5 episodes

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

Fashions To Die For Sarah Phillips Collins, Holley Dougherty, Natalie Raines

    • Arts
    • 4.9 • 7 Ratings

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

    Episode 4: You Glow, Girl!

    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.htmlhttps://cosmeticsandskin.com/aba/glowing-complexion.phphttps://clickamericana.com/topics/beauty-fashion/radium-vanishing-cream-facepowder-1919https://www.historytoday.com/miscellanies/looking-radianthttps://dustyoldthing.com/7-vintage-collectibles-radioactive/2/https://www.ntanet.net/radioactive-gems-and-jewelryhttp://www.beadcats.com/radhaz.htmhttps://www.britann...

    • 39 min
    Episode 3: A Hairy History

    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. HerzigNaked to the Bone by Bettyann KevlesThe Invisible Rays Seen Round the World by Lish JamesCollins, 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/stor...

    • 39 min
    Dames Aflame

    Dames Aflame

    Episode Notes:Sources:Web:https://historydaily.org/crinoline-victorian-fashionhttps://bizarrevictoria.wordpress.com/2015/12/04/death-by-crinoline/https://www.wondersandmarvels.com/2012/08/death-by-crinoline.htmlhttps://fiveminutehistory.com/crinolineomania-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-crinoline-empire/https://www.racked.com/2017/12/19/16710276/burning-dresses-historyhttps://www.racked.com/2017/12/19/16710276/burning-dresses-historyhttps://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HsFYAAAAcAAJ&printsec=fron...

    • 34 min
    A Dye to Die For

    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/#closehttps://www.racked.com/2017/3/17/14914840/green-dye-history-deathhttps://theattic.jezebel.c...

    • 24 min
    Trailer for Fashions To Die For

    Trailer for Fashions To Die For

    Introducing a new podcast that looks at Fashion and Death.

    • 1 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
7 Ratings

7 Ratings

Laura Mariko ,

Informative and also with my kind of humor

This is a really interesting historical fashion podcast, and one of the best lines in episode two “their little peckers!”

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