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Amber-Dawn Bear Robe joins us to discuss the Indigenous fashion on view on and off the runway at this year's SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market.

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Innovation and Indigenous fashion have gone hand in hand for time  immemorial. From the original "couturiers" of America to those that represent the art form today, we explore the past, present and future of Indigenous design innovation with a compilation of past guest interviews.

Guests featured in order of appearance:

• Christian Allaire joined us in 2020 and 2021
• Orlando Dugi joined us in 2022
• Amber-Dawn Bear Robe joined us in 2020, 2023, and 2024
• Korina Emmerich joined us in 2019
• Jontay Kahm joined us in 2022

Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? 

• Our website and classes
• Our Instagram
• Our bookshelf with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles

Today we are podcasting LIVE from Paris!

Haute couture embroidery designer, archivist and author Nadia Albertini joins us to discuss her 3-year project (and book!) uncovering the forgotten history of the French embroidery house of Rébé, who created some of the most spectacular embroideries used by Christian Dior, Hubert de Givenchy and Cristóbal Balenciaga.

RECOMMENDED READING: Albertini, Nadia. Rébé: broderies haute couture. Montreuil, France: Gourcuff Graden, 2021.

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Fifth generation Diné (Navajo) weavers Lynda Teller Pete and Barbara Teller Ornelas have been instrumental in rewriting the history and narrative surrounding Navajo weaving, a realm that for too long has been dominated by non-Diné voices. This is exemplified by their two groundbreaking books Spider Woman’s Children: Navajo Weavers Today and How to Weave a Navajo Rug and Other Lessons from Spider Woman, as well as their integral role in the creation of the exhibition Shaped by the Loom: Weaving Worlds in the American Southwest at the Bard Graduate Center, New York. Curator Hadley Jensen also joins us. Recommended reading and browsing:

Lynda and Barbara's books: Spider Woman’s Children: Navajo Weavers Today and How to Weave a Navajo Rug and Other Lessons from Spider Woman

Lynda and Barbara's website: https://navajorugweavers.com/

Shaped by the Loom exhibition website: https://www.bgc.bard.edu/exhibitions/exhibitions/117/n-a

This week we take an indepth look into the sacred cultural practice and art form of Diné (Navajo) weaving with internationally acclaimed authors, educators, and fifth generation weavers Lynda Teller Pete and Barbara Teller Ornelas. 

Recommended reading and browsing:

Lynda's and Barbara's books: Spider Woman’s Children: Navajo Weavers Today and How to Weave a Navajo Rug and Other Lessons from Spider Woman

Lynda's and Barbara's website: https://navajorugweavers.com/

In part 2 of this week's episodes about wigs, Jessica Glasscock joins us again to speak about the market for human hair in the 19th century, some of the celebrity hairstylists of the early 20th century, wigs and weaves in black haircare practices and--of course--the importance of wigs in drag culture.

RECOMMENDED READING: Glasscock, Jessica. Wigging Out: Fake Hair That Made Real History. New York: Blackdog & Levinthal, 2023.

Join us all this week to wig out with fashion historian and author, Jessica Glasscock as we explore her recently released book, Wigging Out: Fake Hair That Made Real History.

Recommended Reading: Glasscock, Jessica. Wigging Out: Fake Hair That Make Real History. New York: Blackdog & Levnthal, 2023.

Part two of our interview with Chris Royer who joins us for to discuss her life working alongside the legendary designer Halston and her instrumental role in keeping his legacy alive to this very day.

"Halstonette" Chris Royer joins us to discuss her life working alongside the legendary designer Halston and her instrumental role in keeping his legacy alive to this very day.

From the incredible history of silk marbling to the recent Pet Gala, this week we chat about fashion finds, current museum exhibitions and so much more!

Recommendations: Marbled scarves: https://brittanilocke.com; Pride Month! Instagram recs: @tikkatheiggy, @mattxiv, @alokvmenon, Sasha Velour's The Big Reveal; Asian Civilizations Museum