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Welcome to Trust, the history of fashion.

A podcast where we explore the who-what-win of why we wear.

We are fashion historians and your host, Cassidy Zachary.

And April Callahan.

Well, well, well, dress listeners. It has been a bit.

Since we have done a fashion history mystery based on listener requests.

So a recent request from EFA Kenny reminded me that this was not the first ask for today's topic.

Several listeners in the past, including at Winters Pass Vintage,

have also asked for more information on the American fashion brand, Lily Ann.

And I have to say, Cass, that when these requests initially came in,

I didn't necessarily jump on the topic right away.

I did know at the time that Lily Ann was a, quote-unquote,

American line of women's suits and outerwear, kind of from the 1950s onwards.

And while I knew the clothes were really beautiful, if a bit trendy for the era,

I wasn't exactly sure at the time if there was enough of an interesting backstory there

to turn it into an entire episode.

So today, I'm happy to report back on that.

And I'm also happy to report that boy was I wrong.

Yeah, listen as well.

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