Dressed: The History of Fashion

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Fashion History Mystery #9: Don't Sweat It20:26

1d ago20:26

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In this week's mini-sode we explore how the matter of perspiration has been handled historically. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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The Other Danish Girl: Gerda Wegener40:37

4d ago40:37

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Alicia Vikander may have won an Oscar for her portrayal of Gerda Wegener in the 2015 film, The Danish Girl, but the film only scratches the surface of this incredible artist's life. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Fashion History Mystery #8: Origin Story: Mary Janes18:15

9d ago18:15

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This week we explore the unlikely origin story of Mary Janes. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Remaking Fashion History: an Interview with John Bright46:56

11d ago46:56

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This week we sit down with Oscar-winning costume designer John Bright to discuss his prolific career in film and TV that spans five decades. A collector of historic fashion, John is the founder and owner of the world's leading costume house, Cosprop. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers…

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Fashion History Mystery #7: Amish Fashion Designers?16:45

16d ago16:45

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This week, we answer the listener question: are there any fashion designers from the Amish tradition? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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A Vanderbilt House Party--The Gilded Age, an Interview with Leslie Klingner49:37

18d ago49:37

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This week we go behind the scenes of Biltmore Estate's latest exhibition A Vanderbilt House Party--The Gilded Age with the estate's Curator of Interpretation Leslie Klingner. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Fashion History Mystery #6: Origins of Polka Dots15:50

23d ago15:50

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This week we answer a listener question about the origin of poka dots, by diving all the way back to the Middle Ages' taboo about wearing spots. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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A History of Stoutwear, an interview with Dr. Lauren Downing Peters46:53

25d ago46:53

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Dubbed "stoutwear" at the turn of the 20th century, Dr. Lauren Downing Peters joins us this week to discuss the history of plus-size fashion. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Fashion History Mystery #5: Thierry Mugler12:36

1M ago12:36

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Following Cardi B's stunning vintage ensembles at the 2019 Grammys, we answer the question posed by many listeners: Who is Thierry Mugler? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Finding Beauty, an Interview with Photographer Tony Vaccaro37:56

1M ago37:56

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This week, we talk to the photographer Tony Vaccaro about his prolific seventy-plus year career photographing fashion, celebrity and World War. His subjects include Dovima, Verushka, Hubert de Givenchy, Pablo Picasso and Georgia O'Keefe. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers…

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Fashion History Mystery #4: To Wear or Not to Wear?22:16

1M ago22:16

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This week Cassidy and April address the question: when is it ok to wear historical clothing and how to preserve our family heirlooms. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Historical Costuming with American Duchess58:38

1M ago58:38

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It is one thing to study the history of fashion, it is another thing entirely to wear it! This week we meet historical costumers Lauren and Abby, the women behind the historical shoe company and blog American Duchess. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Fashion History Mystery #3: Fashion History at the Oscars!21:35

1M ago21:35

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This week, April and Cassidy discuss all things Oscars' fashion! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Cult Style: an interview with Sarah Byrd1:17:12

2M ago1:17:12

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Where do belief and and clothing intersect? This week we speak to Sarah Byrd about the clothing choices of some of America's fringe religious groups. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Fashion History Mystery: Favorite Fashion Books22:16

2M ago22:16

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This week Cassidy and April share their favorite fashion history books of all time! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Fashion and Flight: Pioneering Aviatrixes, an interview with Katharine Dorny34:27

2M ago34:27

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In the 1920s, the fearless women that took to the skies became celebrities overnight. How did the media spotlight shape early aviatrixes relationship to fashion and flight? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Fashion History Mystery: How To Become a Fashion Historian17:00

2M ago17:00

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We answer your questions in our Thursday Fashion History Mystery minisodes! This week we answer the question several of you have posed: 'how do you become a fashion historian?' Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Dior: From Paris to the World, an interview with Florence Müller51:05

2M ago51:05

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Just in time for Fashion Week, Dressed is back for Season 2 with a behind-the-scenes look at Denver Art Museum's exhibition Dior: From Paris to the World. We are joined by the exhibition's curator and foremost Dior expert Florence Müller. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers…

