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Dressed: The History of Fashion

Fashioning the Enslaved Servant, an interview with Dr. Jonathan Michael Square (Dressed Classic)

Dressed: The History of Fashion

Dressed Media

Arts, History, Society & Culture, Fashion & Beauty

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

This week's Dressed Classic episode revisits our 2020 conversation with Dr. Jonathan Michael Square joins us to discuss some of his object based research into Brooks Brother's coats worn by enslaved servants during the 19th century. Some of the research we discuss in this episode is included in his contributions to the 2025 Superfine: Tailoring Black Style exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and its associated exhibition catalog. Recommended Reading: Miller, Monica, ed. Superfine: Tailoring Black Style. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2025. Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠classes⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠bookshelf⁠⁠⁠⁠ with over 150 of our favorite fashion history titles Dressed is a part of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠AirWave Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In a time when the United States military is being sent into American cities,

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when civilians and soldiers are being pitted against each other,

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it's strange that we've never dressed more alike. We all wear performance clothes.

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We all wear outdoor clothes, whether or not we're outside, civilians and soldiers. I'm Avery

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Truffleman. I make a podcast about clothing called Articles of Interest. And in this new season,

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I trace the interwoven histories of the military and the outdoor industry and how they built each other.

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Find articles of interest wherever you get your podcasts.

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And the season is called Gear.

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Please enjoy one of our favorite episodes from the Dressed Archive of over 500 plus shows.

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Dress, the history of fashion, is a production of dress media.

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