09 A People’s History of Fashion: Interview with Chloe Chapin, costume designer and fashion historian

16/02/2017 49 min
09 A People’s History of Fashion: Interview with Chloe Chapin, costume designer and fashion historian

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Episode Synopsis

How does fashion trend through the ages? How did men’s sexuality and masculinity get tied with style choices? Why are men told to blend in while and women are told to stand out?
Listen as I discuss these and other fascinating questions with prominent fashion historian Chloe Chapin. “My fashion is an advertisement for my personality", Chapin says.
We get historical with untold stories of fashion influences across centuries and learn how societal pressures created the common ideals that stills shape our clothing today.
We also discuss how to buck the trends and create a style that is uniquely you. “Fashion allows you to perform the YOU that you want to be”. 
 

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