We continue our look at the life, legend, and legacy of 1960s supermodel Donyale Luna.

Further Reading / Watching:

• Donyale in Que Etes-Vous Polly Magoo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS_aJN7c8ps;
• Daughter Dream Cazzaniga's article https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/donyale-luna-model-vogue
• Don Strachan's blog https://donyaleluna.wordpress.com
• TIME magazine's "The Luna Year" http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,840625,00.html

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In 1966, Donyale Luna became the first model of color to appear on the cover of any edition of Vogue magazine--but she was so much more than a pretty face. In this week's two part series, we look at the life, legend, and legacy of the enigmatic woman who took the fashion world by storm in the 1960s.

Further reading:

• Daughter Dream Cazzaniga's Vogue article
• Don Strachan's Blog
• TIME magazine's "The Luna Year"

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During our annual winter hiatus, we bring you some of our favorite episodes from Dressed's back catalog. Today, we revisit our much-requested episode with Emma McClendon about the history of denim and her 2019 exhibition Denim: Fashion's Frontier which was on view at The Museum at FIT in New York City.

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Detective hats on as we head back into the Dressed archive to revisit a 2019 episode where Cassidy and April address a listener question regarding fashion copying: fashion fakes are nothing new, but just when and where did the practice start and why?

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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 by revisiting an episode from 2018.

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During our annual winter hiatus, we bring you some of our favorite episodes from Dressed's back catalog.

Today we return with part II of one of our most requested--and popular--episodes of all time. Dr. Ariane Fennetaux joins us for a two-part episode discussing her and Barbara Burman's book The Pocket: A Hidden History of Women's Lives, 1600-1900, which explores the fascinating centuries-long history of women and tie-on pockets.

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During our annual winter hiatus, we bring you some of our favorite episodes from Dressed's back catalog.

This week we bring you one of our most requested--and popular--episodes of all time. Dr. Ariane Fennetaux joins us for a two-part episode discussing her and Barbara Burman's book The Pocket: A Hidden History of Women's Lives, 1600-1900, which explores the fascinating centuries-long history of women and tie-on pockets.

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Today, we revisit two Fashion History Mystery episodes exploring the fascinating histories of Mary Janes and Chatelaines.

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