In this week's two-part episode, we recap our recent fashion history day tours of NYC and hear from a few of the past Dressed guests who joined us along the way. In Part II, we chat about our “behind the seams” morning tours of two of the oldest, family owned and operated businesses in New York’s legendary Garment District and our fashion history-packed afternoon at the New York Historical Society!
Featured past Dressed guests:
M&S Schmalberg's website and Instagram, Dressed interview
Tom's Sons International Pleating's website and Instagram, Project Golden Bear, Four Empty Walls documentary, Dressed interview
Cheyney McKnight’s website, Instagram, Dressed Interview
Real Clothes Real Lives exhibition, Dressed interview with Keren Ben-Horin and Kiki Smith
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Dressed in NYC 2025 Recap, Part I
In this week's two-part episode, we recap our recent fashion history day tours of NYC and hear from a few of the past Dressed guests who joined us along the way. In Part I, we chat about our immersive day-long tours of the Fashion Institute of Technology and The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Episodes with our featured guests:
Dress Like an Egyptian, an interview with Dr. Colleen Darnell
Making Lace: Then and Now, an interview with Eleana Kanagy-Loux Part I and Part II
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• Our bookshelf with over 150 of our favorite fashion history titles
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Fashioning Wonder: A Cabinet of Curiosities, Part II, an interview with Dr. Colleen Hill
In Part II of this week's episode, Dr. Colleen Hill joins us to speak about some of the incredible objects in her exhibition Fashioning Wonder: A Cabinet of Curiosities which is on view at The Museum at FIT through April 20. 2025. From the rare Victorian era sterling silver posey to the insatiable mind of Alexander McQueen, Fashioning Wonder is reminds us of the awe-inspiring power of fashion.
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Fashioning Wonder: A Cabinet of Curiosities, Part I, an interview with Dr. Colleen Hill
All this week we endeavor to spark your sartorial curiosity as Dr. Colleen Hill joins us to speak about her exhibition Fashioning Wonder: A Cabinet of Curiosities which is on view at The Museum at FIT through April 20, 2025. In Part I, we delve into the history of the wunderkammer, or cabinet of curiosity, during the 16th-early 18th centuries and learn about some of the types of fashion objects found in these collections, which are often cited as the precursors to modern museum collections.
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Fashion History Now #66
Welcome to the first Fashion History Now of Season 8, where we bring you the latest news fashion history happening today.
To Follow:
Cheeky fashion satire @refashionedhippie
Hair history @thehairhistorian, Five Medieval Hair Recipes
To Read:
A Brief History of Anrealage
The Many Lives of Gigi Hadid
Marion Morehouse, The World's First Supermodel
Rosita Missoni's Life in Pictures
To Watch:
Anrealage A/W 2025/26 runway show,The Cash Cuff Shirt
Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?
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Our bookshelf with over 150 of our favorite fashion history titles
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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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