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Every day, we all get dressed. Welcome to Dress, the history of fashion, a podcast that explores

the who-what-win of why we wear. We are fashion historians and your hosts, Cassidy Zachary,

and April Callahan. Dress listeners, the glitz, the glam, and the often amusing red carpet antics

of Hollywood's biggest night out are just around the corner. That's right, this coming Sunday

marks the 94th Academy Awards, which is, of course, affectionately known as the Oscars,

and this highly publicized awards ceremony is incredibly important to the fashion industry,

as millions tune in to spot their favorite stars on the red carpet and also the celebrity presenters

and winners on stage. And what they are wearing, of course, that is definitely why I tune in a big

part of it anyways. And perhaps one of the most frequent questions asked on the red carpet by

press interviewing attendees is the query, who are you wearing? Although that's actually drawn

critique for many years for being frequently asked to women actors, while male actors have

historically been asked about their role for their work, not their fashion choices. Although

they will say I feel like that's kind of changing a little bit. Yeah, I mean, there's been a whole

discussion about it and that has shifted a bit. So, but just the very fact that we're even talking

about this cast, it kind of speaks volumes in terms of the gendering of fashionists feminine

and quote unquote frivolous and eras past. But I'm going to have to agree with today's guest,

Esther Zuckerman, when she writes that quote, what a woman chooses to put on her body,

for arguably the highest profile event of the year can be a statement of intent and acceptance

of status in the pantheon of celebrity or a rebuke of the role that she's been assigned. Her pick

carries a lot of weight. And this week, Esther joins us for a two-part deep dive into the history

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