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Have men always wear pants and women skirts? Has rose always been the color for girls and blue the color for boys? How did people do to know if the person in front of them was a man or a woman? And has gender identification through clothing been always there and important? These are some of the main questions we will try to find answers to in this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast.

Together we will travel back in time to:

• Understand how past civilisations used clothing and accessories to give information on genders;
• Determine when a clear gender differentiation between men and women appeared and how it was translated through clothing and appearance;
• See the evolution of gender identification through clothes over the time.

And, as this question relates closely to gender definition and perception, we will also look at its evolution in past societies and consequences on how men and women would dress.

Follow me in this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast to learn more on how visual communication through dress has been used in the past to reflect gender identities. 

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Les hommes ont-ils toujours porté des pantalons et les femmes des jupes ? Le rose a-t-il toujours été la couleur des filles et le bleu celle des garçons ? Comment faisaient les gens pour savoir si la personne en face d’eux était un homme ou une femme ? Et l’identification du genre à travers les vêtements a-t-elle toujours été présente et importante ? Telles sont quelques-unes des principales questions auxquelles nous tenterons de trouver des réponses dans ce nouvel épisode de My Fashion Stories Box Podcast.

Ensemble, nous voyagerons dans le temps pour :

• Comprendre comment les civilisations passées utilisaient les vêtements et accessoires pour donner des informations sur les genres ;
• Déterminer quand une nette différenciation de genre entre les hommes et les femmes est apparue et comment elle s'est traduite à travers l'habillement et l'apparence ;
• Voir l'évolution de l'identification de genre à travers les vêtements au fil du temps.

Et comme cette question est étroitement liée à la définition et à la perception du genre, nous examinerons également son évolution dans les sociétés passées et ses conséquences sur la façon dont les hommes et les femmes s'habillaient.

Suivez-moi dans ce nouvel épisode de My Fashion Stories Box Podcast pour en savoir plus sur la façon dont la communication visuelle à travers la tenue vestimentaire a été utilisée dans le passé pour refléter les identités de genre.

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Welcome to My Fashion Stories Box Podcast’s Season 4! Starting from now on, the episodes will be available in English and in French. To start this new cycle, we will talk about the local Touraine headdress. I, myself, was born in the city of Tours and my family has been living in the Touraine region for some generations, and it became an evidence for me to dedicate some times researching this fashion item. To share the first results of my researches dedicated to the origins of this headpiece, I organized on November 24 2023 a conference followed by an exhibition, entitled “The Touraine headdresses – To the origins” in partnership with the association “Histoire et Patrimoine de Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais”. 

In this episode we will cover:

• The Touraine headdress, an anatomy
• The symbolism of the patterns and the embroidery 
• How the headdress was worn and by whom
• Its possible origins

 Follow me in this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast to discover the mysteries of a French local headpiece: the Touraine headdress. 

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Bienvenus dans le premier épisode en français de My Fashion Stories Box Podcast! Dorénavant, les épisodes seront disponibles en français et en anglaise. Pour inaugurer ce nouveau cycle, les histoires de mode parleront de la coiffe tourangelle. Originaire de la Touraine, j’ai organisé le 24 novembre 2023 une conférence-exposition intitulée “Les Coiffes tourangelles – Aux origines” avec l’association Histoire et Patrimoine de Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais. Ce fut l’occasion pour moi de partager les résultats de mes premières recherches visant à découvrir l’ancêtre de la coiffe tourangelle.

Dans cet épisode nous parlerons de :

• La coiffe tourangelle, son anatomie
• La symbolique des broderies et des motifs représentés
• La manière dont était portée la coiffe et par qui
• Les origines possibles

 Suivez-moi dans ce nouvel épisode de My Fashion Stories Box Podcast pour découvrir les mystères d’une coiffe régionale française : la coiffe tourangelle.

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In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, we will talk about Gabrielle Chanel, the woman who didn’t want to dress as the others. We will talk about:

• Her personality
• Her time
• And, how all these influenced the fashion she created.

Follow me in this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast to understand the behind the scenes which transformed Gabrielle Chanel into Coco and Mademoiselle, the free spirit of the fashion industry. 

To go further: "The Allure of Chanel" by Paul Morand.

