Sarcurious

Yoana Byrd & Chandler Pibl
  • 5.0 (5)
  • Fashion & Beauty
  • Updated Biweekly

Sarcurious is a fashion podcast that gets you curious about your own closet. We dig into the history, cultural relevance, and meaning behind clothing so you can approach your wardrobe with more intention.  Episodes drop every other Wednesday, covering fashion pieces, techniques, and creators. Subscribe to ask the “why” behind the “what” alongside us. Website: https://www.sarcurious.com/ Contact: contact@sarcurious.com IG: @Sarcuriouspod

Episodes

  1. Jul 15

    Lace Collars: From Ruffs to Rihanna [Ep:4]

    Lace collars have framed power, piety, and poetic drama for centuries…and they’re still quietly running the show today. In this episode, we trace how tiny stitches of linen thread became status-defining ruffs, falling collars, cravats, and jabots, then follow lace into industrialization and the modern day. We talk Wuthering Heights and method dressing, Pinterest’s love affair with Poet Core, Florence + The Machine’s moody collars, Erdem’s runway shows, and lace’s Prairie Core/gothic drama duality. As always, we wrap up by discussing how we feel about lace collars and what all of this says about gender, status, and our own styles. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:14 Gals Catch Up 03:20 Lace Origins And Types 06:14 Trade Routes And Pattern Books 07:09 Who Made Lace And Why 08:45 Ruffs And Their Evolution 14:06 Sumptuary Laws And Ruffs 18:16 From Ruffs to Falling Collars, Cravats &  Jabots 23:27 Great Male Renunciation 25:13 Lace After Rococo 26:29 Lace After The Industrial Revolution 29:01 RBG’s Power Collar & Judicial Lace 30:11 Prairiecore & Nara Smith 31:46 – Poet Core and Pinterest Predictions 34:40 – Method Dressing & Wuthering Heights 37:33 – Music & Lace Collars: Florence + The Machine 39:41 – Church, Couture & the Met: YSL, Galliano & Rihanna 42:09 – Erdem, Naturalists & High‑Fashion Lace Collars 44:39 – Personal Style & Feelings 50:11: See You Soon! Find our full visual guide, references, and show notes → linked here. Follow us on Instagram @Sarcuriouspod Have feedback, a topic request, or just want to say hi? Reach us at contact@sarcurious.com. We read everything! A note: we're fashion enthusiasts, not professional historians. We're learning alongside you. Thanks for being here! We're so glad you found us. — Chandler & Yoana

  2. Jul 1

    Structured Pleats: From Samurai to Sporty & Rich [Ep:3]

    Pleats don’t just create movement; sometimes they give a garment its structure. In this second and final pleats episode, we continue our deep dive from “Pleats to Plissé,” moving from pleats as a surface texture into the world of structured pleats that physically build a garment's silhouette. We follow knife, box, and cartridge pleats through time: from ancient Egypt’s Tarkhan dress to Korean Hanbok, Japanese Hakama, Chinese Mamianqun, and European men's and womenswear. We then jump into today’s context: country clubs, tennis-core, quiet luxury, royal off‑duty dressing, Sukeban girl gangs, Gossip Girl uniforms, Miu Miu’s boxer‑waist skirts, menswear trousers, and how we both use pleats in our wardrobes. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:17 Gals Catch Up 00:01:40 Pleats Two‑Parter Setup 00:02:33 Knife, Box, & Cartridge Pleats 00:05:33 Ancient Egypt Origins 00:07:57 Korea: Hanbok 00:10:56 Japan: Hakama 00:15:06 China: Mamianqun 00:16:47 Renaissance: Pleats & Shape 00:21:13 Kilts Over Time 00:22:44 Fortuny, Negrin, & Heat Setting Pleats 00:24:11 Duality in Structured Pleats’ Messaging Today 00:25:08 A Polished Aesthetic: Quiet Luxury 00:28:49 A Polished Aesthetic: Royalty & Ceremonial Codes 00:31:30 Rebellion on Polished Codes: Sukeban, Gossip Girl, & Modern Spins 00:35:31 Menswear Pleats Comeback 00:39:12 Personal Style & Feelings 00:44:16 See You Soon! Find our full visual guide, references, and show notes → linked here. Follow us on Instagram @Sarcuriouspod Have feedback, a topic request, or just want to say hi? Reach us at contact@sarcurious.com. We read everything! A note: we're fashion enthusiasts, not professional historians. We're learning alongside you. Thanks for being here! We're so glad you found us. — Chandler & Yoana

