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Head to Toe: Costume on the Extremities
Head to Toe: Costume on the Extremities
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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Jul 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this episode, the stars of the show are the bits of the human body - from heads down to toes – that tend to get neglected in our daily clothing, but which take on new prominence and meaning when dressed creatively and fantastically in costume. Think diamond studded stag’s head and curled shoes, and you get the idea. Join Lucy and Ben as they talk about the possibilities and problems of dressing the body’s periphery. References V&A Shoe Timeline Lucy’s book, How to Go to Work McQueen Armadillo Boot Schiaparelli Couture Linked archive episodes Episode 2 – Barbaric Splendour: The Devonshire House Ball of 1897 Episode 18 – Ethereal Excess: Carlos de Beistegui’s Venetian Ball Episode 29 – Still Standing: The Costumes and Curation of Elton John Episode 52 – Is This The Real Life? Is This Just Fantasy?
Released:
Jul 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Episode 12: Balls & Baubles – Jewellery at the Beistegui, Capote and Rothschild Costume Balls: In this Season’s finale, Lucy and Ben talk with Levi Higgs about the jewellery worn at three of the twentieth-century’s most lavish and exclusive costume balls. Following Dress: Fancy’s patron saint, Cecil Beaton, who attended each of these events, by Dress: Fancy: The Podcast About Dressing Up