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Dressed: The History of Fashion

Imperio de la Moda: Spain's Empire of Fashion with Laura Beltrán-Rubio, Part I (Dressed Classic)

Dressed: The History of Fashion

Dressed Media

History, Society & Culture, Fashion & Beauty, Arts

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

We revisit our 2021 interview with art and fashion historian Laura Beltrán-Rubio who joined us to share her expertise on the sartorial practices and symbolisms in Spain’s Imperio de la Moda or Empire of Fashion, beginning in the sixteenth century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:03.4

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0:06.6

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0:09.3

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0:14.4

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0:16.5

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0:19.6

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0:26.5

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0:31.0

What did it take to survive an ancient siege?

0:33.7

Why was the cult of Dionysus behind so many slavery bolts in ancient Rome?

0:38.4

What's the tragic history and mythology behind Japan's most haunted ancient forest?

0:43.3

We're Jen and Jenny from Ancient History Fan Girl.

0:47.4

Join us to explore ancient history and mythology from a fun, sometimes tipsy perspective.

0:53.9

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0:59.4

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

1:04.6

Music What are seven billion people in the world? We all have one thing in common. Every day, we all get dressed.

1:29.6

Welcome to Dressed, the history of fashion, a podcast where we explore the who, what, when of why we wear.

1:36.5

We are fashion historians and your host, April Callahan. And Cassidy Zachary.

1:42.6

Dress listeners, while American dress listeners, I should say,

1:46.5

I wager to bet that many of you have learned

1:49.2

the same version of US history that I did in grade school,

1:52.4

that April did in great school,

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