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In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, we will travel back in time to the Middle Ages and, more precisely, to the 12th century. Why this century more than another? Well, because, this is the century of the “fin’amor”, l’amour courtois or courtly love.

• What is the fin’amor, or courtly love?
• How did the 12th century society look like?
• And, more precisely, how did people dress during this century of courtly love?

 These are some of the main questions we will try to answer during this episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast. Follow me to the 12th century with a look back in the time of the all-powerful Eleonor of Aquitaine.

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Today’s episode will be dedicated to the 70s fashion, the Flower Power, the Hippies and their influence on the fashion styles of this decade not like any other.

In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, we will try to answer the following questions about the Hippies:

• Who were the Hippies?
• What were their demands?
• How did their messages translate into their lifestyle and fashion style?
• What legacy did they leave?

At the end of this episode, you will have a better understanding of the 70s fashion and why this decade is still a big source of inspiration nowadays.

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Did you know the Incroyables and the Merveilleuses? No? They were the post French Revolution fashion influencers, men and women with a certain fashion style, but not only… In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, we will discover more about them. Together, we will:

• Understand the historical and political context in which they took part;
• Analyse their origins and their lifestyle;
• Decifer the messages they wanted to communicate through their experimentation in clothes and fashion style.

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2023 is off a flying start with this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box podcast dedicated to the very controversial but so interesting Marie-Antoinette. In this episode, we will: 

• Learn a bit more about Marie-Antoinette, her family, her life before moving to Versailles and becoming the future last Queen of France.
• See how Marie-Antoinette started to use fashion to impose herself and the many controversies her different styles created.
• Look at her legacy in fashion and haute couture. 

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The heroin of this episode is Catherine of Medici and her inputs to the fashion of her time. Together, we will:

• Learn a bit more about her, not so easy, life as Queen of France and the black legend around her.
• Discover a bit more about the Renaissance fashion for women.
• Go through the main inputs of Catherine of Medici into the Renaissance fashion.
• See how she is inspiring modern days designers. 

Happy listening!
Catherine

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In today’s episode, I will analyse the last Paris Fashion Week which took place from September 26 to October 4 2022, showcasing the Women’s Ready to Wear Spring Summer 2023 collections. In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast:

• I will axe my analysis to the potential historical inspirations fashion brands and their creative designers might have had.
• I will explain you the analysis methodology I used for this.
• I will share with you my general impressions about the Paris Fashion Week.
• And I will tell you the main historical references I spotted and analyse the most “historically” inspired fashion shows.

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Today, we will be all Shocking Pink with an episode dedicated to the surrealist Elsa Schiaparelli.

In this episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast:

• we will try to understand what made Elsa Schiaparelli, the fashion phenomenon of the 30s. 
• We will try to know who was Schiap, as she liked to nickname herself, 
• how she ended up in the fashion industry.
• We will see the Schiap’s universe, what made her different from the other big designer of that time, Coco Chanel.
• We will look at the evolution of the House of Schiaparelli today, under the creative direction of Daniel Roseberry.

And I will tell you everything about the new exhibition currently happening at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and dedicated to “Les Mondes Surréalistes d’Elsa Schiaparelli”.

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There is no need to introduce Christian Dior and the House he created anymore. And this episode is not another biography of the French designer and his legacy. I wanted to focus on one particular aspect of Christian Dior’s inspirations: the flowers and how they influenced his perception of fashion, femininity and silhouettes following the Second World War.

In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast :

• We will look at Christian Dior’s early life, his connections to nature and how the personality of his mother influenced his love for flowers.
• We will see how the flowers motifs have been used in Christian Dior’s works, in terms of shapes, names and other embellishments. 
• We will also talk about the 19th century fashion, its influences and relationships with flowers in the designer’s works.
• We will dive in the perfume universe of Christian Dior.
• And, finally, we will analyse how Christian Dior’s passion for flowers influenced his successors at the creative direction of the House of Dior.

Follow me in this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast to learn more on Christian Dior’s love affair with flowers and how it influenced the distinctive signature style he gave to his designs. 

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In today’s episode, we will talk about different ways that used to be used in the past to showcase new creations by tailors and designers.

Showcasing fashion has always been seen as a priority by fashion creators since the development of a fashion consciousness. Indeed, it was paramount for them to make their outfits reached their customers and they used the means of their times.

• In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast we will discover 4 main ways that have been adopted.
• We will dive in the origins of the Pandora dolls, also known as fashion dolls, and see how they almost had a political status during the 18th century.
• We will look at how the first fashion shows were organized during the 19th century.
• And we will see how these Pandora dolls inspired the Théâtre de la Mode after the Second World War and how the fashion shows evolved into the Press Weeks and now the famous fashion weeks.

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In today’s episode, we will talk about the school uniforms, in time for the Back to School period, right?

September is usually associated with going back to school for students around the world, after a long summer break. And the clothes they are going to put on for this event is a source of intensive researches in style for students. Just look at the Back to school actions and collections brands launch starting almost beginning of August each year… It becomes almost a school uniform even if, at least in France, school uniforms are not really a thing. It wasn’t always the case and it’s not the case in other countries.

In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast:

• We will talk about the origins of the school uniforms. 
• We will see why students started to wear them. 
• We will see how they became a status symbol and a sign of distinction. 
• We will look at the differences between boys uniforms and girls uniforms and at the differences between the English practices and the French practices. 
• To conclude, we will see how the school uniform became a part of the pop culture and is regularly reinterpreted by the Haute Couture.

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Today’s episode will be dedicated to the lace, how it appeared and what made it a luxury.

After an intensive course I took this Summer on lace, I got curious about it and decided to dig in a bit deeper. 

• What is lace? What are the different types of laces you can find? 
• From where does it come? 
• What were the first usages of lace and how it became synonymous of luxury and still is one of the main features used by fashion houses? 

Together, we will dive in two beautiful legends surrounding the birth of lace. We will read abstracts from the study book of young Anna, a 14-year old girl who was learning the beautiful art of lace in the French city of Méteren in 1924. And I will, of course, share my own experience of learning lace with Soline from the art atelier Soline Du Puy in Villandry, France, in the region of the castles of the Loire.

Follow me in this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast to know more about the little story of lace!

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Today’s episode will be dedicated to pants and women: a symbol of emancipation.

• Together, we will discover the backstory of pants, how they became political as a way to break with old regimes and ways of thoughts and the battles women had to fight in order to be allowed to wear them. 
• At the end of this episode, pants won’t have any secret for you and you will have the tools to decipher their social, political and gender hidden meanings.

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Today’s episode will be dedicated to the French designer Paul Poiret, the man who freed women from their corsets.

Together, we will discover who was Paul Poiret, the King of Fashion, his many sources of inspirations, how he changed the Parisian artistic life before the First World War, the woman behind his conception of womanhood and his marketing inventions. We will also try to understand why the fashion world tended to forget about him when it came to women clothing simplification at the beginning of the 20th century to only remember about Coco Chanel.

Follow me in this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast to know more about the story of Paul Poiret!

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Today’s episode will be dedicated to the story of underwears and their journey to become a sexy item.

Together, we will look at their origins, when and why people started to wear underwears, the first functions of underwears and the conception of hygiene people had when it came to underwears and why they became sexy. Be ready for some comical stories!

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Today’s episode will be dedicated to the story of the corset and how this clothing element’s signification went from being an instrument of physical torture and psychological repression to a symbol of erotism.

• Together, we will dive into the origins of corsets, from outerwear to underwear, the symbolism linked with it, how this simple piece of fabrics and whalebone translated the position of women in the society and the rare occasions when corsets have been adopted by men. 
• We will also look at the erotism side of corsets in modern society and how it is used by modern designers to transcend gender stereotypes.

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Today’s episode will be dedicated to a beautiful love declaration in the fashion world: the “Love Brings Love” show which took place on October 2021 at the end of the Paris Fashion Week. 46 designers took part in this tribute show to the late Alber Elbaz.

• Who was Alber Elbaz and what was his project, the AZ Factory?
• What was at the origins of this “Love Brings Love” runway show?
• What does this show tell us about the relationships between designers in the fashion industry and why do I see it as a powerful love declaration?

Follow me in this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast to know more about the power of love in fashion!

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In today’s episode, I will speak about what is considered as the most beautiful day in the life of a woman: her wedding. And I will particularly focus on the wedding dress and its history.

• When did we start wearing a special dress to celebrate a wedding?
• Has the wedding dress always been white?
• Are there any symbols linked with the wedding dress and the accessories we wear with it?
• And why is the wedding dress considered as the show stopper of a Haute Couture fashion show?

From the Antiquity to modern times, I will explore wedding dress practices and its symbolism through colors, veils and bouquets.

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In today’s episode, I will review the book “Miss Dior: A story of Courage and Couture” by Justine Picardie, which was published end of 2021 and is available in French and English. Through the story of Catherine Dior, the sister of the famous designer Christian Dior, the author paints the picture of the French society just before the Second World War started, the dark period of the collaboration and the partition of the French territory into the free zone and the occupied zone and the relations and roles the fashion industry played during the war and after, during the reconstruction years. 

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Il n’est plus nécessaire de présenter Christian Dior et la maison qu'il a créée. Et cet épisode n’est pas une autre biographie du couturier français et de son héritage. Je voulais me concentrer sur un aspect particulier des inspirations de Christian Dior : les fleurs et la manière dont elles ont influencé sa perception de la mode, de la féminité et des silhouettes après la Seconde Guerre mondiale.

Dans ce nouvel épisode du Podcast My Fashion Stories Box :

• Nous examinerons l'enfance de Christian Dior, ses liens avec la nature et comment la personnalité de sa mère a influencé son amour pour les fleurs.
• Nous verrons comment les motifs floraux ont été utilisés dans les œuvres de Christian Dior, en termes de formes, noms et autres embellissements.
• Nous parlerons également de la mode du 19ème siècle, de ses influences et des relations avec les fleurs dans les œuvres du créateur.
• Nous plongerons dans l'univers des parfums de Christian Dior.
• Et enfin, nous analyserons comment la passion de Christian Dior pour les fleurs a influencé ses successeurs à la direction créative de la Maison Dior.

Suivez-moi dans ce nouvel épisode de My Fashion Stories Box Podcast pour en savoir plus sur l'histoire d'amour de Christian Dior avec les fleurs et comment cette histoire a influencé le style distinctif qu'il a donné à ses créations.

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In today’s episode I will speak about a period in time that is particularly dear to me for many reasons: the Roaring 20s. The Magnificent Roaring 20s, the decadent decade which followed the 1st World War and the “Der des Der” (the Last of the Last) as we used to say in French.
In this episode I will cover a movement, the Art Deco movement and its influence, among other, on fashion. I will talk about the various historical inspirations designers had. I will do an anatomy of Art Deco fashion with a focus on women’s fashion, for daily wear, evening wear, casual occasions and accessories. And, of course, I will speak about the major fashion designers who influenced and revolutionized the way women would dress.
So put on your beads dress, headband and some jazz music and let’s start our travel in time in this new My Fashion Stories Box Podcast’s episode! 
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In today’s episode I will speak about one of my favorite fashion items, as well as one of my favorite pattern: the mariniere and the stripes. What are the origins and meaning behind the stripes and how the striped top came from the sailors’ uniform to a basic part of our wardrobe? Listen to this new My Fashion Stories Box Podcast’s episode to learn more about it! 

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Today’s episode is dedicated to the AW 2021/22 Istanbul Fashion Week. A great occasion to discover very talented Turkish designers. Due to the pandemic situation, the Fashion Week took place online from April 13-16 2021. 
Designers became very creative in the way they presented their collections, inviting us to a journey in space and time, while paying tribute to their heritage. 
Follow me to my own journey through Istanbul Fashion Week designs and my fashion stories. 

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In our today’s episode, I will talk about fast fashion, its definition and its origins from the Industrial Revolution to nowadays. Fashion is the second most polluted industry after oil and gas and is at the origins of many social and environmental issues. 
By understanding how fast fashion was born and evolved over time, we can change this practice and our fashion consumption habits.

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Books are an inherent part of my life. I literally eat books. And when I can find books mixing fashion and history, I am the happiest on Earth! Especially if the book features quality content and beautiful imagery. Fashion Victims, the dangers of dress past and present by Alison Matthews David is one of these books I had to take with me everywhere to read it and is the first book review of My Fashion Stories Box podcast. 

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Hi there! And welcome to My Fashion Stories Box podcast! A podcast about stories in fashion history. I’m Catherine and I am so glad to welcome you here! Let’s discover together interesting facts about fashion and history and fashion history. 

