Read The Care Tag: A Fashion Podcast

About Read The Care Tag: A Fashion Podcast

This podcast is about everything and anything fashion related, for all of those who never grew out of playing dress up. With a sprinkle of history, a dabble of pop culture, a healthy dollop of fashion obsession, and a pinch of philosophical questioning, I hope you enjoy the show. All rights reserved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

maya ginzburg

Category

arts · comedy · history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 May 2024

Latest episode

30 Apr 2025

Latest episodes

9 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Apr 2025

   The Antwerp 6 + 1 (AND IT'S NOT MARGIELA)

   Well if it isn't the most beat to death fashion topic on the internet... The Antwerp Six BUT I'll bet you'll learn something you haven't heard of before in today's episode...(and if you don't be sure to let me know in the comments ;) So join me, in finding out who the true 7th member of the 6, really is. instagram: @readthecaretag inquiries readthecaretagpodcast@gmail.com Theme: by Étienne Dyer SOURCES https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rh1N7V_SSmyxPhss9zflygknrfA8t86OUoMUZ__H-oY/edit?gid=0#gid=0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   22 Feb 2025

   The Art of Copying: How Trends Become Fashion History

   After a brief break over the holidays, we are back again with another fashion episode. This time, I am venturing into a bit more philoso-history back to the OG question of the podcast: WHY WE WEAR CLOTHES? instagram: @readthecaretag inquiries readthecaretagpodcast@gmail.com Theme: by Étienne Dyer SOURCES HAWLEY, RICHARD. “LORDS OF THE RINGS: RING-WEARING, STATUS, AND IDENTITY IN THE AGE OF PLINY THE ELDER.” Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies. Supplement, no. 100, 2007, pp. 103–11. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/43767663. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025. https://americanenglishdoctor.com/four-levels-of-literacy/ https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2020/2020.09.12/ PwC, “Unraveling the Fabric Ceiling", 2019 He, M., Lee, J. Social culture and innovation diffusion: a theoretically founded agent-based model. J Evol Econ 30, 1109–1149 (2020). https://www.oxfordartonline.com/groveart/display/10.1093/gao/9781884446054.001.0001/oao-9781884446054-e-7002082669?d=%2F10.1093%2Fgao%2F9781884446054.001.0001%2Foao-9781884446054-e-7002082669&p=emailAIxwVp%2F4ynFMk https://www.parity.org/fashion/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jūnihitoe https://sengokudaimyo.com/garb/mens-garments#:~:text=In%20the%20Heian%20period%2C%20commoners,than%20the%20Heian%20nobility%27s%20underwear. https://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/omeka/exhibits/show/mcdonald/incunabula/gutenberg/#:~:text=By%201440%20Gutenberg%20had%20established,of%20indulgences%20for%20the%20Church. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140724094209.htm Ritchie, SJ, Bates, TC and Plomin, R. Does Learning to Read Improve Intelligence? A Longitudinal Multivariate Analysis in Identical Twins From Age 7 to 16. Child Development, 2014 https://www.britannica.com/topic/sumptuary-law#:~:text=Sumptuary%20laws%20are%20of%20ancient,than%20the%20ax%20and%20saw. https://translate.how/en/fashion/ https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/11/02/3000-year-old-ball-of-thread-discovered-in-the-uk/ https://www.facebook.com/PolyesterMagazine/posts/what-is-it-about-goth-which-attracts-so-many-trans-people-and-what-explains-goth/893138189138195/ Society for Research in Child Development. "Stronger early reading skills predict higher intelligence later." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 24 July 2014. -www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140724094209.htm-. Choi, W., Lee, Y. & Jang, S. Diffusion of fashion trend information: a study on fashion image mining from various sources. Fash Text 11, 30 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40691-024-00394-8 KarenHarvey,‘Introduction:PracticalMatters’,inHistoryandMaterialCulture:AStudent’sGuidetoApproachingAlternativeSources, ed. Karen Harvey (London: Routledge, 2009) Acerbi A, Ghirlanda S, Enquist M (2012) The Logic of Fashion Cycles. PLoS ONE 7(3): e32541. Shaping Femininity By Sarah A Bendall https://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-clothing-fashion-men.htm 54 Holme,TheAcademyofArmory,94. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3296716/#pone.0032541-Pesendorfer1 https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1590-1599/ https://elizabethanenglandlife.com/clothing-allowed-for-men-in-elizabethan-era.html https://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/omeka/exhibits/show/mcdonald/incunabula/gutenberg/#:~:text=By%201440%20Gutenberg%20had%20established,of%20indulgences%20for%20the%20Church. https://www.britannica.com/question/What-was-Queen-Elizabeth-Is-relationship-to-religion-in-England https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/elizabeth-i-fashion-beauty#:~:text=Elizabeth%27s%20dress%20evolved%20throughout%20her,worn%20in%20her%20later%20years. https://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-upper-class-fashion.html https://shows.acast.com/gone-medieval/episodes/why-the-early-middle-ages-matter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   27 Nov 2024

