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Episode 15: The Wonderful World of Weldon’s, Or How to Hire the Best Costume
Episode 15: The Wonderful World of Weldon’s, Or How to Hire the Best Costume
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21 minutes
Released:
Mar 7, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
The adage, ‘They don’t make them like they used to’, is especially apt for the object at the centre of this week’s episode: a fancy dress catalogue from London costume supplier Weldon’s. Join Lucy and Ben as they leaf through the illustrated pages of costume dramas from the 1920s and 1930s and discover insights – sometimes shocking – that demonstrate the cultural prevalence and enduring popularity of dressing up. Links: Scanned images from Museum of London’s copy: https://colletions.museumoflondon.org.uk/online/object/536070.html. A few more images: http://thepapercollector.blogspot.com/2012/10/weldons-childrens-fancy-dress-c-1920s.html.
Released:
Mar 7, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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