Sweatshops and Shirtwaists: Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, part I
As the 113th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory approaches in a few short days, this week we bring you a two-part episode on the nature of the New York City garment trade at the turn of th...
21 Mars 202435min
Fashion History Now #60
This week we chat about the latest in fashion history news including Norma Kamali training an AI to design her legacy, the Oscar nominees for Best Costume Design, a new YSL bookshop in Paris and some ...
15 Mars 202437min
The Nameplate: Jewelry, Culture and Identity with Isabel Attyah Flower and Marcel Rosa-Salas, Part II
We continue our conversation with Isabel Attyah Flower and Marcel Rosa-Salas about nameplate jewelry, addressing its central and even controversial role in both sub and mainstream cultural expressions...
7 Mars 202429min
The Nameplate: Jewelry, Culture and Identity with Isabel Attyah Flower and Marcel Rosa-Salas, Part I
Isabel Attyah Flower and Marcel Rosa-Salas join us to discuss their book The Nameplate: Jewelry, Culture and Identity, which celebrates the myriad of meanings embedded in the multi-cultural and cross-...
5 Mars 202447min
Fashion Fads from History: Live On or Leave to the Past?
In the wonderful and often bizarre world of fashion fads from history, we ask the question: which should live on to wear another day and which should be left to history? Recommended resources: Bedazz...
29 Feb 202434min
Front Row at the Margiela Show, an interview with Alexandre Samson
Maison Margiela's Spring/Summer Paris 2024 Haute Couture collection show delivered a haunting jolt that is hard to forget. Whether you loved the show or hated it, it was a moment. And that moment–whic...
27 Feb 20241h 15min
Mildred Blount: The Girl with the Golden Fingers, an interview with Taylor Bythewood-Porter
An exceptionally famous milliner in her day, the life and career of Mildred Blount has been somewhat lost to history. Curator Taylor Bythewood-Porter joins us to shine a light on the first African-Ame...
24 Feb 202454min
Madam C.J. Walker: An Interview with A’Lelia Bundles
In the early years of the twentieth century, Madam C.J. Walker built an international, Black hair care empire from the ground floor up, transforming herself from a laundry work making $1.50 a day to t...
22 Feb 20241h 4min
