Dressed: The History of Fashion

Barbie: The Fashion History of an Icon, Part II

Barbie gets the full haute couture treatment in episode two of our Barbie fashion history series which takes us into the 1980s, a period that lays the foundation for her ascension into full fashion icon status.Recommended Reading:Ruth Handler's Dream Doll Carol Spencer's Dressing Barbie Robin Gerber's Barbie and Ruth <a href="https://www.blackbarbiefilm.com" rel="nofollow">Black Barbie documentary</a><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/black-barbie-racial-mattel-documentary-sxsw-b2306898.html" rel="nofollow">Independent article about the Black Barbie documentary</a><a href="https://kkasulis.wordpress.com/2016/02/01/tracing-the-history-of-asian-barbie/#:~:text=For%20Asian%20Barbies,%20the%20first,and%20%E2%80%9Clustrous%20black%20hair.%E2%80%9D" rel="nofollow">"Tracing the History of 'Asian' Barbie" by Kelly Kasulis</a><a href="http://www.mdvanii.ch/en/" rel="nofollow">Billyboy* and Mdvanii</a> Our Sponsors: * Check out My Life in a Book and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ * Check out Wooga: www.wooga.com Support this podcast at — <a href="https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-content" rel="payment">https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-content</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands">https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: <a href="https://redcircle.com/privacy">https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

With over 8 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common: everyday, we all get dressed. Join fashion historians April Calahan and Cassidy Zachary in celebrating the who, what, when of why we wear throughout history and around the world.