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Bonus Episode: Sweating It Out – Reflections on the Christmas Sweater
Bonus Episode: Sweating It Out – Reflections on the Christmas Sweater
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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Dec 13, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Fancy dress may be inherently unfashionable but it has found a home in the seasonal wardrobe of many people the world over – the British in particular – in the form of the Christmas sweater. On 14 December, Save the Children encourage mass festive sweater wearing to raise awareness and funds for their charitable work. If you’re going to take part, listen in: Funny and fearsome, the Christmas sweater is a curious example of fancy dress becoming mainstream (albeit briefly) and in this short ‘bonus’ episode, Lucy and Ben consider its origins, implications and, mercifully, guide you through ‘dos’ and absolute ‘do nots’ of this modern festive tradition.
Released:
Dec 13, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Episode 27: Indulging Imaginations: Picnicking with the Jane Austen Pineapple Appreciation Society: In Pride and Prejuduce Jane Austen extolled the virtues of indulging the imagination ‘in every possible way’. With this in mind, Lucy and Ben joined members of the Jane Austen Pineapple Appreciation Society (JAPAS) for a costumed picnic at the Nationa by Dress: Fancy: The Podcast About Dressing Up