In a time when the United States military is being sent into American cities, when civilians and soldiers are being pitted against each other, it's strange that we've never dressed more alike.

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

I'm Avery Truffleman. I make a podcast about clothing called Articles of Interest. And in this

new season, I trace the interwoven histories of the military and the outdoor industry and how they

built each other. Find Articles of Interest, wherever you get your podcasts, and the season is called

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Music There's over 7 billion people in the world. We all have one thing in common. Every day, we all get dressed.

Welcome to Dressed, the history of fashion, a podcast that explores the who, when, of why we wear.

We are fashion historians and your host, April Callahan.

And Cassidy Zachary.

Dress listeners May 2nd marks the return of the Met Gala to its regularly scheduled programming.

That is the first Monday in May after two years.

So, so excited.

Of course, this is the Oscars for fashion and fashion history, right, April?

Absolutely.

Waiting with bated breath.

Yes, exactly.

So excited.

And this particular Met Gala is unprecedented, actually, and that it's the second gala held in accordance with just one exhibition in America.

An Anthology of Fashion was divided into two parts, and the first launched last fall, and

the second will be launching next week.

Yes, and our listeners may well remember that we had a thing or two to say about the fashions on view at last year's event.

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