  3. Jun 17

    Pleats to Plissé: From Ancient Egypt to Dior [Ep:2]

    Pleats are one of the oldest trick in fashion's book; we're talking 5,000 years old, and they're still one of the most technically demanding things a garment can do. We're kicking things off with Pleats to Plissé: the first of two pleat episodes focused on pleats as surface texture — the kind that move, shimmer, and feel almost alive on the body. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:56.2 Gals Catch Up 00:02:53.9 Pleats Episode Roadmap 00:03:37.5 Defining Pleats Types 00:04:57.6 Ancient Egypt 00:08:00.9 Ancient Greece 00:12:14.5 Ancient Rome 00:16:28.3 Medieval Europe 00:18:10.3 Warriors and Kilts 00:22:04.9 Fortuny & Negrin 00:26:13.3 Industrial Pleating 00:27:17.3 Pleating Houses Today 00:28:31.8 Why Pleats Still Matter 00:29:25.2 Pleats as Human Craft 00:31:29.1 Synthetics and Sustainability 00:33:55.7 Miyake Backstory & Philosophy 00:38:28.4 Iris Van Herpen and Kineticism 00:42:26.3 Couture Craft at Dior 00:49:27.1 Smart Shopping and Tradeoffs 00:51:11.3 Personal Style & Feelings 00:56:45.2 Final Takeaways and Farewell Find our full visual guide, references, and show notes → linked here. Follow us on Instagram @Sarcuriouspod Have feedback, a topic request, or just want to say hi? Reach us at contact@sarcurious.com. We read everything! A note: we're fashion enthusiasts, not professional historians. W're learning alongside you. Thanks for being here! We're so glad you found us. — Chandler & Yoana

  4. Jun 13

    Welcome to Sarcurious! [Ep:1]

    Welcome to the first episode of Sarcurious, the fashion podcast that hopes to get you curious about your wardrobe. In our intro episode, we catch up a bit, share how we met, how our friendship grew through the stories we helped others tell, and how that eventually led to talking about the stories we tell through our clothes.  You’ll hear a bit about what pulls us toward fashion and its storytelling abilities, plus why we care about the stories behind our clothing. From there, we walk through the three-part structure you’ll hear in every episode: history, cultural context, and our personal “why,” so you can start seeing your own wardrobe as a story you’re actively telling. Timestamps: 00:00.0 Intro 00:13.8 Gals Catch Up 08:25.1 Pod Origin 16:28.6 Pod Structure Follow us on Instagram @sarcuriouspod Have feedback, a topic request, or just want to say hi? Reach us at contact@sarcurious.com. We read everything! A note: we’re fashion enthusiasts, not professional historians. We’re learning alongside you. Thanks for being here! We’re so glad you found us. — Chandler & Yoana

  • 4 Episodes

Ratings & Reviews

5
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About

Sarcurious is a fashion podcast that gets you curious about your own closet. We dig into the history, cultural relevance, and meaning behind clothing so you can approach your wardrobe with more intention.  Episodes drop every other Wednesday, covering fashion pieces, techniques, and creators. Subscribe to ask the “why” behind the “what” alongside us. Website: https://www.sarcurious.com/ Contact: contact@sarcurious.com IG: @Sarcuriouspod

Information

  • Creator
    Yoana Byrd & Chandler Pibl
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 Sarcurious. All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Sarcurious