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.

We revisit our 2021 interview with fashion historian and author Lydia Edwards who joined us to discuss her acclaimed book <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/how-to-read-a-dress-a-guide-to-changing-fashion-from-the-16th-to-the-21st-century-lydia-edwards/15251903?ean=9781350172210" rel="nofollow">How to Read a Dress.</a>Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? <ul><li>Our <a href="http://www.dressedhistory.com/" rel="nofollow">website</a> and <a href="https://dressedhistory.com/classes-1" rel="nofollow">classes</a></li><li>Our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dressed_podcast/?hl=en" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a></li><li>Our <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/dressed" rel="nofollow">bookshelf</a> with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles</li><li>Listen ad free <a href="https://app.redcircle.com/shows/3df25f86-9436-41cc-a0d5-4a342107742c/exclusive-content?_gl=1%2A1x23uxe%2A_gcl_au%2AMTQ2NTI0NjMyMS4xNzI0MzYxMjYz%2A_ga%2AMTY5ODE3MDc0Ni4xNzA4NTUwNTg3%2A_ga_KVZ47LYJWW%2AMTczMTU0NDEyMy4yNTIuMS4xNzMxNTQ0MzI4LjAuMC4w" rel="nofollow">here</a>!</li></ul> Our Sponsors: * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com * Check out Rakuten: https://www.rakuten.com Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-content'>https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-content</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

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How to Read a Dress, an Interview with Lydia Edwards (Dressed Classic)

We revisit our interview with fashion historian and author Lydia Edwards in 2020 when she first joined us to talk about her then newly released book <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/how-to-read-a-suit-a-guide-to-changing-men-s-fashion-from-the-17th-to-the-20th-century-lydia-edwards/11368208?ean=9781350071209" rel="nofollow">How to Read a Suit</a>, the highly anticipated menswear version of her acclaimed <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/how-to-read-a-dress-a-guide-to-changing-fashion-from-the-16th-to-the-21st-century-lydia-edwards/15251903?ean=9781350172210" rel="nofollow">How to Read a Dress.</a>Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? <ul><li>Our <a href="http://www.dressedhistory.com/" rel="nofollow">website</a> and <a href="https://dressedhistory.com/classes-1" rel="nofollow">classes</a></li><li>Our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dressed_podcast/?hl=en" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a></li><li>Our <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/dressed" rel="nofollow">bookshelf</a> with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles</li><li>Listen ad free <a href="https://app.redcircle.com/shows/3df25f86-9436-41cc-a0d5-4a342107742c/exclusive-content?_gl=1%2A1x23uxe%2A_gcl_au%2AMTQ2NTI0NjMyMS4xNzI0MzYxMjYz%2A_ga%2AMTY5ODE3MDc0Ni4xNzA4NTUwNTg3%2A_ga_KVZ47LYJWW%2AMTczMTU0NDEyMy4yNTIuMS4xNzMxNTQ0MzI4LjAuMC4w" rel="nofollow">here</a>!</li></ul> Our Sponsors: * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com * Check out Rakuten: https://www.rakuten.com Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-content'>https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-content</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

How to Read a Suit, an Interview with Lydia Edwards (Dressed Classic)

