Freeing the Body: The Birth of Modern Dress

In this week's Dressed Classic episode from 2022, April and Cassidy continue 2022 their overview of episodes across the past five seasons of Dressed, exploring themes from fashion icons to living legends. Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠c ...  Show more

This week we explore the art and political history of embroidery in Palestine. Called tatreez in Arabic, the practice of embroidery has served as a form of communication between women for centuries across the region. Guest curator of the MoMu Antwerp exhibition Embroidering Pales ...  Show more

Underwear! Whether we're talking boxers, briefs, loincloths, brassieres or even lingerie, undergarments have a storied history in cultures across the planet. It's a tale touching on everything from shifting attitudes about morality to scientific innovations, fashion and more. ...

We're revisiting an episode from 2014 about makeup, which has a rich and lengthy history that spans the globe and crosses cultures. From 10,000 B.C.E. to the 20th century, people have been using cosmetics to enhance their looks -- sometimes with unintended side effects. Learn mor ...  Show more

How many pieces of clothing did the average Tudor own? Did women in the 16th century have specialised maternity wear? And what was behind the fascination with codpieces? Jane Malcolm-Davies stitches together our understanding of what the Tudors wore, from knitted hats and linen h ...  Show more

Throughout history one thing has had more impact on women’s lives than almost anything else - giving birth to children. In this episode we will explore various aspects of this paramount and awe-inspiring process and how it has changed across cultures and through time. From how we ...  Show more