100 episodes
Dress: Fancy: The Podcast About Dressing Up Lucy Clayton
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- Arts
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4.9 • 55 Ratings
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A smart, playful and interrogative take on contemporary fashion and its context – weaving together sartorial and social history to tell powerful, surprising stories of identity.
Hosted by Lucy Clayton together with a selection of special guests including designers, artists, writers, activists, academics and of course, the dresser uppers themselves, this show explores the way we dress in all its creative, sequinned and chaotic glory.
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Part 2. Behind the Scenes: “Crown to Couture” at Kensington Palace
Join host Lucy Clayton and curators Polly Putnam and Claudia Acott Williams on a grand day out at Kensington Palace. This is Part Two of a two part special, recorded after the curator tour of the exhibition itself. If you’ve ever wondered how an exhibition of this scale is put together, or what the role of a curator comprises - this episode reveals all.
Part 1 of Lucy’s conversation with Polly and Claudia Follow @dressfancypodcast on Instagram Follow @mslucyclayton on Instagram Follow @historicroyalpalaces on Instagram Follow @curatorpolly on Instagram Follow @claudiaacottwilliams on Instagram Crown to Couture: The Fashion Show of the Centuries Listen to our previous episodes -
Coronation Special: Crown to Couture at Kensington Palace
Join host Lucy Clayton and curators Polly Putnam and Claudia Acott Williams on a grand day out at Kensington Palace - for a behind the scenes tour of the new Crown To Couture exhibition. This is Part One of a two part special.
Links Follow @dressfancypodcast on Instagram Follow @mslucyclayton on Instagram Follow @historicroyalpalaces on Instagram Follow @curatorpolly on Instagram Follow @claudiaacottwilliams on Instagram Crown to Couture: The Fashion Show of the Centuries Listen to our previous episodes -
Launch Party for “Rihanna and the Clothes She Wears” with Author Terry Newman
On DRESS:FANCY podcast we love nothing more than a shameless rummage around in a celebrity wardrobe. And there is no one we’d rather do it with than author Terry Newman, who’s forensic knowledge of who wore what and when and why is world class. Her latest book, Rihanna and the Clothes She Wears is an encyclopaedic look at a style icon who’s versatility and flair makes her one of the fashion industry’s most loved practitioners – she is both artist and muse. Join us as we rifle through Rihanna’s extremely well-appointed closet.
Links Follow @dressfancypodcast on Instagram Follow @mslucyclayton on Instagram Follow @terrynewman101 on Instagram Launch Party for "Harry Styles and the Clothes He Wears" with Author Terry Newman Check out all our past episodes Rihanna and the Clothes She Wears – Terry’s new book -
Secrets from a Victorian Woman’s Wardrobe
On the latest episode of Dress: Fancy, Lucy Clayton uncovers the secrets from a Victorian woman’s wardrobe with author Kate Strasdin and her enchanting new book The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes. This extraordinary fashion scrapbook contains thousand of swatches of fabric, which together tell the story of female friendship, industry and empire, art and commerce. This is Victorian life not as you know it but in vivid, glorious and complicated technicolour. You can see the images that accompany every conversation on our Instagram @dressfancypodcast
Links Follow @dressfancypodcast on Instagram Follow @mslucyclayton on Instagram Follow @katestrasdin on Instagram Visit our website Buy The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes, Secrets from a Victorian Woman’s Wardrobe 16 Stunning Victorian Textiles From The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes -
Inside the Real Bridgerton Court: Who Was the Real Queen Charlotte?
In advance of the eagerly anticipated Shondaland spinoff series “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story” (Netflix, 4th May), Lucy Clayton takes a look at the real-life story behind one of television’s most compelling characters. Guest Catherine Curzon, author of a gorgeous new biography, joins us to discuss the scandals, fashions and kangaroos of Charlotte’s court. A must listen for Bridgerton fans everywhere.
Links Follow @dressfancypodcast on Instagram Follow @mslucyclayton on Instagram Follow @catherinecurzon on Instagram Visit Catherine’s website Visit our website -
The Crown in Vogue with Robin Muir & Josephine Ross
Lucy Clayton interviews Robin Muir & Josephine Ross, authors of “The Crown in Vogue) – join us as we rifle through the Vogue archive of a century’s worth of Royal Reporting. From Coronations, Weddings, Jubilees, Abdications, and Investitures – this is a celebration fashion history as told through one family, in the pages of Vogue.
Links Follow @dressfancypodcast on Instagram Follow @mslucyclayton on Instagram Follow @rkm_muir on Instagram Follow @joesphine_jc_ross on Instagram Our website The Crown in Vogue Features Never-Before-Seen Photographs of the Royal Family from the Magazine’s Archives The Crown in Vogue: Vogue's 'special royal salute' to Queen Elizabeth II and the House of Windsor
Customer Reviews
Delightful!
I’m a fairly new listener to Dress: Fancy, but I quickly fell in love with it. The show covers a range of topics, many of which I knew nothing about but which ended up being fascinating. Always insightful and informative, but also just purely fun—without fail, I end up laughing out loud at some point during every episode. Great for costume/fashion lovers, but also anyone who loves a good story and/or a costume (fancy dress) party!
Amazing podcast with wonderful hosts
Very entertaining podcast with great hosts. I’d highly recommend to anyone who loves style!
The Answer to a Dream...
A couple of months ago, I had a dream that I was at a fancy dress ball. I used to frequent Victorian and fancy dress balls in my twenties in the SF Bay Area but hadn't been to one in years. Something about the pandemic made my unconscious drift back to that space, the ball, where appearances were everything and the possibility that style actually could be substance was taken for granted. Oddly, I decided to see if there was a podcast that addressed all this and bam! here we are. Finding this podcast has been one of the highlights of the pandemic era, and has really encouraged me to find future opportunities for dressing up again in a post-covid world. Thank you so much! I look forward to the podcast's return, and really hope you'll look into the Mardi Gras Indians, one of the most divine examples of dressing up I've ever witnessed in person.