Jul 29

A Fond and Fashionable Farewell to Dressed

After 8 wonderful years and 580 episodes, Cassidy and April say goodbye to Dressed: The History of Fashion and our beloved listeners with our heartfelt final episode. Where to find your favorite fashion historians moving forward: You can find Cassidy at The Art of Dress on Instag ... Show More

25m 42s

Jul 27

Finding Beauty, an Interview with Photographer Tony Vaccaro (Dressed Classic)

In this very special 2019 episode, we talked 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 ... Show More

40m 39s

Jul 24

The Swimsuit, a Revealing History, Part II (Dressed Classic)

From the bikini to the thong, this week we explore the continued evolution of the swimsuit in part two of our Season One series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

43m 1s

Nov 2013

Zenobia and the Roman Empire

Our focus today is on a woman who was actually covered in the podcast several years ago. But she's a figure so mythic and with so many variations to her story that we wanted to give her another look and a little more time. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a hre ... Show More

28m 14s

Feb 2019

SYMHC Classics: Rose Bertin, the First Fashion Designer

We're revisiting an episode from 2014, where we discuss the legendary wardrobe of Marie-Antoinette. Where did all those glorious clothes come from? In large part, they were the work of Rose Bertin, a milliner who found herself the stylist to the queen. Learn more about your ad-c ... Show More

33m 52s

Jan 2016

Author Interview: Fashion History With April Calahan

April has two books out about fashion history, one featuring historical fashion plates, and another on the pochoir technique used to create fashion illustrations in the early 20th century. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwor ... Show More

43m 49s

Mar 2021

Vanessa Williams Part 2: Saving The Best For Last

Special guest Cassie da Costa tells Mike and Sarah how Vanessa fell from grace and picked herself back up. Digressions include Stephen Sondheim, Rush Limbaugh and Joan Rivers. The tyranny of abs is discussed at length.Here's Cassie's episode of You Must Remember This and her webs ... Show More

1h 4m

Jul 2021

Little Mermaid Part 2: The Fairytale Twist

The quest to revise The Little Mermaid continues. This week, we call in the experts. Part two of three. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

31m 50s

Oct 2024

Philippa Gregory and Tracy Chevalier on Weaving the Story into Historical Fiction, Part Two

This is the second instalment of a three-part discussion. Philippa Gregory and Tracy Chevalier have defined the genre of historical fiction for decades. Both renowned for bringing to life women’s stories from the past and making them relevant to today’s reader, between them they’ ... Show More

37m 31s

Mar 2021

Conversations: I Promise We’re Not Defending Murder, Clytemnestra with Aimee Hinds

Liv speaks with Aimee Hinds about the intricacies of Clytemnestra's story and how storytellers and reception over millennia has affected the understanding of this powerful Spartan woman. Follow Aimee Hinds on Twitter, here and check out her incredible Etsy shop here.CW/TW: far to ... Show More

57m 50s

Jun 2021

Alexis Ren Body Tutorial

The ladies discuss the history of eating disorders, the misconception of anorexia as "the white woman's disease," and the psychology behind pro-anorexia online spaces. Digressions include Brandy Melville's fatty-proof storefront, Kate Mossgate, and the burning question of whether ... Show More

1h 27m

Apr 2019

Love letters & face masks

On this special episode of Thick & Thin I answer a variety of listener questions! / follow me on insta: @katybellotte Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/thick-and-thin/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Vis ... Show More

43m 56s

Nov 2021

Part Two: How the First Fitness Influencer Doomed Us All

Robert is joined again by Caitlin Durante to continue to discuss Bernarr MacFadden. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1h 6m

(De) Constructing Corset History and Myt...