In our today’s episode, I will talk about some practices people have been using through the ages to wear and pass along their clothing possessions. From the Middle Ages and its detachable sleeves to the rationing coupons during the Second World War and the 2nd hand fever of the 70s, follow me in a short story of sustainable fashion in history.

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When you read about fashion history and the birth of the designers, you learn that the first tailor to be recognized as such was Charles Frederick Worth during the 19th century. But, allow me to disagree here and to introduce you to the woman who put the foundations for fashion designers and Parisian Haute Couture, Rose Bertin. 

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Love & Peace or maybe more Peace & Love and Make love not war. Thus were the slogans of the Hippies in the 70s. But do you know how everything started and the influence it had on fashion? In our today’s podcast, we will travel in time during Summer 1967 also known as The Summer of Love. 

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When we say love, we think rings: the wedding ring, the engagement ring. But, what is the meaning of these rings? When did it start and why do we have diamond rings as the supreme proof of love in our modern society? This is what we will be talking about in My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, a podcast about stories in fashion history. 

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Hi there! And welcome to My Fashion Stories Box podcast! A podcast about stories in fashion history. I’m Catherine and I am so glad to welcome you here! 
To celebrate February and the month of love, let’s discover together what people used to offer to each other as a token for their love and affection during the Antiquity and Middle Ages.

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It is now an institution, not only in the fashion industry, but in the cultural scene: the first Monday in May takes places the MET Gala. And it is time for My Fashion Stories Box Podcast to put its 50 cents in the analysis and interpretation of this unavoidable event. 

In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast :

• We will go back to the origins of the MET Gala, its first purposes, its relationships with the Costume Institute and the way it is organised.
• We will see how 3 women left their marks on this event: Eleanor Lambert, Diana Vreeland and Anna Wintour.
• We will look at the social and cultural impacts of the MET Gala, the historical inspirations, the celebrity system behind it and the fashion statements.
• We will see how this event of the fashion industry became controversial and why.

Follow me in this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast to learn more on the behind the scenes of one of the most iconic events in the fashion world. 

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Hi there! And welcome to My Fashion Stories Box podcast! A podcast about stories in fashion history. I’m Catherine and I am so glad to welcome you here! 
Follow me in the life of Leonidas and Calliope, two young people living in the powerful state-city of Athens, the city of the great goddess Athena, and discover their outfits habits. 

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Hi! This is Catherine and My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, a podcast about stories in fashion history.
Follow me in the life of Amenhotep and Anipe, two young people living during the reign of Ramses the 2nd and discover their outfits habits. 

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I am Catherine and this is My Fashion Stories Box podcast! A podcast about stories in fashion history.

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C'est désormais une institution, non seulement dans l'industrie de la mode, mais aussi sur la scène culturelle : le premier lundi de mai a lieu le MET Gala. Et il est temps pour My Fashion Stories Box Podcast de mettre sa pierre à l’édifice dans l’analyse et l’interprétation de cet événement incontournable!

Dans ce nouvel épisode du Podcast My Fashion Stories Box :

• Nous reviendrons sur les origines du MET Gala, ses objectifs premiers, ses relations avec le Costume Institute et la manière dont il est organisé.
• Nous verrons comment 3 femmes ont marqué cet événement : Eleanor Lambert, Diana Vreeland et Anna Wintour.
• Nous examinerons les impacts sociaux et culturels du MET Gala, les inspirations historiques, le système de célébrités qui le sous-tend et les fashion statements.
• Nous verrons en quoi cet événement de l’industrie de la mode est devenu controversé et pour quelles raisons.

Suivez-moi dans ce nouvel épisode de My Fashion Stories Box Podcast pour en savoir plus sur les coulisses de l'un des événements les plus emblématiques du monde de la mode.

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These past months news have been filled with articles on projects of laws, regulations aiming at limiting the consumption of fast fashion items, in the objective to counterbalance their negative impacts on the environment and the acceleration of the climate change crisis. This tendency gave me the will to investigate the past to see if this process of consumption control was specific to our modern society or if, on the contrary, there have already been examples of laws, edicts supervising the access as well as the consumption of goods linked with looks and appearance. 

