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Dressed: The History of Fashion

Gaby Deslys: the Modern Body, Fashion & Spectacle

Dressed: The History of Fashion

Dressed Media

History, Society & Culture, Fashion & Beauty, Arts

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2018

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Gaby Deslys was one of the most famous performers of the WWI era. Her unapologetic independence--and body-baring costumes--also made her one of the most controversial. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Cass to say that you and I are obsessed with collecting fashion history books is of course a bit of an understatement and

0:07.0

Today we want to share with our listeners the very cool Cat Walk series of books by Yale University Press. a very

0:15.0

cat walk series of books by Yale University Press. Yes, and each volume is a comprehensive look

0:18.0

at the catwalk photography from each collection

0:21.0

and every runway show by the designer featured. So we're talking about

0:25.6

more than 1,000 stunningly beautiful photographs in each book.

0:30.0

The series includes books on Chanel, Chloe, Dior, Louis Vuitton,

0:35.0

Eissant Laurent, Prada, Versace, and Vivian Westwood,

0:39.4

which of course we have already had author Alexandra Fury on the show to discuss and we are so

0:45.6

pleased to announce that the newest addition to this series en jivenshi is out now.

0:49.8

Any of the nine Catwalk titles make the perfect holiday get or gift for the fashion lovers on your list and dress listeners can get an exclusive 25% off any of the volumes in the Cat Walk series by going to Yale Books.com and using the code Dreyf. the Just use the code dressed 25 at checkout to get 25% off and free shipping on

1:16.7

orders of any of the catwalk titles. Don't miss out on this limited time offer. With over 7 billion people in the world we all have one thing in common.

1:47.0

Every day we all get dressed.

1:49.0

Welcome to Dressed, The History of Fashion, a podcast where we explore the who what when of why we wear.

1:55.0

We're fashion historians and your hosts April Callahan and Cassidy Zachary.

2:00.0

It is 2018 and I cannot believe we are still talking about what a woman can and cannot wear.

2:08.0

It's 2018 and I can't believe a lot of things.

2:11.0

Yeah.

2:12.0

But the fact that we are having that discussion cast,

2:16.7

it is pretty mind-voggling.

2:19.1

Last year, the United States Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan, agreed to modernize the dress code for the House

2:27.2

of Representatives. But this was only after female lawmakers exercised their quote-unquote right to bear arms.

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