fashion history titles from the Dressed bookshelf, including books on Chinese dress, ancient cultures, patchwork, plus-size fashion, African fashion, vintage fashion, sustainable style, and fashion during WW2. They also explore books on famous fashion designers like Lee McQueen and Yves Saint Laurent, highlighting their unique perspectives on the fashion industry.

In part two of our episode with sustainability communicator Clare Press of the podcast Wardrobe Crisis, we discuss a whole host of innovators who are currently plotting fashion's brighter future. Her latest book, Wear Next: Fashioning the Future is out now!Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our website Our Instagram Our bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices