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With over 8 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-what win of why we wear.

We are friends, fashion historians, and your host Cassie Zachary, and April Callahan.

So, Cass, you know my fondness for quotes to begin episodes these days, and I have a few great ones for today.

The following words have been attributed to one Ms. Coco Chanel, who apparently at one point said,

If you're sad, add more lipstick and attack.

Which is kind of fabulous.

And also Elizabeth Taylor once quipped, quote,

pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick, and pull yourself together.

And yet another woman who definitely knows a thing or two about the art of cosmetics,

Dita Vantes has said,

heels and red lipstick will put the fear of God into people.

Okay, well, don't they have a weapon to face the world.

Clearly all three of these beauty icons have latched onto the inherent power,

assigned to the tubes of cute and portable color,

now carried regularly in the handbags of more than 80% of American women.

But how did such a cosmetic staple acquire said power, you might ask?

Well, as today's guest has written, quote, makeup was political, it was financial, it was civilization, and science. Yes, today we are happy to welcome

Ilyse S. Carter to the show to discuss her soon-to-be-released book, The Red Minus, How Lipstick

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