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With over 7 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common.

Every day, we all get dressed.

Welcome to Dress, the history of fashion, a podcast that explores the who, what, when,

of why we wear. We are fashion historians and your hosts, Cassidy Zachary,

and April Callahan. Calling all members of the bayhave,

gather round and rejoice because today, we are going to be talking about Beyoncé.

Can't wait. Yeah, right? I mean, because really, it could be, and maybe it already is,

a subject for an entire podcast series in itself.

So today, we're only going to be discussing just one of her most recent visual works, Black

as King. And we will certainly get into explaining Black as King with today's guests.

But before we do, if you had to pick three words, Cass, to describe how you felt the first time

you saw it, what would they be? Oh, man. I mean, regal, majestic, mesmerizing,

magical. The list goes on and on and on. So for any of our listeners out there who have not

already seen Black as King, might we suggest you do so either before or immediately after

listening to this episode? Because we will be covering specific scenes and references that words

simply cannot do justice. You know, the old adage, a picture is worth a thousand words.

Well, in this case, it's more like a picture is worth a million words.

Yes, millions, probably. And just to heads up, I think that at the moment, you can only

stream Black as King in its entirety if you subscribe to Disney Plus. But there are little snippets

of it here and there on YouTube. If you do a little bit of searching and seek further, we shall

into this incredible visual album, which is many things. But at its core, it's a complete

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