Fashion History Mystery #8: Origin Story: Mary Janes

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Fashion History Mystery #8: Origin Story: Mary Janes

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Apr 4, 2019

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This week we explore the unlikely origin story of Mary Janes. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Apr 4, 2019

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With over 7 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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Freeing the Body: The Birth of Modern Dress: This week we explore the birth of modern dress, a revolution in fact, that occurred during a period in the early 20th century when women radically altered the way they had been dressing for centuries. by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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Elizabeth Hawes: Fashion Rebel by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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Introducing Dressed: The History of Fashion: Every week, fashion historians April Calahan and Cassidy Zachary will take you inside the history of fashion, and explore the who, what, when of why we wear. Listen in on February 27 for the first episode. by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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Ruth Finley and the Fashion Calendar, an interview with Natalie Nudell by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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Elsa Schiaparelli by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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The King of Fashion: Paul Poiret by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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Lea Gottlieb & Gottex Swimwear, an interview with Keren Ben-Horin by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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She's a Fashion Plate, an interview with Antoine Bucher and Nicolas Montagne by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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Rose Bertin, Fashion and the Reign of Marie Antoinette: an Interview with Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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Murderous Millinery by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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Cashmere with a "K": The Controversial History of a Shawl by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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Dior: From Paris to the World, an interview with Florence Müller by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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The American Look, a chat with Dr. Rebecca Arnold (Bonus Episode) by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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Rebel Threads, an interview with Roger Burton, part I by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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The Swimsuit: a Revealing History, Part I by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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From Russia With Love: Valentina by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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Jewelry of Sentiment pt. 1: The Art of Hair Work by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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Gaby Deslys: the Modern Body, Fashion & Spectacle by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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Black Dandyism: a Cultural History, an interview with Monica L. Miller, Part II by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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The Swimsuit: a Revealing History, Part II by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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Bonus episode! Exhibiting Fashion: an Interview with Fashion Conservator Sarah Scaturro, part II by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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Exhibiting Heavenly Bodies: an Interview with Fashion Conservator Sarah Scaturro, part I by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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Fashion and Flight: Pioneering Aviatrixes, an interview with Katharine Dorny by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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Balenciaga: The Master of Us All, an interview with Miren Arzalluz by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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Fashionable Filipinas, an interview with Gino Gonzales by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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Incredible and Marvelous: Fashion's First Hipsters by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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Dressed Classic, Fashioning the Philippines: Salvacion Lim Higgins, An Interview with Mark Lewis Higgins by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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Dressed Classic: Hanae Mori, an interview with Ayaka Sano by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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Sweatshops and Shirtwaists: Remembering the Triangle Factory Fire, part II by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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Sweatshops and Shirtwaists: Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, part I by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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The Nameplate: Jewelry, Culture and Identity with Isabel Attyah Flower and Marcel Rosa-Salas, Part II by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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Fashion History Fads: To Live On or Leave to the Past? by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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Women Dressing Women, an interview with Mellissa Huber and Karen Van Godtsenhoven, part I by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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Handmade in NYC: The Art of Flower Making with Adam Brand of M&S Schmalberg by Dressed: The History of Fashion
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Fashion History Mystery #8: Origin Story: Mary Janes

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