Dressed: The History of Fashion

By: Dressed Media
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  • With over 8 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common: everyday, we all get dressed. Join fashion historians April Calahan and Cassidy Zachary in celebrating the who, what, when of why we wear throughout history and around the world.

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  • Fashion History Mystery #34: Milk and Sugar: A Brief History of Seersucker (Dressed Classic)

    Fashion History Mystery #34: Milk and Sugar: A Brief History of Seersucker (Dressed Classic)
    Mar 7 2025

    During our annual winter hiatus, we bring you some of our favorite episodes from Dressed's back catalog of more than 500 episodes. Today we revisit a 2019 episode where we answer a listener question about the history of seersucker, which leads us to a surprising discussion of etymology.

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    13 mins
  • Ballerina: Fashion's Modern Muse, an interview with Patricia Mears (Dressed Classic)

    Ballerina: Fashion's Modern Muse, an interview with Patricia Mears (Dressed Classic)
    Mar 5 2025

    During our annual winter hiatus, we bring you some of our favorite episodes from Dressed's back catalog of more than 500 shows including this 2020 conversation about how the ballerina has inspired many a fashion designer. Dance and fashion have long had a symbiotic relationship, and this week we speak to Patricia Mears about her sublimely beautiful exhibition which highlights the mutual love affair between ballet and high style.

    Recommended reading:

    • Mears, Patricia et al. Ballerina: Fashion's Modern Muse. New York: Vendome Press, 2019.

    • Clip from the Red Shoes (1948): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktv3-1JTspc.

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    54 mins
  • Advanced Style, Part II: Meet the Models and Muses (Dressed Classic)

    Advanced Style, Part II: Meet the Models and Muses (Dressed Classic)
    Feb 28 2025

    In this episode from the Dressed Archive, we meet some of the muses of Ari Seth Cohen's Advanced Style and Advanced Love series who joined us in 2020 to share the myriad of lessons and philosophies they've learned from their many years of getting dressed in style.

    Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?

    • Our website and classes
    • Our Instagram
    • Our bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles




    Our Sponsors:
    * Check out Acorns: https://acorns.com/DRESSED
    * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: https://happymammoth.com


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    1 hr and 25 mins

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Fascinating for lovers of fashion history great interviews and facts.
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