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What the Tux?: a History of the Tuxedo, an interview with Chloe Chapin54:52

3M ago54:52

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Ever wonder why "acceptable" forms of dress for men are so prescriptive? So formulaic? In this episode we speak to Chloe Chapin about the origins of men's suits and the tuxedo specifically. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Black Dandyism: a Cultural History, an interview with Monica L. Miller, Part II35:47

4M ago35:47

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In part two of this two part series, we continue to explore the history of the black dandy into the 20th and 21st centuries with Monica L. Miller, author of the book Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers…

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Black Dandyism: a Cultural History, an interview with Monica L. Miller, Part I50:14

4M ago50:14

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In this illuminating two-part series, we explore the cultural history of black dandyism with Monica L. Miller, author of the book Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Fashion Lovers: Dorothy Todd & Madge Garland44:37

4M ago44:37

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From 1922 to 1926, lovers Dorothy Todd and Madge Garland transformed British Vogue into a forum for artists, writers and other luminaries of the modernist--and queer--avant-garde. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Balenciaga: The Master of Us All, an interview with Miren Arzalluz45:05

4M ago45:05

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This week Miren Arzalluz, Director of the Palais Galliera in Paris, joins us to discuss the "master of us all," Cristóbal Balenciaga. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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The Battle of Versailles, an interview with Robin Givhan55:25

5M ago55:25

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This week marks the 45th anniversary of one of American fashion's greatest moments. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Robin Givhan joins us to discuss a legendary fashion face-off between French haute couture and American design. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers…

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Bloomerism and Feminism, in Conversation with Stuff Mom Never Told You51:02

5M ago51:02

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Ladies in pants, oh my! We recently had the pleasure of joining Anney Reese on Stuff Mom Never Told You to discuss the history of the short-lived "Bloomerism" movement of the 19th century and its continued importance to feminism today. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers…

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Rebel Threads, an interview with Roger Burton, part II **Bonus Episode**29:44

5M ago29:44

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In 1979, Roger Burton worked with punk style innovators Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McClaren to design their boutique World's End. The couple soon went their separate ways but were reunited at Burton's 1993 exhibition of their work Vive le Punk. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers…

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Rebel Threads, an interview with Roger Burton, part I42:34

5M ago42:34

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This week we explore the clothing of rebellious youth sub-cultures from the 1940s to the 1960s with vintage collector, costume designer--and original Mod--Roger Burton. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Fashionable Filipinas, an interview with Gino Gonzales42:50

5M ago42:50

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This week, we explore the fashion origins and evolution of the Philippino terno with guest Gino Gonzales, co-author of the book Fashionable Filipinas. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Dissecting the Flapper (Bonus Episode)18:17

5M ago18:17

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For a bonus minisode in honor of Halloween, we "dissect" the iconic flapper look from head to toe. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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When Fashion Kills, an interview with Dr. Alison Matthews David56:01

5M ago56:01

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Sometimes fashion can kill--literally. From combustible crinolines to strangling scarves, this week we explore fashion's deadly history with Dr. Alison Matthews David, author of the book Fashion Victims: The Dangers of Dress Past and Present. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers…

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Fierce: A History of Leopard Print, an interview with Jo Weldon43:09

6M ago43:09

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We get puurrrfectly WILD this week with author, activist and burlesque superstar Jo Weldon! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Pink, an interview with Dr. Valerie Steele28:01

6M ago28:01

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Today we speak with Dr. Valerie Steele, Director of The Museum at FIT, about her exhibition Pink: A Pretty, Punk, Powerful Color. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Ruth Finley and the Fashion Calendar, an interview with Natalie Nudell44:35

6M ago44:35

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A tribute to the passing of American fashion insider, Ruth Finley, whose Fashion Calendar was and continues to be a critical element in producing Fashion Week. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up46:47