In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast :

• We will travel back in time to the first antique civilisations in the look for the first occurrences of sumptuary laws ; 
• We will take a look at the practices in Europe during the Middle Ages on that matter and their impacts on the social hierarchy of these times ; 
• We will then go on our time travel to the Renaissance, the 17th century and the 18th century ; 
• We will go in Imperial China to see if Sumptuary laws were more universal and not just a European particularity; 
• We will study to which extend the Industrial Revolution and the 19th century society changed the rules; 
• We will come closer to our modern times and analyze how the two world conflits of the 20th century regulated clothing access for economic purposes;
• And, to conclude this episode, we will debate on the actual effectiveness of these kind of laws and other consumption restrictions. 

Follow me in this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast to learn more on how appearance, fashion and luxury have been perceived and their access regulated over the centuries. 

Links to the sources mentioned in this episode:

• Documentary The True Cost
• Documentary Inside the Shein Machine
• BBC documentary Guilty Pleasures

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Ces derniers mois, l’actualité regorge d’articles sur des projets de lois, des réglementations visant à limiter la consommation de produits issus de l’industrie de la fast fashion afin de contrecarrer leurs impacts négatifs sur l’environnement et l’accélération de la crise climatique. Cette tendance m’a donné envie de regarder dans le passé pour voir si ce processus de contrôle de la consommation était particulier aux défis de notre société moderne ou si, au contraire, il y a déjà eu des cas de lois, d’édits encadrant l’accès et la consommation de biens liés à l’apparence. 

Dans ce nouvel épisode de My Fashion Stories Box Podcast :

• Nous remontrons le temps jusqu’aux premières civilisations antiques, Mésopotamie, Egypte antique, Grèce antique et Rome à la recherche de premiers cas de lois somptuaires ;
• Nous regarderons les pratiques mises en place au Moyen Age en Europe et leurs impacts de la hiérarchie sociétale de l’époque ;
• Nous continuerons notre voyage dans le temps avec la période de la Renaissance, du 17ème siècle et du 18ème siècle ;
• Nous irons du côté de la Chine impériale ;
• Nous étudierons comment la Révolution industrielle et la société du 19ème siècle ont changé les règles du jeu ;
• Nous verrons de quelle manière les deux conflits mondiaux ont mis en place des régulations vestimentaires dans un but économique ;
• Et, pour conclure, nous nous interrogerons sur l’efficacité réelle de ces lois et autres restrictions.

Suivez-moi dans ce nouvel épisode de My Fashion Stories Box Podcast pour en apprendre plus sur la manière dont l’apparence, la mode et le luxe ont été perçus et leur accès réglementés au fil des siècles.

Liens vers les sources mentionnées dans cet épisode:

• Documentaire The True Cost
• Documentaire Inside the Shein Machine
• Documentaire de la BBC Guilty Pleasures

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I decided to dedicate this new episode to a personality from the jewelry world whose life could have inspired a novel: Jeanne Toussaint, also known as the Panther of Cartier.

• Who is Jeanne Toussaint ? Where does she come from ? And her unhappy love stories… 
• How did she start working for Cartier ? 
• What are her main contributions ? 

These are some of the main questions we will cover together on the woman who counted as her friends the unmissable Coco Chanel and who lived a passionated love story with Louis Cartier. 

Follow me in this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast to learn more on the enigmatic though unavoidable Jeanne Toussaint. 

Links to the 2 books mentioned in this episode:

• The Cartiers, The Untold Story of the Family Behind the Jewelry Empire by Francesca Cartier Brickell
• La Panthère by Stéphanie des Horts, only in French

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Pour ce nouvel épisode de My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, j’ai choisi une personnalité du monde de la joaillerie à la vie digne d’un roman : Jeanne Toussaint, surnommée la Panthère de Cartier.

• Qui est Jeanne Toussaint ? D’où vient-elle ? Ses histoires d’amour malheureuses.
• Comment a-t-elle commencé à travailler pour Cartier ?
• Quelles sont ses principales contributions ?

Telles sont les questions principales auxquelles je vais tenter de répondre sur celle qui comptait parmi ses amies l’indétrônable Coco Chanel et qui a vécu une histoire passionnée avec Louis Cartier.

Suivez-moi dans ce nouvel épisode de My Fashion Stories Box Podcast pour en apprendre plus sur l’énigmatique et pourtant incontournable Jeanne Toussaint. 