   IS ALL GOTH VALID? A Brief History of Goth Fashion

   Fashion historian and podcaster, [Name] Surname, delves into the history of goth fashion, exploring its evolution from traditional mourning attire to modern-day aesthetics and subcultures.

4. 

   18 Oct 2024

   An Appropriately Unhinged Analysis of 5TH ELEMENT FASHION (Part 2)

   Join me on PART 2 of a deep dive into an appropriately unhinged analysis (a la but also nothing like (icon) @mikesmic (https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCuwUl4_fcRio_valO7_lxjA) ) of Jean Paul Gaultier's costume design for THE 5TH ELEMENT. This is the 5th (element) episode of Read the Care Tag: A Fashion Podcast, which delves into the sublime stylings and references upon references of the Luc Besson Film The 5th Element. instagram: @readthecaretag inquiries readthecaretagpodcast@gmail.com Disclaimer: Footage from the 5th Element Film was used for analysis and education purposes. Theme: by Étienne Dyer Sources: Besson, L., Kamen, R. M., Ledoux, P., Willis, B., Oldman, G., Holm, I., Tucker, C., Jovovich, M., Gaultier, J., Serra, E., & Arbogast, T. (2007). The Fifth Element . Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. https://fiberfeast.wordpress.com/tag/weaving-shot-silk/ Pierre Cardin's Space-Age Fashion Takes Us Back to the Future - The New York Times https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jean-Paul-Gaultier https://fifth-element.fandom.com/wiki/Leeloo https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1997-besson-the-fifth-element/ https://gatamagazine.com/articles/fashion/5th-element-looks https://www.minniemuse.com/articles/art-of/jean-paul-gauliter-in-film https://www.grailed.com/drycleanonly/the-fifth-element-style-impact https://bricksmagazine.co.uk/2022/06/27/why-the-fifth-element-still-has-the-best-costume-design-25-years-on/ https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1997-besson-the-fifth-element/#:~:text=Gaultier%20treated%20the%20over%201000,to%20come%20from%20fictional%20fashion. https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/35459/1/a-closer-look-at-gaultiers-fifth-element-costume-design https://anatomyofascream.com/2018/09/12/fabric-and-flesh-jean-paul-gaultier-and-his-work-on-the-fifth-element/ https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1990-1999/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck47lIfCJeA https://www.sleek-mag.com/article/jean-paul-gaultier/ https://customuniforms.co.uk/blogs/work-clothing/the-history-of-medical-scrubs https://histclo.tripod.com/chron.html https://wakemag.org/voices/2022/11/15/disability-and-deformity-evil https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/mar/14/the-disabled-villain-why-sensitivity-reading-cant-kill-off-this-ugly-trope https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EvilCripple https://fashionheritage.eu/jean-paul-gaultier-the-couture-years/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

5. 