In what has now become an annual tradition, April and Cassidy do some fantasy fashion history shopping for their holiday party ensembles and gift exchange.  Cassidy's $33 million ensemble: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clygw4l0v7xo;%201954%20Charles%20James%20dress%20https://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/158468" rel="nofollow">necklace</a>, <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crk008xemvno" rel="nofollow">Dorothy's Ruby Red slippers</a>, <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/158468" rel="nofollow">Charles James dress</a> April’s ensemble: <a href="https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/explore/collection/work/47474/" rel="nofollow">Vionnet coat</a>, <a href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O139659/pair-of-stockings-unknown/" rel="nofollow">bejeweled snake stockings</a>, <a href="https://www.cartier.com/en-fi/collections/high-jewellery/panthere-through-time." rel="nofollow">Cartier Panthère collection</a>, <a href="https://www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/2849/maison-martin-margiela-cinderella-heels" rel="nofollow">Margiela’s glass slippers</a>Some of Cassidy and April's gifts:<ul><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/coraginsburg/p/DDMzi-0gQNR/?img_index=1" rel="nofollow">18th century patchbox </a></li><li>Sun-Maid Raisins and "Rubbers" ads from <a href="https://archive.org/details/sim_ladies-home-journal_1921-01_38/page/53/mode/1up" rel="nofollow">Ladies Home Journal</a>  </li><li><a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_2016-8037-1-a-e" rel="nofollow">1884 Weevil parure </a></li><li><a href="https://underpinningsmuseum.com/museum-collections/miniature-salesmans-corset-with-silk-fur-trim-flossing-embroidery/" rel="nofollow">Salesman's miniature corset </a></li></ul> Register for our new course: <a href="https://dressedhistory.com/1950s-golden-age" rel="nofollow">The 1950’s Golden Age of Haute Couture</a>Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? <ul><li>Our <a href="http://www.dressedhistory.com/" rel="nofollow">website</a> and <a href="https://dressedhistory.com/classes-1" rel="nofollow">classes</a></li><li>Our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dressed_podcast/?hl=en" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a></li><li>Our <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/dressed" rel="nofollow">bookshelf</a> with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles</li><li>Listen ad free <a href="https://app.redcircle.com/shows/3df25f86-9436-41cc-a0d5-4a342107742c/exclusive-content?_gl=1%2A1x23uxe%2A_gcl_au%2AMTQ2NTI0NjMyMS4xNzI0MzYxMjYz%2A_ga%2AMTY5ODE3MDc0Ni4xNzA4NTUwNTg3%2A_ga_KVZ47LYJWW%2AMTczMTU0NDEyMy4yNTIuMS4xNzMxNTQ0MzI4LjAuMC4w" rel="nofollow">here</a>!</li></ul> Our Sponsors: * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com * Check out Rakuten: https://www.rakuten.com Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-content'>https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-content</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Tis the Season V: Fashion History’s Gift Hits (and Misses), Part II

In what has now become an annual tradition, April and Cassidy do some fantasy fashion history shopping for their holiday party ensembles and gift exchange. Cassidy's $33 million ensemble: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clygw4l0v7xo;%201954%20Charles%20James%20dress%20https://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/158468" rel="nofollow">necklace</a>, <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crk008xemvno" rel="nofollow">Dorothy's Ruby Red slippers</a>, <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/158468" rel="nofollow">Charles James dress</a> April’s ensemble: <a href="https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/explore/collection/work/47474/" rel="nofollow">Vionnet coat</a>, <a href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O139659/pair-of-stockings-unknown/." rel="nofollow">bejeweled snake stockings</a>, <a href="https://www.cartier.com/en-fi/collections/high-jewellery/panthere-through-time." rel="nofollow">Cartier Panthère collection</a>, <a href="https://www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/2849/maison-martin-margiela-cinderella-heels" rel="nofollow">Margiela’s glass slippers</a>Some of Cassidy and April's gifts:<ul><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/coraginsburg/p/DDMzi-0gQNR/?img_index=1" rel="nofollow">18th century patchbox </a></li><li>Sun-Maid Raisins and "Rubbers" ads from <a href="https://archive.org/details/sim_ladies-home-journal_1921-01_38/page/53/mode/1up" rel="nofollow">Ladies Home Journal</a>  </li><li><a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_2016-8037-1-a-e" rel="nofollow">1884 Weevil parure  </a></li><li><a href="https://underpinningsmuseum.com/museum-collections/miniature-salesmans-corset-with-silk-fur-trim-flossing-embroidery/" rel="nofollow">Salesman's miniature corset </a></li></ul> Register for our new course: <a href="https://dressedhistory.com/1950s-golden-age" rel="nofollow">The 1950’s Golden Age of Haute Couture</a>Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? <ul><li>Our <a href="http://www.dressedhistory.com/" rel="nofollow">website</a> and <a href="https://dressedhistory.com/classes-1" rel="nofollow">classes</a></li><li>Our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dressed_podcast/?hl=en" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a></li><li>Our <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/dressed" rel="nofollow">bookshelf</a> with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles</li><li>Listen ad free <a href="https://app.redcircle.com/shows/3df25f86-9436-41cc-a0d5-4a342107742c/exclusive-content?_gl=1%2A1x23uxe%2A_gcl_au%2AMTQ2NTI0NjMyMS4xNzI0MzYxMjYz%2A_ga%2AMTY5ODE3MDc0Ni4xNzA4NTUwNTg3%2A_ga_KVZ47LYJWW%2AMTczMTU0NDEyMy4yNTIuMS4xNzMxNTQ0MzI4LjAuMC4w" rel="nofollow">here</a>!</li></ul> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-content'>https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-content</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

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