Fashions To Die For

Sarah Phillips Collins, Holley Dougherty, Natalie Raines
  • 4.9 (7)
  • FASHION & BEAUTY
  • UPDATED MONTHLY

A monthly podcast telling the stories of how humans have suffered (and died) for Fashion.

Episodes

  1. 09/01/2022

    Episode 4: You Glow, Girl!

    Links and Resources for You Glow Girl: On The Web: https://www.cnn.com/style/article/when-beauty-products-were-radioactive/index.html https://cosmeticsandskin.com/aba/glowing-complexion.php https://clickamericana.com/topics/beauty-fashion/radium-vanishing-cream-facepowder- 1919 https://www.historytoday.com/miscellanies/looking-radiant https://dustyoldthing.com/7-vintage-collectibles-radioactive/2/ https://www.ntanet.net/radioactive-gems-and-jewelry http://www.beadcats.com/radhaz.htm https://www.britannica.com/story/radium-girls-the-women-who-fought-for-their-lives-in-akiller- workplace http://www.lgrossman.com/pics/radium/ Podcasts: The Dollop podcast – Episode 99: The Radium Girls Books:  Santos, Lucy Jane;  Half Lives: The Unlikely History of Radium (Icon Books, 2020). Follow us @fashionstodiefor on Instagram and check out images on our Pinterest Page for this episode: https://www.pinterest.com/sarahpcollins/fashions-to-die-for/episode-4-you-glow-girl/

    39 min
  2. Episode 3: A Hairy History

    01/17/2022

    Episode 3: A Hairy History

    Three exceedingly silly middle-aged women discuss hair removal, hair dyeing, air brushed tee-shirts, and Spike from Buffy. SHOW NOTES: Hair Removal: Plucked: A History of Hair Removal, Rebecca M. Herzig Naked to the Bone by Bettyann  Kevles The Invisible Rays Seen Round the World by Lish James Collins, P. (2007). Nothing but a ray of light. New Scientist, 195(2620), 68-69. https://www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/when-hair-removal-was-a-public-health-crisis/220770/ https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/the-most-terrifying-hair-removal-methods-of-all-time Hair dye:  Fashion: The Mirror of History by Michael Batterberry and Ariane Batterberry Fashions in Hair, the first 5000 years by Richard Colson https://www.byrdie.com/hair-color-history https://www.encyclopedia.com/sports-and-everyday-life/fashion-and-clothing/clothing-jewelry-and-personal-adornment/hair-coloring https://fyeahhistory.com/2018/01/13/the-horrifying-history-of-hair-dye/

    40 min
  3. Dames Aflame

    12/03/2021

    Dames Aflame

    Episode Notes: Sources: Web: https://historydaily.org/crinoline-victorian-fashion https://bizarrevictoria.wordpress.com/2015/12/04/death-by-crinoline/ https://www.wondersandmarvels.com/2012/08/death-by-crinoline.html https://fiveminutehistory.com/crinolineomania-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-crinoline-empire/ https://www.racked.com/2017/12/19/16710276/burning-dresses-history https://www.racked.com/2017/12/19/16710276/burning-dresses-history https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HsFYAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false Books: Bowman, Karen. Corsets and Codpieces: A Social History of Outrageous Fashion. New York: Skyhorse, 2016. Gernsheim, Alison. Victorian & Edwardian Fashion. New York: Dover Publications, 1981. Nightingale, Florence. Notes On Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not. London: Harrison, 1859. Vincent, Susan J. The Anatomy of Fashion. New York: Berg, 2009. Articles: “The Perils of Crinoline.” New York Times, March 16, 1858 “Christianity and Crinoline.” New York Times, September 15, 1858 “Crinoline: A Real Social Evil.” The Guardian, October 16, 1861 “Secesh in Petticoats.” New York Times, November 2, 1862 “Mrs. Cleveland Against It.” New York Times, February 19, 1893 “The Shocking Age.” New York Times, September 20, 1925

    34 min
  4. A Dye to Die For

    11/05/2021

    A Dye to Die For

    Two exceedingly silly middle-aged women discuss the Victorians' love for deadly dyes and poisonous complexion remedies. This episode's sponsor is UniBlow (an exceedingly silly ad by Darryl Wade of The Black Fedora  https://www.charlestonmysteries.com/). SHOW NOTES: Sources for Arsenic Dye: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/10/dress-hat-fashion-clothing-mercury-arsenic-poison-history/#close https://www.racked.com/2017/3/17/14914840/green-dye-history-death https://theattic.jezebel.com/the-arsenic-dress-how-poisonous-green-pigments-terrori-1738374597 Fashion Victims: The Dangers of Past and Present by Alison Matthews David Sources for Arsenic in Beauty Products: https://www.globalfounders.london/blog/dangerous-beauty-a-short-history-of-hazardous-cosmetics-and-nat https://www.thecut.com/2013/12/most-dangerous-beauty-through-the-ages.html

    25 min

  5. SEASON 1 TRAILER

    Trailer for Fashions To Die For

    Introducing a new podcast that looks at Fashion and Death.

    1 min

Trailer

Ratings & Reviews

4.9
out of 5
7 Ratings

About

A monthly podcast telling the stories of how humans have suffered (and died) for Fashion.

Information

  • Creator
    Sarah Phillips Collins, Holley Dougherty, Natalie Raines
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2023 Fashions To Die For
  • Show Website
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