Making It in America: The Almost Impossible Quest to Manufacture in the USA, an interview with Rachel Slade (Dressed Classic)

Making It in America: The Almost Impossible Quest to Manufacture in the USA, an interview with Rachel Slade (Dressed Classic)

This week we are joined by Rachel Slade to discuss her book Making It In America [https://bookshop.org/p/books/making-it-in-america-the-almost-impossible-quest-to-manufacture-in-the-u-s-a-and-how-it-got-that-way-rachel-slade/a00b29e8846d426e?ean=9780593467992] which examines the story of the company American Roots which has undertaken the nearly impossible task of manufacturing garments 100% made in the U.S.A. Recorded live at the 18th Annual Sustainability Business and Design Conference at the Fashion Institute of Technology in 2024, our discussion centers around the challenges faced by American makers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Fresh Fly Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip Hop Style, an interview with Elena Romero and Elizabeth Way, part II (Dressed Classic)

In this week's Dressed Classic episodes we revisit our two-part 2023 conversation celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip hop with guests Elena Romero and Elizabeth Way. RECOMMENDED READING: Romero, Elena and Elizabeth Way. ⁠Fresh Fly Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip Hop Style⁠ [https://bookshop.org/p/books/fresh-fly-fabulous-50-years-of-hip-hop-style-elena-romero/a895ea58416af5c4?ean=9780789347183]. New York: Rizzoli Electra, 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Fresh Fly Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip Hop Style, an interview with Elena Romero and Elizabeth Way, part I (Dressed Classic)

In this week's Dressed Classic episodes we revisit our 2023 conversation celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip hop with guests Elena Romero and Elizabeth Way. RECOMMENDED READING: Romero, Elena and Elizabeth Way. Fresh Fly Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip Hop Style [https://bookshop.org/p/books/fresh-fly-fabulous-50-years-of-hip-hop-style-elena-romero/a895ea58416af5c4?ean=9780847899319&next=t]. New York: Rizzoli Electra, 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Truman Capote's Black and White Ball (Dressed Classic)

Today we revisit a 2024 episode on one of the most fabulous parties New York City has ever seen, Truman Capote's Black and White Ball. Held at The Plaza hotel on November 28, 1966 as a masked fancy dress ball with a strict dress code of black and white, Capote gathered together a global coterie of artists, intellectuals, politicians and the international jet set for one of the most sought-after invitations of the 20th century. Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  * Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.dressedhistory.com/] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠classes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://dressedhistory.com/classes-1] * Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/dressed_podcast/?hl=en] * Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bookshelf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bookshop.org/shop/dressed] with over 150 of our favorite fashion history titles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Beach Pajamas: From Sleepwear to Sportswear, an interview with Janine D'Agati and Hannah Schiff (Dressed Classic)

This week we revisit our 2024 conversation with fashion historians and vintage collectors Janine D'Agati and Hannah Schiff who joined us to discuss their book From Sleepwear to Sportswear: How Beach Pajamas Reshaped Women's Fashion [https://bookshop.org/p/books/from-sleepwear-to-sportswear-how-beach-pajamas-reshaped-women-s-fashion-hannah-schiff/9b233d82a3072031?ean=9781350231924&next=t]. Their groundbreaking new research on beach pajamas uncovers a missing piece of the puzzle in women's adoption of pants in the early 20th century. Check out Janine's online shop Guermantes Vintage. [https://www.etsy.com/shop/GuermantesVintage?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Search_FR_DSA_GGL_ENG_General-Nonbrand_Shop_All&utm_ag=FR-ENG_DSA-Shop%2BPages&utm_custom1=_k_CjwKCAjwgO7RBhBKEiwAZNP85rED_NIPZoMRu7RuimLdffmYePgo0_Uthg_GKKXpkPAwrRuAAMzcqxoCgZ8QAvD_BwE_k_&utm_content=go_22238690623_176549857404_733125797423_dsa-1640180280716_c_&utm_custom2=22238690623&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22238690623&gbraid=0AAAAADutTMciguRscma9sjAb-drvo-mEm&gclid=CjwKCAjwgO7RBhBKEiwAZNP85rED_NIPZoMRu7RuimLdffmYePgo0_Uthg_GKKXpkPAwrRuAAMzcqxoCgZ8QAvD_BwE] Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  * Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.dressedhistory.com/] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠classes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://dressedhistory.com/classes-1] * Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/dressed_podcast/?hl=en] * Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bookshelf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bookshop.org/shop/dressed] with over 150 of our favorite fashion history titles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]