My Fashion Stories Box Podcast

These past months news have been filled with articles on projects of laws, regulations aiming at limiting the consumption of fast fashion items, in the objective to counterbalance their negative impacts on the environment and the acceleration of the climate change crisis. This tendency gave me the will to investigate the past to see if this process of consumption control was specific to our modern society or if, on the contrary, there have already been examples of laws, edicts supervising the access as well as the consumption of goods linked with looks and appearance. In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast : Follow me in this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast to learn more on how appearance, fashion and luxury have been perceived and their access regulated over the centuries. Links to the sources mentioned in this episode: The True CostInside the Shein MachineGuilty PleasuresFollow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes.

Ces derniers mois, l’actualité regorge d’articles sur des projets de lois, des réglementations visant à limiter la consommation de produits issus de l’industrie de la fast fashion afin de contrecarrer leurs impacts négatifs sur l’environnement et l’accélération de la crise climatique. Cette tendance m’a donné envie de regarder dans le passé pour voir si ce processus de contrôle de la consommation était particulier aux défis de notre société moderne ou si, au contraire, il y a déjà eu des cas de lois, d’édits encadrant l’accès et la consommation de biens liés à l’apparence. Dans ce nouvel épisode de My Fashion Stories Box Podcast : Suivez-moi dans ce nouvel épisode de My Fashion Stories Box Podcast pour en apprendre plus sur la manière dont l’apparence, la mode et le luxe ont été perçus et leur accès réglementés au fil des siècles. Liens vers les sources mentionnées dans cet épisode: The True CostInside the Shein MachineGuilty PleasuresVous pouvez suivre My Fashion Stories Box Podcast sur Instagram pour compléter l’écoute de cet épisode avec des visuels. Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes.

I decided to dedicate this new episode to a personality from the jewelry world whose life could have inspired a novel: Jeanne Toussaint, also known as the Panther of Cartier. These are some of the main questions we will cover together on the woman who counted as her friends the unmissable Coco Chanel and who lived a passionated love story with Louis Cartier. Follow me in this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast to learn more on the enigmatic though unavoidable Jeanne Toussaint. Links to the 2 books mentioned in this episode: The Cartiers, The Untold Story of the Family Behind the Jewelry Empire La Panthère Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes.

Pour ce nouvel épisode de My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, j’ai choisi une personnalité du monde de la joaillerie à la vie digne d’un roman : Jeanne Toussaint, surnommée la Panthère de Cartier. Telles sont les questions principales auxquelles je vais tenter de répondre sur celle qui comptait parmi ses amies l’indétrônable Coco Chanel et qui a vécu une histoire passionnée avec Louis Cartier. Suivez-moi dans ce nouvel épisode de My Fashion Stories Box Podcast pour en apprendre plus sur l’énigmatique et pourtant incontournable Jeanne Toussaint. Voici les livres mentionnés dans cet épisode: Les Cartier, L'incroyable histoire de trois frères qui ont transformé une humble bijouterie parisienne en un empire mondial du luxeLa Panthère Vous pouvez suivre My Fashion Stories Box Podcast sur Instagram pour compléter l’écoute de cet épisode avec des visuels. Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes.

Welcome to My Fashion Stories Box Podcast’s Season 4! Starting from now on, the episodes will be available in English and in French. To start this new cycle, we will talk about the local Touraine headdress. I, myself, was born in the city of Tours and my family has been living in the Touraine region for some generations, and it became an evidence for me to dedicate some times researching this fashion item. To share the first results of my researches dedicated to the origins of this headpiece, I organized on November 24 2023 a conference followed by an exhibition, entitled “The Touraine headdresses – To the origins” in partnership with the association “Histoire et Patrimoine de Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais”. In this episode we will cover: Follow me in this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast to discover the mysteries of a French local headpiece: the Touraine headdress. Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes.

Bienvenus dans le premier épisode en français de My Fashion Stories Box Podcast! Dorénavant, les épisodes seront disponibles en français et en anglaise. Pour inaugurer ce nouveau cycle, les histoires de mode parleront de la coiffe tourangelle. Originaire de la Touraine, j’ai organisé le 24 novembre 2023 une conférence-exposition intitulée “Les Coiffes tourangelles – Aux origines” avec l’association Histoire et Patrimoine de Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais. Ce fut l’occasion pour moi de partager les résultats de mes premières recherches visant à découvrir l’ancêtre de la coiffe tourangelle. Dans cet épisode nous parlerons de : Suivez-moi dans ce nouvel épisode de My Fashion Stories Box Podcast pour découvrir les mystères d’une coiffe régionale française : la coiffe tourangelle. Vous pouvez suivre My Fashion Stories Box Podcast sur Instagram pour completer l’écoute de cet episode avec des visuels. Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes.

