fashion history, a talk with richard thompson ford [video]

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emma chamberlain

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🗓️ 16 May 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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[video available on spotify] i love fashion but i wouldn't consider myself a fashion nerd. i'm not super educated on the history of fashion and so that’s why i'm excited to speak to richard thompson ford. he’s a stanford law professor and fashion history expert. richard’s also the author of several books, including “dress codes: how the laws of fashion made history.” he’s dug deep into fashion as a system of power, how the written and unwritten rules of fashion have evolved and influenced what we wear today. so let’s welcome richard thompson ford. you can find the book "dress codes: how the laws of fashion made history" by richard thompson ford here: https://open.spotify.com/show/4S424uBZacD2i6FmZgZPXR?si=8a20042d00194706 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Fine, I'll admit it. I just love fashion.
0:04.4	Ah, sorry, okay, fine, I'll admit it, I love fashion. I love fashion, but I wouldn't consider
0:09.0	myself a fashion nerd in the sense that I'm not super educated on the history of fashion. I love the technical side of fashion for example
0:19.1	like how to
0:21.8	balance the colors of an outfit or even the intricacies of how things are constructed
0:28.8	or the intricacies of how different fabrics work and how they lay on the body.
0:35.0	Like, I love fashion in a very current way.
0:40.0	You know, I love going to fashion shows and watching new collections come down the runway in real time.
0:45.0	I love fashion right now.
0:46.6	I love fashion in the current moment, but I just don't know a lot about fashion history and I think that this is important for me as a fashion lover
0:57.4	because
0:58.9	History plays a huge role in fashion.
1:03.0	Like, when you're interested in fashion,
1:06.0	you're naturally, whether you want to be or not,
1:09.0	kind of interested in history,
1:10.0	because the two are heavily tied together.
1:12.0	We've been wearing clothes for a very long time. because the two are heavily tied together.
1:12.6	We've been wearing clothes for a very long time.
1:14.6	And that's why I'm excited to
1:18.0	sort of develop my knowledge about fashion history,
1:21.8	which is why I'm so excited to be speaking to our
1:25.2	guests today.
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