 Voici les livres mentionnés dans cet épisode:

• Les Cartier, L'incroyable histoire de trois frères qui ont transformé une humble bijouterie parisienne en un empire mondial du luxe par Francesca Cartier Brickell
• La Panthère par Stéphanie des Horts

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Step into the world of château-core where fairy tales meet fantasy fashion trend that is capturing the hearts (and wardrobes) of Gen Z and Millennials in 2025, according to Pinterest. 

In this episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, I am going to take you on a stylish time-travel journey through the wradrobes of history. From medieval corsets and Renaissance ruffs to Victorian crinolines and gothic-glam runways, we explore how the past is being reimagined, and worn, today.

What you'll hear about:

• The rise of château-core, a trend from another time: aesthetic codes, Pinterest trends, and cultural references
• A stroll through the wardrobes of centuries past: a discovery of the main fashion of the 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th and 19th centuries
• Designers and pop icons bringing castle-chic to life
• Why do we love the past so much now: a blend of nostalgia, identity, rebellion and romance

Follow me in this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast to learn more on how past fashion habits are still relevant in defining today’s trends and aesthetics. 

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Plongez dans l'univers des châteaux, où les contes de fées rencontrent la fantaisie, une tendance mode qui, selon Pinterest, séduit le cœur (et les garde-robes) de la génération Z et des Millennials en 2025.

Dans cet épisode de My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, je vous emmène dans un voyage dans le temps, dans les garde-robes de l'histoire. Des corsets médiévaux et des fraises de la Renaissance aux crinolines victoriennes et aux défilés glamour gothiques de notre époque, nous explorerons comment le passé est réimaginé et porté aujourd'hui. 

Au programme :

• L'essor du style château, une tendance d'un autre temps : codes esthétiques, tendances Pinterest et références culturelles
• Une balade dans les garde-robes des siècles passés : une découverte des principaux codes de la mode des XIVe, XVe, XVIe, XVIIe et XIXe siècles
• Des créateurs et des icônes pop qui donnent vie au style château-chic
• Pourquoi aimons-nous tant le passé aujourd'hui : un mélange de nostalgie, d'identité, de rébellion et de romantisme

Suivez-moi dans ce nouvel épisode de My Fashion Stories Box Podcast pour découvrir comment les habitudes de mode d'autrefois influencent toujours les tendances et l'esthétique d'aujourd'hui.

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For this Pride Month episode, I invite you on a journey through queer wardrobes. From the underground to the runway, we explore how the LGBTQIA+ community has expressed itself through clothing. 

You will discover:

• The history and origins of queer culture
• When did the first gender transgressions take place?
• How clothing has served as secret codes, means of recognition, and identity affirmation
• The influence of voguing balls, drag culture, and queer icons on fashion trends
• The stylistic hijackings that become true power grabs
• Queerwashing and rainbow capitalism
• How current fashion draws on this heritage to propose new gender narratives

An episode where we talk about history, struggles, freedom... and style, of course.

• This episode is available on all streaming platforms.
• Cet épisode est également disponible en français.
• Subscribe. Leave a comment, share, or tell me what topic you'd like me to cover in a future episode.

Enjoy!

Catherine

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Pour cet épisode du mois des fiertés, je vous propose un voyage dans les garde-robes queer. De la clandestinité aux défilés de mode, nous explorons la manière dont la communauté LGBTQIA+ s’est exprimée à travers les vêtements.

Vous découvrirez :

• L‘histoire et l’origine de la culture queer
• A quand remontent les premières transgressions de genre
• Comment les vêtements ont servi de codes secrets, de moyens de reconnaissance et d’affirmation identitaire
• L’influence des bals voguing, des cultures drag et des icônes queer sur les tendances modes
• Les détournements stylistiques qui deviennent de véritables prises de pouvoir
• Le queerwashing et le rainbow capitalism
• La manière dont la mode actuelle puise dans cet héritage pour proposer de nouveaux récits de genre

Un épisode où l’on parle d’histoire, de luttes, de liberté… et de style, bien sûr.

• Cet épisode est disponible sur toutes les plateformes d’écoute.
• An English version is also available
• Abonnez-vous. Laissez un commentaire, partagez, ou dites-moi quel sujet vous souhaiteriez que j’aborde dans un prochain épisode.