   26 Sept 2024

   An Appropriately Unhinged Analysis of 5TH ELEMENT FASHION (Part 1)

   Join me on a dive into an appropriately unhinged analysis (a la but also nothing like (icon) @mikesmic (https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCuwUl4_fcRio_valO7_lxjA) ) of Jean Paul Gaultier's costume design for THE 5TH ELEMENT. This is the 5th (element) episode of Read the Care Tag: A Fashion Podcast, which delves into the sublime stylings and references upon references of the Luc Besson Film The 5th Element. instagram: @readthecaretag inquiries readthecaretagpodcast@gmail.com Disclaimer: Footage from the 5th Element Film was used for analysis and education purposes. Theme: by Étienne Dyer Sources: Besson, L., Kamen, R. M., Ledoux, P., Willis, B., Oldman, G., Holm, I., Tucker, C., Jovovich, M., Gaultier, J., Serra, E., & Arbogast, T. (2007). The Fifth Element . Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. https://fiberfeast.wordpress.com/tag/weaving-shot-silk/ Pierre Cardin's Space-Age Fashion Takes Us Back to the Future - The New York Times https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jean-Paul-Gaultier https://fifth-element.fandom.com/wiki/Leeloo https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1997-besson-the-fifth-element/ https://gatamagazine.com/articles/fashion/5th-element-looks https://www.minniemuse.com/articles/art-of/jean-paul-gauliter-in-film https://www.grailed.com/drycleanonly/the-fifth-element-style-impact https://bricksmagazine.co.uk/2022/06/27/why-the-fifth-element-still-has-the-best-costume-design-25-years-on/ https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1997-besson-the-fifth-element/#:~:text=Gaultier%20treated%20the%20over%201000,to%20come%20from%20fictional%20fashion. https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/35459/1/a-closer-look-at-gaultiers-fifth-element-costume-design https://anatomyofascream.com/2018/09/12/fabric-and-flesh-jean-paul-gaultier-and-his-work-on-the-fifth-element/ https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1990-1999/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck47lIfCJeA https://www.sleek-mag.com/article/jean-paul-gaultier/ https://customuniforms.co.uk/blogs/work-clothing/the-history-of-medical-scrubs https://histclo.tripod.com/chron.html https://wakemag.org/voices/2022/11/15/disability-and-deformity-evil https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/mar/14/the-disabled-villain-why-sensitivity-reading-cant-kill-off-this-ugly-trope https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EvilCripple https://fashionheritage.eu/jean-paul-gaultier-the-couture-years/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

6. 

   4 Sept 2024

   SOVIET SUBCULTURE: Stilyagi, Fashionistas Behind the Iron Curtain...

   This is the fourth episode of Read the Care Tag: A Fashion Podcast, which delves into the Soviet Fashion subculture of the mid century USSR instagram: @readthecaretag Disclaimer: I do my best to thoroughly research every episode (sources linked below), this episode I used many Russian sources, which while my native language speaking-wise, is not so flawless when it comes to reading. So give me grace with any mistakes that may happen. Always happy to hear feedback in the comments :) Theme: by Étienne Dyer All sketches in motion by me Sources: https://www.russiaislove.com/history/332232-soviet-women-1970s https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/soviet-fashion-photos-1960s-and-1970s/ https://www.rbth.com/arts/2013/11/26/soviet_fashions_of_the_1960s_dawn_of_a_new_era_32045.html https://www.nytimes.com/1971/01/08/archives/long-hair-legal-soviet-aide-rules-replying-to-a-complaint-he-bars-a.html https://www.messynessychic.com/2015/05/25/the-stylehunters-of-soviet-russia/ https://sputnikglobe.com/20181029/komsomol-founding-anniversary-1069288399.html https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RIAN_archive_535377_Dancing_during_break_between_sessions_of_19th_Komsomol_congress.jpg https://www.rbth.com/history/333153-why-did-soviet-people-join-komsomol-ussr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSPHd3tDH7w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oefXgSUyoOA https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/soviet-subculture-hippies-punks-goths-metalheads/ https://appledoesnotfall.com/school-part-8/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322868203_Orange_Jackets_and_Pea_Green_Pants_The_Fashion_of_Stilyagi_in_Soviet_Postwar_Culture https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/43919/PDF/1/play/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-25/saxophone-history-of-musical-instrument-brutal-and-beautiful/11960922 https://www.x-rayaudio.com/x-rayaudioblog/2021/2/28/dancing-around-the-censor https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/brief-history-zoot-suit-180958507/ https://robstef85.wixsite.com/stylygi https://sputnikglobe.com/20181029/komsomol-founding-anniversary-1069288399.html https://www.vokrugsveta.ru/vs/article/7714/ https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fback-in-ussr.com%2F2019%2F08%2Fkak-odevalas-sovetskaya-molodezh.html&psig=AOvVaw0-IjOLCaxo8Nm_ke-xHiLf&ust=1724036248008000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CAMQjB1qFwoTCPje0dPF_YcDFQAAAAAdAAAAABAY https://kulturologia.ru/blogs/250821/50761/ https://www.messynessychic.com/2015/05/25/the-stylehunters-of-soviet-russia/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

7. 

   12 Aug 2024

   From schoolteacher to fashion ICON: A Brief History of Dame Vivienne Westwood

   This is the third episode of Read the Care Tag: A Fashion Podcast, which delves into the early years, brand development, and pre 2000s story of Vivienne Westwood: both brand and person. One of the pioneers of punk, and now a mainstay in both ready to wear and couture, if you like fashion, then you must hear her story. Disclaimer: Vivienne Westwood is my biggest inspiration, and I have done my absolute best with my research (sources linked below), so give me grace with any mistakes that may happen. But always happy to hear feedback in the comments :) Special thank you to Ben Westwood, Vivienne's son, who has so many incredible pieces of archival footage, and iconic interviews, on his youtube channel, which helped me a lot in the process of making this episode: merci, merci, merci! His channel is linked below: https://www.youtube.com/@benwestwood6350 Fun Runway footage! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSMl9g0C6Vw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfhvm-9yVFU https://youtu.be/m3xHcai4_s0 Sources: https://www.cnn.com/style/article/vivienne-westwood-obituary/index.html https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1173366/buccaneer-shirt-mclaren-malcolm/ https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O75527/pirates-ensemble-vivienne-westwood/ https://www.vogue.com/article/the-pirate-look-in-fashion-1981-2021 https://lemodalogue.com/2012/02/12/seditionaries-and-pirates/ https://www.kerrytaylorauctions.com/auction/lot/130-a-rare-complete-vivienne-westwood-pirate/?lot=17253&sd=1 http://lidyacirella.blogspot.com/2010/09/vivienne-westwoodthe-queen-of-punk.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110108102530/http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/1231_vivienne_westwood/influences.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivienne_Westwood#References https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/vivienne-westwood-reveals-malcolm-mclaren-abusive-relationship https://www.tukshoes.co.uk/pages/history-of-creepers https://www.viviennewestwood.com/en-gb/westwood-world/the-story-so-far/ https://www.viviennewestwood.com/en-gb/westwood-world/worlds-end/clint-eastwood-bomber/ https://www.famsf.org/stories/appropriation-appreciation-commodification https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/the-traits-excellence/201611/why-we-all-just-need-little-attention Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

8. 

   22 May 2024

   You're Cute Jeans! A Brief History of Denim

   On this episode we dive into weft field to wax poetic about the wonderful world of denim. Sources: https://myfrenchcountryhomemagazine.com/bleu-de-nimes-the-history-of-denim/ (https://myfrenchcountryhomemagazine.com/bleu-de-nimes-the-history-of-denim/) Torchinsky, Jason (20 May 2013). "A Pantload Of Jeans-Themed Cars On The Anniversary Of Levi's Patent" (https://jalopnik.com/a-pantload-of-jeans-themed-cars-on-the-anniversary-of-l-508937868). Jalopnik. Retrieved 30 September 2019. ^ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denim#cite_ref-10) "Even AMC cars were hit by the blue jeans craze of the 1970s" (https://www.metv.com/stories/these-vintage-hornets-prove-even-cars-were-hit-by-the-blue-jeans-craze-of-the-1970s). MeTV. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2019. ^ Statham, Steve (2002). Jeep Color History (https://archive.org/details/jeepcolorhistory00stev). MBI Publishing. pp. 101 (https://archive.org/details/jeepcolorhistory00stev/page/101)–102. ISBN (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)) 9780760306369 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780760306369). Retrieved 30 September 2019. “AMC offered an optional Levis package in 1975 CJ denim-like vinyl and matching canvas top.” St. Clair, Kassia (2018). The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History. London: John Murray. p. 177. ISBN (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)) 978-1-4736-5903-2 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4736-5903-2). OCLC (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)) 1057250632 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1057250632). ^ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denim#cite_ref-4) Bellis, Mary (19 May 2014). "Levi Strauss - The History of Blue Jeans" (http://inventors.about.com/od/sstartinventors/a/Levi_Strauss.htm). About.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015. “Levi Strauss had the canvas made into waist overalls. Miners liked the pants, but complained that they tended to chafe. Levi Strauss substituted a twilled cotton cloth from France called "sergé de Nimes". The fabric later became known as denim and the pants were nicknamed blue jeans.” https://archive.vogue.com/article/1935/06/01/dude-dressing https://www.vice.com/en/article/5gw8dd/de-nimes-000413-v20n2 (https://www.vice.com/en/article/5gw8dd/de-nimes-000413-v20n2) https://thoughtsonthinking.org/2020/10/21/camus-and-sartre-why-modern-society-is-absurd/ (https://thoughtsonthinking.org/2020/10/21/camus-and-sartre-why-modern-society-is-absurd/) This podcast is written, researched and created by Maya Ginzburg Royalty Free Music from Podcastle and theme by Étienne Dyer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

9. 

   3 May 2024

   Read the Care Tag: Come on! Just read it!

   This episode is about the answerless question, why do we wear clothes. The sources are linked below: The Significance of Clothes: Sylvia H. Bliss,The American Journal of Psychology, Vol. 27, No. 2 (Apr., 1916), pp. 217-226 (10 pages) (https://www.jstor.org/stable/1413173) https://elizabethanenglandlife.com/clothing-in-elizabethan-england.html https://doi.org/10.2307/1413173 (https://doi.org/10.2307/1413173) Black's Law Dictionary (6th ed.). 1999. p. 1436. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumptuary_law (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumptuary_law) https://nationalclothing.org/685-wheel-farthingale-or-french-farthingale-no-surviving-examples,-so-how-did-it-look-like.html (https://nationalclothing.org/685-wheel-farthingale-or-french-farthingale-no-surviving-examples,-so-how-did-it-look-like.html) https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1577/clothes-in-the-elizabethan-era/ (https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1577/clothes-in-the-elizabethan-era/) https://maggiemayfashions.com/calicoball/fashionhistory/the-victorian-era-crinoline-period-1850-1869/ (https://maggiemayfashions.com/calicoball/fashionhistory/the-victorian-era-crinoline-period-1850-1869/) https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/worlds-oldest-shoes-sandals-found-bat-cave-spain-granada-rcna118012 https://www.britannica.com/topic/sumptuary-law https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/Sumtuariae_Leges.html http://www.tribunesandtriumphs.org/roman-clothing/roman-sumptuary-laws.htm https://refashioningrenaissance.eu/when-black-became-the-colour-of-fashion/ This podcast is written, researched and created by Maya Ginzburg Royalty Free Music from Podcastle and theme by Étienne Dyer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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