Dressed: The History of Fashion

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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.

Episodes

A Fond and Fashionable Farewell to Dressed

Finding Beauty, an Interview with Photographer Tony Vaccaro (Dressed Classic)

The Swimsuit, a Revealing History, Part II (Dressed Classic)

The Swimsuit, a Revealing History, Part I (Dressed Classic)

Making It in America: The Almost Impossible Quest to Manufacture in the USA, an interview with Rachel Slade (Dressed Classic)

Fresh Fly Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip Hop Style, an interview with Elena Romero and Elizabeth Way, part II (Dressed Classic)

Fresh Fly Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip Hop Style, an interview with Elena Romero and Elizabeth Way, part I (Dressed Classic)

Truman Capote's Black and White Ball (Dressed Classic)

Beach Pajamas: From Sleepwear to Sportswear, an interview with Janine D'Agati and Hannah Schiff (Dressed Classic)

History of the Pride Flag (Dressed Classic)

Unsuitable: A History of Lesbian Fashion, an interview with Eleanor Medhurst (Dressed Classic)

The Art of Kimono with Keita Motoji and Mark McNulty of Ginza Motoji, Part II (Dressed Classic)

The Art of Kimono with Keita Motoji and Mark McNulty of Ginza Motoji, Part I (Dressed Classic)

Jordan Roth and the Theater of Fashion (Dressed Classic)

The Art and Activism of Dress with MIchael Sylvan Robinson (Dressed Classic)

Costuming the Guinness World Records with Ben Hollinghum

Fashioning the Guinness World Records with Benjamin Hollingum (Dressed Classic)

The Fasten-ating History of Clothes (Dressed Classic)

Charlotte Brontë's Life Through Clothes with Eleanor Houghton

Dressed's Guide to Dressed, part II (Dressed Classic)