Read The Care Tag: A Fashion Podcast
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9. The Antwerp 6 + 1 (but the plus 1 is NOT Margiela) | A Brief History of THE Fashion Collective
47:37||Season 1, Ep. 9Well if it isn't the most beat to death fashion topic on the internet... The Antwerp SixBUT 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: @readthecaretaginquiries readthecaretagpodcast@gmail.comTheme: by Étienne DyerSOURCEShttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rh1N7V_SSmyxPhss9zflygknrfA8t86OUoMUZ__H-oY/edit?gid=0#gid=0
8. The Art of Copying: How Trends Become Fashion History
47:13||Season 1, Ep. 8After 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: @readthecaretaginquiries readthecaretagpodcast@gmail.comTheme: by Étienne DyerSOURCESHAWLEY, 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", 2019He, 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%2F4ynFMkhttps://www.parity.org/fashion/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jūnihitoehttps://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.htmRitchie, 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, 2014https://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/s40691-024-00394-8KarenHarvey,‘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 Bendallhttps://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-clothing-fashion-men.htm54 Holme,TheAcademyofArmory,94.https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3296716/#pone.0032541-Pesendorfer1https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1590-1599/https://elizabethanenglandlife.com/clothing-allowed-for-men-in-elizabethan-era.htmlhttps://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-Englandhttps://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.htmlhttps://shows.acast.com/gone-medieval/episodes/why-the-early-middle-ages-matter
7. IS ALL GOTH VALID? A Brief History of Goth Fashion
41:00||Season 1, Ep. 7After a brief break to recover from halloween, we are back again with another fashion subculture episode. Although stores are putting up their holiday displays, in my house, spooky season never ends! Join me on a deep dive of trad goth, romantic goth, whimsigoth, & everything in between.instagram: @readthecaretaginquiries readthecaretagpodcast@gmail.comTheme: by Étienne DyerSources:https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/mourning-victorian-era/#:~:text=Widows%20were%20expected%20to%20mourn,of%20a%20parent%20or%20sibling.https://www.compassrosedesign.com/pages/history-of-victorian-mourning-jewelry?srsltid=AfmBOooeaFl8WqaOpXPHTbcbXfEzklqo0vm_-vhslI3D7b43T6l6vqUEhttps://4cs.gia.edu/en-us/blog/antique-victorian-era-mourning-jewelry/https://alwaysuttori.com/daily-dose-of-uttori/a-history-of-goth-fashion/https://inchoobijoux.com/blogs/inchoo-blog/this-history-of-goth?srsltid=AfmBOooqOpNm8TRBfEr2wK0YP-k8YQDqJe0_3wANW7PJP6khPb7v_MGyhttps://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Trad_Gothhttps://gothtypes.fandom.com/wiki/Trad_Gothhttps://post-punk.com/big-hair-fishnets-and-eyeliner-a-gallery-of-80s-goth-and-deathrock-culture-part-ii/https://scholarsarchive.jwu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1029&context=student_scholarshiphttps://www.messynessychic.com/2021/03/09/men-wore-corsets-history-says/https://ussconstitutionmuseum.org/2013/07/09/suck-it-in-purser-thomas-chews-corse/https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Gothabillyhttps://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Whimsigothic#Musichttps://www.britannica.com/art/Gothic-arthttps://www.amfm-magazine.tv/interview-with-andi-sex-gang-sex-gang-children-the-original-goth/Citation: Nally, Claire (2018) Goth Beauty, Style & Sexuality: Neo-Traditional Femininity in Twenty-First Century Subcultural Magazines. Gothic Studies, 20 (1-2). pp. 1-28. ISSN 1362- 7937
6. (Part 2) JEAN PAUL GAULTIER's 5th Element Fashion
24:41||Season 1, Ep. 6Join me on PART 2 of a deep dive into an appropriately unhinged analysis (a la but also nothing like (icon) @mikesmic ) 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: @readthecaretaginquiries readthecaretagpodcast@gmail.comDisclaimer: Footage from the 5th Element Film was used for analysis and education purposes.Theme: by Étienne DyerSources: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 Timeshttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Jean-Paul-Gaultierhttps://fifth-element.fandom.com/wiki/Leeloohttps://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1997-besson-the-fifth-element/https://gatamagazine.com/articles/fashion/5th-element-lookshttps://www.minniemuse.com/articles/art-of/jean-paul-gauliter-in-filmhttps://www.grailed.com/drycleanonly/the-fifth-element-style-impacthttps://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-designhttps://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=ck47lIfCJeAhttps://www.sleek-mag.com/article/jean-paul-gaultier/https://customuniforms.co.uk/blogs/work-clothing/the-history-of-medical-scrubshttps://histclo.tripod.com/chron.htmlhttps://wakemag.org/voices/2022/11/15/disability-and-deformity-evilhttps://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/mar/14/the-disabled-villain-why-sensitivity-reading-cant-kill-off-this-ugly-tropehttps://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EvilCripplehttps://fashionheritage.eu/jean-paul-gaultier-the-couture-years/
5. (Part 1) An Appropriately Unhinged Analysis of 5TH ELEMENT FASHION
27:40||Season 1, Ep. 5Join me on a dive into an appropriately unhinged analysis (a la but also nothing like (icon) @mikesmic ) 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: @readthecaretaginquiries readthecaretagpodcast@gmail.comDisclaimer: Footage from the 5th Element Film was used for analysis and education purposes. Theme: by Étienne DyerSources: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 Timeshttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Jean-Paul-Gaultierhttps://fifth-element.fandom.com/wiki/Leeloohttps://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1997-besson-the-fifth-element/https://gatamagazine.com/articles/fashion/5th-element-lookshttps://www.minniemuse.com/articles/art-of/jean-paul-gauliter-in-filmhttps://www.grailed.com/drycleanonly/the-fifth-element-style-impacthttps://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-designhttps://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=ck47lIfCJeAhttps://www.sleek-mag.com/article/jean-paul-gaultier/https://customuniforms.co.uk/blogs/work-clothing/the-history-of-medical-scrubshttps://histclo.tripod.com/chron.htmlhttps://wakemag.org/voices/2022/11/15/disability-and-deformity-evilhttps://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/mar/14/the-disabled-villain-why-sensitivity-reading-cant-kill-off-this-ugly-tropehttps://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EvilCripplehttps://fashionheritage.eu/jean-paul-gaultier-the-couture-years/
