Stitching Freedom: Embroidery and Incarceration with Isabella Rosner, Part I (Dressed Classic)

Welcome to part 2 of our 2024 conversation with embroidery historian Isabella Rosner who joined us to discuss her book/zine Stitching Freedom: Embroidery and Incarceration which explores the embroidery made in prisons and mental health hospitals through the surviving works of twelve individuals. Each of which stand as a testament to the triumphs and sorrows of the human spirit and a reminder of "what can be created when freedom is out of reach." Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our ⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠classes⁠⁠⁠ Our ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ Our ⁠⁠⁠bookshelf⁠⁠⁠ with over 150 of our favorite fashion history titles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Embroidery historian Isabella Rosner joined us in 2024 to discuss her book/zine Stitching Freedom: Embroidery and Incarcerationwhich explores the embroidery made in prisons and mental health hospitals through the surviving works of twelve individuals who are a testament to the triumphs and sorrows of the human spirit and a reminder of "what can be created when freedom is out of reach." Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our ⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠classes⁠⁠⁠ Our ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ Our ⁠⁠⁠bookshelf⁠⁠⁠ with over 150 of our favorite fashion history titles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever pondered, 'but, what would Jane Austen wear?' Join us for this week's Dressed Classic episode from have all the answers for you in this episode, as Dr. Hilary Davidson joins us to talk about her two books: Dress in the Age of Jane Austen and Jane Austen's Wardrobe. Her new book, A Guide to Regency Dress , was released in late 2025. Check it out! Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠classes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bookshelf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with over 150 of our favorite fashion history titles Dressed is a part of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AirWave Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A quick check in while we are still on our annual hiatus to give updates on what Season 9 of Dressed has in store for you as well as announcing that our 2026 fashion history tours are now open for registration. Head to dressedhistory.com for a detailed itinerary and to secure your spot! Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠classes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bookshelf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with over 150 of our favorite fashion history titles Dressed is a part of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AirWave Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this 2020 interview from the Dressed archive, we learn all about the art of historical hatmaking with Rachel Frost, one of only a handful of hatmakers in the entire world using sixteenth century European techniques. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stephen Jones is one of the most prolific and celebrated milliners of the late twentieth and tweny-first centuries. We revisit our 2022 interview where he joined us to discuss his incredible forty plus year career adorning the heads of everyone from royalty to rock stars.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week 's Dressed Classic episodes from 2024 revisit a two-part conversation with Waleria Dorogova, co-curator of the exhibition Sonia Delaunay: Living Art. Mounted in 2024 at the Bard Graduate Center in New York City, the ground breaking exhibition by Dorogova and co-curator Laura Microulis, explored Delaunay's work beyond painting and revealed her significant creative output as a fashion and textile designer. Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠classes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bookshelf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with over 150 of our favorite fashion history titles Dressed is a part of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AirWave Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week 's Dressed Classic episodes from 2024 revisit a two-part conversation with Waleria Dorogova, co-curator of the exhibition Sonia Delaunay: Living Art. Mounted in 2024 at the Bard Graduate Center in New York City, the ground breaking exhibition by Dorogova and co-curator Laura Microulis, explored Delaunay's work beyond painting and revealed her significant creative output as a fashion and textile designer. Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠classes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bookshelf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with over 150 of our favorite fashion history titles Dressed is a part of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AirWave Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part II of our 2021 conversation with Laura Beltrán-Rubio on Spain’s ⁠Imperio de la Moda⁠ or Empire of Fashion, we focus on the symbolism and significance of dress in eighteenth century Colombia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We revisit our 2021 interview with art and fashion historian Laura Beltrán-Rubio who joined us to share her expertise on the sartorial practices and symbolisms in Spain’s Imperio de la Moda or Empire of Fashion, beginning in the sixteenth century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices