Fashion and Politics: The French Revolution (Dressed Classic)

Amid the French Revolution, a youth subculture became notorious for adopting styles so extreme they were dubbed 'incredible' and 'marvelous.' In this 2018 episode from the Dressed archive, we speak about some of fashion's first hipsters: the incroyablesand the merveilleuses.Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our website and classesOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titlesOur Sponsors:* Check out Acorns: https://acorns.com/DRESSED* Check out Artifact Uprising and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: www.artifactuprising.com* Check out BetterHelp and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: www.betterhelp.com* Check out ByHeart and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: byheart.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Please enjoy this episode from the Dressed archive on fashion, politics and the French Revolution, a tumultuous period when the clothes you wore could be a matter of life or death. Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our website and classesOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titlesOur Sponsors:* Check out Acorns: https://acorns.com/DRESSED* Check out Artifact Uprising and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: www.artifactuprising.com* Check out BetterHelp and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: www.betterhelp.com* Check out ByHeart and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: byheart.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Researchers rejoice! Today we continue our deep dive on American fashion history with Natalie Nudell, who joins us for an update on her multivalent project analyzing and making accessible the Fashion Calendar. Ruth Finley’s Fashion Calendar served as American fashion’s organizational hub for more than seven decades and is an invaluable record of time, place, commerce and the history of design.Recommended resources:Fashion Calendar databaseIn American Fashion: Ruth Finley’s Fashion Calendar@fcrd_fitWant more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our website and classesOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 150 of our favorite fashion history titlesOur Sponsors:* Check out Acorns: https://acorns.com/DRESSED* Check out Artifact Uprising and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: www.artifactuprising.com* Check out BetterHelp and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: www.betterhelp.com* Check out ByHeart and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: byheart.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week’s deep dive into the history of American fashion begins with a conversation with Nancy MacDonell who joins us to discuss her newest book Empresses of 7th Avenue: WWII, New York City and the Birth of American Fashion which details the pantheon of women behind the rise of American fashion during the 1940s.Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our website and classesOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titlesOur Sponsors:* Check out Acorns: https://acorns.com/DRESSED* Check out Artifact Uprising and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: www.artifactuprising.com* Check out BetterHelp and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: www.betterhelp.com* Check out ByHeart and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: byheart.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this week’s two part episode, Dr. Elizabeth L. Block joins us to discuss the cultural significance of hair and hairdressing in 19th century America, introducing us to the spaces and faces that defined this booming industry and profession and are the subject of her new book Beyond Vanity: The History and Power of Hairdressing.More from Elizabeth L. Block:Beyond Vanity: The History and Power of HairdressingElizabeth's InstagramWant more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our website and classesOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titlesOur Sponsors:* Check out Acorns: https://acorns.com/DRESSED* Check out Artifact Uprising and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: www.artifactuprising.com* Check out BetterHelp and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: www.betterhelp.com* Check out ByHeart and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: byheart.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We've often discussed what stories are woven into the clothes we wear, but what about those braided into our hair? In this week’s two part episode, Dr. Elizabeth L. Block joins us to discuss the cultural significance of hair and hairdressing in 19th century America, introducing us to the spaces and faces that defined this booming industry and profession and are the subject of her new book Beyond Vanity: The History and Power of Hairdressing.More from Elizabeth L. Block:Beyond Vanity: The History and Power of HairdressingElizabeth's InstagramWant more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our website and classesOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titlesOur Sponsors:* Check out Acorns: https://acorns.com/DRESSED* Check out Artifact Uprising and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: www.artifactuprising.com* Check out BetterHelp and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: www.betterhelp.com* Check out ByHeart and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: byheart.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We've often discussed what stories are woven into the clothes we wear, but what about those braided into our hair? In this week’s two part episode, Dr. Elizabeth L. Block joins us to discuss the cultural significance of hair and hairdressing in 19th century America, introducing us to the spaces and faces that defined this booming industry and profession and are the subject of her new book Beyond Vanity: The History and Power of Hairdressing.More from Elizabeth L. Block:Beyond Vanity: The History and Power of HairdressingElizabeth's InstagramWant more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our website and classesOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titlesOur Sponsors:* Check out Acorns: https://acorns.com/DRESSED* Check out Artifact Uprising and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: www.artifactuprising.com* Check out BetterHelp and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: www.betterhelp.com* Check out ByHeart and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: byheart.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Following up on our wildly popular 2022 episode on obscure fashion terms from history, we bring you an all new two-part episode from A to Z!Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our website and classesOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 150 of our favorite fashion history titlesOur Sponsors:* Check out Acorns: https://acorns.com/DRESSED* Check out Artifact Uprising and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: www.artifactuprising.com* Check out BetterHelp and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: www.betterhelp.com* Check out ByHeart and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: byheart.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Following up on our wildly popular 2022 episode on obscure fashion terms from history, we bring you an all new two-part episode from A to Z!Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our website and classesOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 150 of our favorite fashion history titlesOur Sponsors:* Check out Acorns: https://acorns.com/DRESSED* Check out Artifact Uprising and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: www.artifactuprising.com* Check out BetterHelp and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: www.betterhelp.com* Check out ByHeart and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: byheart.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Based on her one-woman show, WHat I wORE to Work, this week Jo Weldon joins us for a two-part episode to explore the "intersection of fashion, culture and sex work." In part II, we hear about the laws governing what strippers can and cannot wear, what Jo herself wore in her many roles within the sex industry and her ongoing work as a sex worker activist.Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our website and classesOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 150 of our favorite fashion history titlesOur Sponsors:* Check out Acorns: https://acorns.com/DRESSED* Check out Artifact Uprising and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: www.artifactuprising.com* Check out BetterHelp and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: www.betterhelp.com* Check out ByHeart and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: byheart.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy