Dressed: The History of Fashion

Mildred Blount:  The Girl with the Golden Fingers, an interview with Taylor Bythewood-Porter

An exceptionally famous milliner in her day, the life and career of Mildred Blount has been somewhat lost to history. Curator Taylor Bythewood-Porter joins us to shine a light on the first African-American to be admitted to the Motion Pictures Costumers Union and her glorious on-screen creations for films including Gone With the Wind and Gigi as well as her offscreen successes designing hats for Hollywood stars and Harlem high society.<a href="https://www.millinersguild.org/mildred-blount-competition" rel="nofollow">Mildred Blount Millinery Competition</a><a href="https://ecf.networkforgood.com/projects/53396-mildred-blount-scholarship-fund" rel="nofollow">Mildred Blount Scholarship Fund</a>Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our <a href="http://www.dressedhistory.com/" rel="nofollow">website</a> and <a href="https://dressedhistory.com/classes-1" rel="nofollow">classes</a>Our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dressed_podcast/?hl=en" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>Our <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/dressed" rel="nofollow">bookshelf</a> with over 120 of our favorite fashion history titles 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.