6M ago46:47

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For artist Frida Kahlo, clothing, art and identity were inextricably linked. The V & A's current exhibition Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up explores the ways Kahlo constructed her iconic image using the clothing and accessories she put on her body. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers…

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Bonus episode! Exhibiting Fashion: an Interview with Fashion Conservator Sarah Scaturro, part II18:39

7M ago18:39

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In this week's bonus episode, we continue our conversation with Sarah Scaturro, head conservator at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Exhibiting Heavenly Bodies: an Interview with Fashion Conservator Sarah Scaturro, part I1:03:29

7M ago1:03:29

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This week, we go behind the scenes of the exhibition Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination with Sarah Scaturro, head conservator at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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From Russia With Love: Valentina44:33

7M ago44:33

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One of American fashion's first famous designers wasn't American at all. Meet Valentina Schlee, the intoxicatingly beautiful Russian lover of Greta Garbo who lied about nearly everything. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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The American Look, a chat with Dr. Rebecca Arnold (Bonus Episode)53:44

7M ago53:44

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In honor of New York Fashion Week, we speak with Dr. Rebecca Arnold about the origins of American style. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Gordon Parks: the Man of Many Hats39:21

7M ago39:21

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Gordon Parks (1912-2006) was one of the 20th and 21st centuries great luminaries, most famous for his prolific career as a photojournalist for LIFE magazine. A man of many talents, this week we explore his unlikely career as a fashion photographer. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers…

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Dress Like an Egyptian, an interview with Egyptologist Dr. Colleen Darnell48:22

7M ago48:22

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This week we talk to Egyptologist--and vintage fashion aficionada-- Dr. Colleen Darnell about the role of clothing and artifice in the lives of the Ancient Egyptians. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Fashion and Sustainability, an interview with Tara St. James1:02:18

8M ago1:02:18

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The fashion industry is the world's second largest polluter. This week we talk to fashion designer and educator Tara St. James about the intersection of fashion and sustainability in the past, present and what we can do to impact the future. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers…

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Incredible and Marvelous: Fashion's First Hipsters39:13

8M ago39:13

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Amid the French Revolution, a youth subculture became notorious for adopting styles so extreme they were dubbed 'incredible' and 'marvelous.' This week we speak about some of fashion's first hipsters: the incroyables and the merveilleuses. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers…

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Fashion and Politics: The French Revolution51:48

8M ago51:48

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Throughout the history of dress, never have fashion and politics been more entwined than during the French Revolution. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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A Century of Fashion Photography, an interview with Paul Martineau47:34

8M ago47:34

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This week we talk about a century of fashion photography with Paul Martineau, curator of the new exhibition Icons of Style at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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The Swimsuit: a Revealing History, Part II40:32

9M ago40:32

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From the bikini to the thong, this week we explore the continued evolution of one of the most controversial garments in history: the swimsuit. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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The Swimsuit: a Revealing History, Part I52:30

9M ago52:30

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In part one of this two-part series, we explore the origins of one of the most controversial garments in history: the swimsuit. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Lea Gottlieb & Gottex Swimwear, an interview with Keren Ben-Horin1:00:00

9M ago1:00:00

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This week we meet Israeli swimwear designer and innovater Lea Gottlieb (1918-2012), the visionary founder of the luxury swimwear brand Gottex. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Silhouette and Leotard: a Tale of Two Men?50:25

9M ago50:25

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In this week’s episode, we meet the men behind the fashion: Étienne de Silhouette (1709-1767) and Jules Leotard (1842-1870). Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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The Gentleman Couturier: Hubert de Givenchy41:11

9M ago41:11

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This week is Haute Couture Week in Paris and we bring you an in memoriam episode on one of couture's greats: Hubert de Givenchy. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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She's a Fashion Plate, an interview with Antoine Bucher and Nicolas Montagne1:25:33

10M ago1:25:33

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In this week's episode, we speak with Antoine Bucher and Nicolas Montagne of Librarie Diktats about the history of fashion plates, prints which served as the primary source of fashion imagery before photography. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Dressed: The History of Fashion

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