Fashion: Checkered Origins

Their brands represent luxury and glamour, but both Coco Chanel and Hugo Boss sided with the Nazis during World War II—contributing information and designs to the party, and forever stitching hate into their legacies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc ... Show More

Their brands represent luxury and glamour, but both Coco Chanel and Hugo Boss sided with the Nazis during World War II—contributing information and designs to the party, and forever stitching hate into their legacies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc ... Show More

Blue jeans have long been heralded as an iconic American wardrobe staple. The lust for that perfect pair of jeans transformed not only an era, but an entire industry—and not necessarily for the better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

This week, we debut a new segment designed to help you calibrate your anger in a changing world. Plus, how to cloak yourself from all the people who are now allowed to see your internet browsing history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

i just got back from fashion week. and when i tell you that there is nothing in my brain right now other than fashion, i'm not kidding. so naturally, i'm here today to talk about the trends that i saw at fashion week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc ... Show More

When the plague broke out again in the late 19th century, scientists dissected buboes, bodies, and fleas… and found the source of the Black Death. The disease had already killed millions throughout Europe and Asia. In 1900, it reached San Francisco. Learn more about your ad choic ... Show More

It was one of the most lethal pandemics in global history. The bubonic plague’s devastating spread in 6th and 14th century Europe paved the way for how we handle outbreaks today — though patients in medieval times saw no sign of a cure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod ... Show More

Every week, fashion historians April Calahan and Cassidy Zachary will take you inside the history of fashion, and explore the who, what, when of why we wear. Listen in on February 27 for the first episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com 

Be thankful you weren't born two or more centuries ago. The pain industry was booming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

This week we explore the birth of modern dress, a revolution in fact, that occurred during a period in the early 20th century when women radically altered the way they had been dressing for centuries. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSupp ... Show More

Following the biggest week in American fashion history, we're running down the best shows, parties, and fits from NYFW and the Met Gala. We also discuss the other fashion capitol of the world—Paris—and update each other on our haircuts. Finally, Noah unpacks his must-read story o ... Show More

How ideas evolve through cultural memes and inspire new ways of thinking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices