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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 host, Cassidy Zachary.

And a role, Calliehan. Dress listeners, are you ready to jump back into the royal wardrobe?

This may not necessarily be an aristocratic one, but none the less fabulous, I will say,

because today is part two of our episode with fashion historian Cassie Richie,

discussing her book on his royal badness, the life and legacy of princess fashion.

That's right, Dress listeners. Earlier this week, Cassie joined us to talk about

princess style and his early career. And today, we explore further into some of his most

iconic looks and some of the makers behind them. So if you haven't tuned in to part one,

you might consider doing so. And April Cassie has written a prince that he was, quote,

the patron saint of the chronically overdressed and unbothered, which is honestly a wonderful

description of his sartorial explorations. I love it. Prince's considerable sex appeal was

often underscored by fearless choices and getting dressed both on and off the stage.

And his maximalist style is and remains utterly unique, playful, and drudgenous, and without

peers. So without further ado, we jump back into April and Cassie's conversation to learn more.

Cassie, welcome back. A lot of these ensembles are custom. And that brings up the point that he

had this entire team behind him who helped create his look. Would you tell us a little bit more about

some of the most important makers of his signature style? And also maybe a little bit about

the Paisley Park wardrobe department, because I did not know that this was an entire thing until I read

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