Fashions To Die For

About Fashions To Die For

A monthly podcast telling the stories of how humans have suffered (and died) for Fashion.

Publisher

Sarah Phillips Collins, Holley Dougherty, Natalie Raines

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

28 Oct 2021

Latest episode

1 Sept 2022

Latest episodes

5 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Sept 2022

   Episode 4: You Glow, Girl!

   Links and Resources for You Glow Girl: On The Web: https://www.cnn.com/style/article/when-beauty-products-were-radioactive/index.html https://cosmeticsandskin.com/aba/glowing-complexion.php https://clickamericana.com/topics/beauty-fashion/radium-vanishing-cream-facepowder- 1919 https://www.historytoday.com/miscellanies/looking-radiant https://dustyoldthing.com/7-vintage-collectibles-radioactive/2/ https://www.ntanet.net/radioactive-gems-and-jewelry http://www.beadcats.com/radhaz.htm https://...

2. 

   17 Jan 2022

   Episode 3: A Hairy History

   Three exceedingly silly middle-aged women discuss hair removal, hair dyeing, air brushed tee-shirts, and Spike from Buffy. SHOW NOTES: Hair Removal: Plucked: A History of Hair Removal, Rebecca M. Herzig Naked to the Bone by Bettyann Kevles The Invisible Rays Seen Round the World by Lish James Collins, P. (2007). Nothing but a ray of light. New Scientist, 195(2620), 68-69. https://www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/when-hair-removal-was-a-public-health-crisis/220770/ https://melmagazine.co...

3. 

   3 Dec 2021

   Dames Aflame

   Episode Notes: Sources: Web: https://historydaily.org/crinoline-victorian-fashion https://bizarrevictoria.wordpress.com/2015/12/04/death-by-crinoline/ https://www.wondersandmarvels.com/2012/08/death-by-crinoline.html https://fiveminutehistory.com/crinolineomania-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-crinoline-empire/ https://www.racked.com/2017/12/19/16710276/burning-dresses-history https://www.racked.com/2017/12/19/16710276/burning-dresses-history https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HsFYAAAAcAAJ&pri...

4. 

   5 Nov 2021

   A Dye to Die For

   Two exceedingly silly middle-aged women discuss the Victorians' love for deadly dyes and poisonous complexion remedies. This episode's sponsor is UniBlow (an exceedingly silly ad by Darryl Wade of The Black Fedora https://www.charlestonmysteries.com/). SHOW NOTES: Sources for Arsenic Dye: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/10/dress-hat-fashion-clothing-mercury-arsenic-poison-history/#close https://www.racked.com/2017/3/17/14914840/green-dye-history-death https://theattic....

5. 

   28 Oct 2021

   Trailer for Fashions To Die For

   Introducing a new podcast that looks at Fashion and Death.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

7 ratings

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