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With over 8 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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With over 8 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.

    Kimono: Art, Craft, Storytelling with Keita Motoji and Mark McNulty of Ginza Motoji, Part II

    Kimono: Art, Craft, Storytelling with Keita Motoji and Mark McNulty of Ginza Motoji, Part II

    We continue our conversation with Keita Motoji and Mark McNulty of Ginza Motoji, Japan's premiere speciality kimono purveyor dedicated to preserving and celebrating the art--and artisans--of kimono. In Part II of this episode, we learn about the different types of kimono and the continued significance of the kimono in Japan today.
    Learn more about Ginza Motoji:
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    • 20 min
    Kimono: Art, Craft, Storytelling with Keita Motoji and Mark McNulty of Ginza Motoji, Part I

    Kimono: Art, Craft, Storytelling with Keita Motoji and Mark McNulty of Ginza Motoji, Part I

    Today, we are joined by Keita Motoji and Mark McNulty of Ginza Motoji, Japan's premiere speciality kimono purveyor dedicated to preserving and celebrating the art--and artisans--of kimono. In Part I of this episode, they take us behind the seams of the kimono process to meet the makers responsible for its creation.
    Learn more about Ginza Motoji:
    Company's websiteCompany’s Instagram: @ginza_motojiKeita’s Instagram: @keitamotoji
    Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? 
    Our website and classesOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles

    Our Sponsors:
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    • 43 min
    Fashion & Disability, an interview with Dr. Kate Annett-Hitchcock, part II

    Fashion & Disability, an interview with Dr. Kate Annett-Hitchcock, part II

    In part II of our episode this with week with Dr. Kate Annett-Hitchcock we chat about some of the 20th and 21st initiatives in the realm of fashion and disability including the work of Helen Cookman's line of Functional Fashions which featured the work of noted American designers Bonnie Cashin and Pauline Trigère.
    Recommended reading: Kate Annett-Hitchcock, The Intersection of Fashion & Disability: A Historical Analysis, 2024
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    • 25 min
    Fashion and Disability, an interview with Kate Annett-Hitchcock, pt I

    Fashion and Disability, an interview with Kate Annett-Hitchcock, pt I

    This week Dr. Kate Annett-Hitchcock joins us for a two-part episode to speak about her recently released book The Intersection of Fashion and Disability: A Historical Analysis which spans more than 500 years of dressing for disability.
    Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? 
    Our website and classesOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 140 of our favorite fashion history titles

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    • 45 min
    Supreme Women: Iconic Black Models, Actresses and Sirens with Marcellas Reynolds, Part II

    Supreme Women: Iconic Black Models, Actresses and Sirens with Marcellas Reynolds, Part II

    We continue to meet the singing style icons at the heart of Marcellas Reynolds's book Supreme Sirens: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized Music. 
    Want more Supreme Women? 
    Supreme Actresses: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized HollywoodSupreme Models: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized FashionWant more Dressed: The History of Fashion? 
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    • 40 min
    Supreme Women: Iconic Black Models, Actresses and Sirens with Marcellas Reynolds, Part I

    Supreme Women: Iconic Black Models, Actresses and Sirens with Marcellas Reynolds, Part I

    Marcellas Reynolds is back to talk about the final book in his fashion forward Supreme Women series: Supreme Sirens: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized Music. 
    Want more Supreme Women? 
    Supreme Actresses: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized HollywoodSupreme Models: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized FashionWant more Dressed: The History of Fashion? 
    Our website and classesOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles


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    • 32 min

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