In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, we will talk about Gabrielle Chanel, the woman who didn’t want to dress as the others. We will talk about: Follow me in this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast to understand the behind the scenes which transformed Gabrielle Chanel into Coco and Mademoiselle, the free spirit of the fashion industry. To go further: "The Allure of Chanel" by Paul Morand. Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes.

In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, we will travel back in time to the Middle Ages and, more precisely, to the 12th century. Why this century more than another? Well, because, this is the century of the “fin’amor”, l’amour courtois or courtly love. These are some of the main questions we will try to answer during this episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast. Follow me to the 12th century with a look back in the time of the all-powerful Eleonor of Aquitaine. Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes.

Today’s episode will be dedicated to the 70s fashion, the Flower Power, the Hippies and their influence on the fashion styles of this decade not like any other. In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, we will try to answer the following questions about the Hippies: At the end of this episode, you will have a better understanding of the 70s fashion and why this decade is still a big source of inspiration nowadays. Follow me in this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast to know more about the Flower Power, the Hippie Fashion and the 70s fashion! Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes.

Did you know the Incroyables and the Merveilleuses? No? They were the post French Revolution fashion influencers, men and women with a certain fashion style, but not only… In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, we will discover more about them. Together, we will: Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes. Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes.

2023 is off a flying start with this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box podcast dedicated to the very controversial but so interesting Marie-Antoinette. In this episode, we will: Learn a bit more about Marie-Antoinette, her family, her life before moving to Versailles and becoming the future last Queen of France.See how Marie-Antoinette started to use fashion to impose herself and the many controversies her different styles created.Look at her legacy in fashion and haute couture. Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes.

The heroin of this episode is Catherine of Medici and her inputs to the fashion of her time. Together, we will: Happy listening! Catherine Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes.

In today’s episode, I will analyse the last Paris Fashion Week which took place from September 26 to October 4 2022, showcasing the Women’s Ready to Wear Spring Summer 2023 collections. In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast: Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes.

Today, we will be all Shocking Pink with an episode dedicated to the surrealist Elsa Schiaparelli. In this episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast: And I will tell you everything about the new exhibition currently happening at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and dedicated to “Les Mondes Surréalistes d’Elsa Schiaparelli”. Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes. Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes.

In today’s episode, we will talk about different ways that used to be used in the past to showcase new creations by tailors and designers. Showcasing fashion has always been seen as a priority by fashion creators since the development of a fashion consciousness. Indeed, it was paramount for them to make their outfits reached their customers and they used the means of their times. Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes. Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes.

In today’s episode, we will talk about the school uniforms, in time for the Back to School period, right? September is usually associated with going back to school for students around the world, after a long summer break. And the clothes they are going to put on for this event is a source of intensive researches in style for students. Just look at the Back to school actions and collections brands launch starting almost beginning of August each year… It becomes almost a school uniform even if, at least in France, school uniforms are not really a thing. It wasn’t always the case and it’s not the case in other countries. In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast: Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes. Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes.

Today’s episode will be dedicated to the lace, how it appeared and what made it a luxury. After an intensive course I took this Summer on lace, I got curious about it and decided to dig in a bit deeper. Together, we will dive in two beautiful legends surrounding the birth of lace. We will read abstracts from the study book of young Anna, a 14-year old girl who was learning the beautiful art of lace in the French city of Méteren in 1924. And I will, of course, share my own experience of learning lace with Soline from the art atelier Soline Du Puy in Villandry, France, in the region of the castles of the Loire. Follow me in this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast to know more about the little story of lace! Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes. Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes.

Today’s episode will be dedicated to pants and women: a symbol of emancipation. Follow me in this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast to know more about pants and women, a symbol of emancipation! Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes. Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes.

Today’s episode will be dedicated to the French designer Paul Poiret, the man who freed women from their corsets. Together, we will discover who was Paul Poiret, the King of Fashion, his many sources of inspirations, how he changed the Parisian artistic life before the First World War, the woman behind his conception of womanhood and his marketing inventions. We will also try to understand why the fashion world tended to forget about him when it came to women clothing simplification at the beginning of the 20th century to only remember about Coco Chanel. Follow me in this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast to know more about the story of Paul Poiret! Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes. Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes.

Today’s episode will be dedicated to the story of underwears and their journey to become a sexy item. Together, we will look at their origins, when and why people started to wear underwears, the first functions of underwears and the conception of hygiene people had when it came to underwears and why they became sexy. Be ready for some comical stories! Follow me in this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast to know more about the story of the underwears! Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes. Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes.