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Fashion History Now #37: An Interview with Savile Row Tailor Jihae An (Dressed Classic)

London's famed Savile Row comes with a long and prestigious tailoring history and today's guest, Jihae An, undeniably represents its future. In this 2022 episode, Savile Row tailor Jihae An takes us behind the scenes of her work at London’s oldest tailoring house, Ede and Ravensc ...  Show more

Fashion Oracle: Trend Forecasting to Paper Dolls with David Wolfe (Dressed Classic)

In this 2022 episode, we talked to David Wolfe (1941-2023) about his sixty plus year career in fashion working as a groundbreaking trend forecaster, fashion illustrator, and paper doll artist. More David Wolfe: David's paper doll work David's interview on The Decorder Ring podcas ...  Show more

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