4. SOVIET SUBCULTURE: Stilyagi, Fashionistas Behind the Iron Curtain...
23:16||Season 1, Ep. 4This is the fourth episode of Read the Care Tag: A Fashion Podcast, which delves into the Soviet Fashion subculture of the mid century USSRinstagram: @readthecaretagDisclaimer: 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 DyerAll sketches in motion by meSources:https://www.russiaislove.com/history/332232-soviet-women-1970shttps://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.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/1971/01/08/archives/long-hair-legal-soviet-aide-rules-replying-to-a-complaint-he-bars-a.htmlhttps://www.messynessychic.com/2015/05/25/the-stylehunters-of-soviet-russia/https://sputnikglobe.com/20181029/komsomol-founding-anniversary-1069288399.htmlhttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RIAN_archive_535377_Dancing_during_break_between_sessions_of_19th_Komsomol_congress.jpghttps://www.rbth.com/history/333153-why-did-soviet-people-join-komsomol-ussrhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSPHd3tDH7whttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oefXgSUyoOAhttps://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_Culturehttps://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/11960922https://www.x-rayaudio.com/x-rayaudioblog/2021/2/28/dancing-around-the-censorhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/brief-history-zoot-suit-180958507/https://robstef85.wixsite.com/stylygihttps://sputnikglobe.com/20181029/komsomol-founding-anniversary-1069288399.htmlhttps://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_YcDFQAAAAAdAAAAABAYhttps://kulturologia.ru/blogs/250821/50761/https://www.messynessychic.com/2015/05/25/the-stylehunters-of-soviet-russia/
3. From schoolteacher to fashion ICON: A Brief History of Dame Vivienne Westwood
27:30||Season 1, Ep. 3This 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 :)Theme: by Étienne DyerSpecial 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/@benwestwood6350Fun Runway footage!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSMl9g0C6Vwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfhvm-9yVFUhttps://youtu.be/m3xHcai4_s0Sources:https://www.cnn.com/style/article/vivienne-westwood-obituary/index.htmlhttps://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-1981-2021https://lemodalogue.com/2012/02/12/seditionaries-and-pirates/https://www.kerrytaylorauctions.com/auction/lot/130-a-rare-complete-vivienne-westwood-pirate/?lot=17253&sd=1http://lidyacirella.blogspot.com/2010/09/vivienne-westwoodthe-queen-of-punk.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20110108102530/http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/1231_vivienne_westwood/influences.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivienne_Westwood#Referenceshttps://www.vogue.co.uk/article/vivienne-westwood-reveals-malcolm-mclaren-abusive-relationshiphttps://www.tukshoes.co.uk/pages/history-of-creepershttps://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-commodificationhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/the-traits-excellence/201611/why-we-all-just-need-little-attention
2. You're Cute Jeans! A Brief History of Denim
24:03||Season 1, Ep. 2On 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/Torchinsky, Jason (20 May 2013). "A Pantload Of Jeans-Themed Cars On The Anniversary Of Levi's Patent". Jalopnik. Retrieved 30 September 2019.^ "Even AMC 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. MBI Publishing. pp. 101–102. ISBN 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 978-1-4736-5903-2. OCLC 1057250632.^ Bellis, Mary (19 May 2014). "Levi Strauss - The History of Blue Jeans". 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-dressinghttps://www.vice.com/en/article/5gw8dd/de-nimes-000413-v20n2https://thoughtsonthinking.org/2020/10/21/camus-and-sartre-why-modern-society-is-absurd/This podcast is written, researched and created by Maya GinzburgRoyalty Free Music from Podcastle and theme by Étienne Dyer
1. Read the Care Tag: Come on! Just read it!
32:27||Season 1, Ep. 1This 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.htmlhttps://doi.org/10.2307/1413173Black's Law Dictionary (6th ed.). 1999. p. 1436.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumptuary_lawhttps://nationalclothing.org/685-wheel-farthingale-or-french-farthingale-no-surviving-examples,-so-how-did-it-look-like.htmlhttps://www.worldhistory.org/article/1577/clothes-in-the-elizabethan-era/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-rcna118012https://www.britannica.com/topic/sumptuary-lawhttps://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/Sumtuariae_Leges.htmlhttp://www.tribunesandtriumphs.org/roman-clothing/roman-sumptuary-laws.htmhttps://refashioningrenaissance.eu/when-black-became-the-colour-of-fashion/This podcast is written, researched and created by Maya GinzburgRoyalty Free Music from Podcastle and theme by Étienne Dyer
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