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Dressed: The History of Fashion

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Fashion History
Nameplate Jewelry
Hip Hop Culture
Women Dressing Women Exhibition
Cultural Identity
Metropolitan Museum Of Art
Women's Fashion Designers
Women In Fashion
Costume Institute
Fashion Industry
Feminism
Madame CJ. Walker
A'lelia Bundles
Fashion Fads
Fashion Design
Burlesque
Pleating
Women's Suffrage
Beauty Industry
Harlem Renaissance

With over 8 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common. Every day we all get dressed. Join Dressed as we explore the social and cultural histories behind the who, what, when of why we wear.

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Historian Amanda Wunder joins us in a two-part episode that illuminates the remarkable life and work of Mateo Aguado, royal court tailor to the Queens of Spain from 1630 to 1672. Aguado is the subject at the heart of Wunder's award-winning book Spani... more

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Timothy Long
Director, Senior Specialist of Couture and Luxury Accessories for Hindman Auctioneers
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Episode: Charles James: Genius Deconstructed, an interview with Timothy Long (Dressed Classic)
Mona May
Costume designer known for her work on 'Clueless', 'Never Been Kissed', and other films
Episode: Clueless at Twenty-Five, an Interview with Costume Designer Mona May (Dressed Classic)
Nicole DeRushie
Ancient textile scholar and author of "Bog Fashion, Recreating Bronze and Iron Age Clothes"
Episode: Bog Fashion: Dressing the Bronze and Iron Ages with Nicole DeRushie
Carry Somers
Fashion activist and co-founder of Fashion Revolution
Episode: How to Start a Fashion Revolution, an interview with Carry Somers
Dr. Jonathan Michael Square
Scholar of fashion and visual culture of the African diaspora at Harvard University
Harvard University
Episode: Fashioning the Enslaved Servant, an interview with Dr. Jonathan Michael Square (Dressed Classic)
Dr. Sarah Grant
Curator of Marie Antoinette Style and Senior Curator of Prints at the V&A
Victoria & Albert Museum
Episode: Marie Antoinette Style, an interview with Dr. Sarah Grant
Dr. Valerie Steele
Influential fashion historian and curator, known for her work on the intersection of fashion and psychoanalysis.
Museum at FIT
Episode: Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis: an interview with Dr. Valerie Steele
Ben Hollingum
Senior editor at Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records
Episode: Fashioning the Guinness World Records with Benjamin Hollingum (Dressed Classic)
Rebecca Davani
Parisian textile expert and tour guide.
Textile Tours of Paris
Episode: Getting Dressed in Paris 2025, Part II

Hosts

April Calahan
Host with expertise in fashion history and education, providing insightful commentary on the cultural implications of style and design.
Cassidy Zachary
Host with a strong background in costume design and history, offering a creative perspective on fashion narratives and cultural history.

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4.7 out of 5 stars from 2.6k ratings
  • Dressed: The History of Fashion

    I love love love this podcast. Well, researched, never boring, constantly learning new things from these women!!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    mmaveh
    Canada3 months ago
  • Awesome

    Cassidy is a fashion queen and goddess

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Celtics26
    United States3 months ago
  • Ok enuf

    They’ve certainly done their research and they are pleasant enough, but their banter is stiff and they could use practice at being more natural

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    Winterfuzz55
    United States3 months ago
  • Great podcast

    Research and detail done by April/Cassidy are fantastic. Their recent episodes on the highlights of their Paris history tours are amazing. Well done!!!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Carlapodcast
    United States4 months ago
  • Every. Single. Episode

    I have enjoyed listening & learning all about fashion & the houses that once existed. It’s been a journey. I have been a listener since the very beginning. I have never missed (or skipped!) an episode. Love April & Cassidy, they’re informative, entertaining. You’ll be proud to know that I am now the owner of a collection of fashion plates which April is a big fan of. I came across them & couldn’t resist. Keep up the great work.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Bren_V
    United States8 months ago

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Feedback highlights the educational value of the content, with many sharing their newfound insights into fashion history.
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Some reviews mention concerns about the hosts' banter style, noting it could be improved for a more natural flow.

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#82
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#66
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#174
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Spanish Style: Fashion Illuminated, 1550-1700 with Amanda Wunder
Q: How is clothing and Spain's rise as a global superpower intimately connected during this period?
The rise of a distinctive Spanish style is tied to the importation of luxurious materials from the Americas and a social need to prove nobility, leading to an increasing importance of fashion as a status symbol.
Spanish Style: Fashion Illuminated, 1550-1700 with Amanda Wunder
Q: Can you tell us a little bit more about this museum and the space that the exhibition is set in?
The Hispanic Society is often described as a jewel of Upper Manhattan with a spectacular collection of textiles, jewels, and paintings, including a rare books and manuscripts library.
Spanish Fashion in the Age of Velázquez with Amanda Wunder, Part I (Dressed Classic)
Q: Can you talk a little bit about that? There's this quote, you say, what came first, the tailor or the lie? So they really had not a fabulous reputation and they were amending that around this time through various actions.
Amanda explains how tailors in Spain had a bad reputation largely due to the precious materials they worked with and their intimate access to clients, which led to mistrust and negative stereotypes in literature.
Spanish Fashion in the Age of Velázquez with Amanda Wunder, Part I (Dressed Classic)
Q: So I would love if we could start with just an introduction to the subject of your book, which is the royal Spanish tailor Mateo Aguado. How did you first come to meet him in the archive and what did you discover about him?
Amanda discusses her discovery of Mateo Aguado's extensive records in the Royal Palace Archive which led to the focus of her book on his contributions to 17th century fashion and tailoring.
Spanish Fashion in the Age of Velázquez with Amanda Wunder, Part I (Dressed Classic)
Q: Can you tell us just a little bit about your path to this subject matter?
Dr. Amanda Wunder shares how her previous studies in Seville sparked her interest in Spanish history, which eventually led her to work on tailoring and fashion history.

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1. Timothy Long
2. Mona May
3. Nicole DeRushie
4. Carry Somers
5. Dr. Jonathan Michael Square
6. Dr. Sarah Grant
7. Dr. Valerie Steele
8. Ben Hollingum

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