A monthly podcast telling the stories of how humans have suffered (and died) for Fashion.
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Links and Resources for You Glow Girl: On The Web: https://www.cnn.com/style/article/when-beauty-products-were-radioactive/index.html https://cosmeticsandskin.com/aba/glowing-complexion.php https://clickamericana.com/topics/beauty-fashion/radium-vanishing-cream-facepowder- 1919 https://www.historytoday.com/miscellanies/looking-radiant https://dusty…
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Three exceedingly silly middle-aged women discuss hair removal, hair dyeing, air brushed tee-shirts, and Spike from Buffy. SHOW NOTES: Hair Removal: Plucked: A History of Hair Removal, Rebecca M. Herzig Naked to the Bone by Bettyann Kevles The Invisible Rays Seen Round the World by Lish James Collins, P. (2007). Nothing but a ray of light. New Scie…
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Episode Notes: Sources: Web: https://historydaily.org/crinoline-victorian-fashion https://bizarrevictoria.wordpress.com/2015/12/04/death-by-crinoline/ https://www.wondersandmarvels.com/2012/08/death-by-crinoline.html https://fiveminutehistory.com/crinolineomania-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-crinoline-empire/ https://www.racked.com/2017/12/19/16710276/b…
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Two exceedingly silly middle-aged women discuss the Victorians' love for deadly dyes and poisonous complexion remedies. This episode's sponsor is UniBlow (an exceedingly silly ad by Darryl Wade of The Black Fedora https://www.charlestonmysteries.com/). SHOW NOTES: Sources for Arsenic Dye: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/10/dress-hat-fa…
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Introducing a new podcast that looks at Fashion and Death.By Sarah Phillips Collins, Holley Dougherty, Natalie Raines
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