Bonne écoute !

Catherine

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What if a visit to the museum became the starting point for a creative journey?

In this episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, I take you to the heart of the Louvre Couture exhibition, on display at the Louvre Museum until July 21, 2025. An exhibition that reveals the intimate dialogues between ancient art objects and contemporary creations from the greatest fashion houses.

Throughout this audio tour:

• I guide you through the galleries of the past, like a blind visit to a museum populated by ghostly silhouettes.
• I decipher three contemporary creations inspired by the decorative arts from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.
• I explore how designers translate visual heritage into the language of fashion.
• And I ask: why does fashion always return to history?

A journey through art, textiles, and memory, to be listened to like a sensory stroll through the corridors of the Louvre.

Additional resources:

• Louvre Couture. Objets d'art, objets de mode (exhibition catalog)
• Défilé au Louvre, by Sophie Fontanel
• Beaux-Arts magazine Special Edition and the educational file of the exhibition (downloadable online)

Also find The Box of Time – Louvre Couture Edition on Instagram: an editorial carousel to visually explore the episode.

• This episode is available on all streaming platforms.
• Une version française de l’épisode est disponible.
• Leave a comment, share, or tell me what detail would inspire you for a dress of the future.

Enjoy!

Catherine

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Et si une visite au musée devenait le point de départ d’un voyage créatif ?

Dans cet épisode de My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, je vous emmène au cœur de l’exposition Louvre Couture, présentée au musée du Louvre jusqu’au 21 juillet 2025. Une exposition qui révèle les dialogues intimes entre les objets d’art anciens et les créations contemporaines issues des plus grandes maisons de mode.

 Tapisseries, bijoux, sculptures, tissus, textures, mobiliers… Le musée devient une armoire d’inspirations où les créateurs viennent puiser matières, formes, couleurs, récits et symboles.

Au fil de cette promenade sonore :

• Je vous guide à travers les galeries du passé, comme une visite à l’aveugle d’un musée peuplé de silhouettes fantômes.
• Je décrypte 3 créations contemporaines inspirées des arts décoratifs du Moyen Âge à la Renaissance.
• J’explore la manière dont les créateurs traduisent le patrimoine visuel en langage de mode.
• Et je questionne : pourquoi la mode retourne-t-elle toujours à l’Histoire ?

Une plongée entre art, textile et mémoire, à écouter comme une promenade sensorielle dans les couloirs du Louvre.

Ressources complémentaires :

• Louvre Couture. Objets d’art, objets de mode (catalogue de l’exposition)
• Défilé au Louvre, par Sophie Fontanel 
• Hors-série Beaux-Arts et dossier pédagogique de l’exposition (téléchargeable en ligne)

Retrouvez également La Boîte du Temps – Louvre Couture édition sur Instagram : un carrousel éditorial pour explorer visuellement l’épisode.

• Cet épisode est disponible sur toutes les plateformes d’écoute.
• An English version is also available
• Laissez un commentaire, partagez, ou dites-moi quel détail vous inspirerait pour une robe du futur.

Bonne écoute !

Catherine

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War attire or power attire? Symbol of order or stylistic playground?

From Antiquity to TikTok, the military uniform has spanned eras, conflicts... and trends.

In this episode, we'll take a look at this iconic piece that shapes bodies as much as it shapes imaginations. Why does fashion love it so much? What does it say about our times? And what difference does wearing khaki make in 2025?

On the agenda:

• The history of the military uniform, from its ancient origins to its technological developments
• Legendary silhouettes and iconic outfits: from the British Redcoat to the camouflage jacket
• The designers who draw inspiration from them: Saint Laurent, Balmain, McQueen, Gaultier, Burberry, etc.
• The military in pop culture, cinema, revolts, and contemporary fashion
• “War core,” survivalist trends, and the mirror effect of conflicts on our style

And to go further, here is a little reading recommendation:

• Military style invades fashion by Timothy Godbold, Phaidon editions.

•  To discover: The Box of Time –Attention! on Instagram, the new visual chronicle of the podcast.
• This episode is available on all listening platforms.
• Une version française de l’épisode est disponible.
• Leave a comment, subscribe, and share!

Enjoy!

Catherine

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