This episode explores: the East German textile industry, synthetic fiber production, Malimo, Dederon & Praesent 20, fashion, DIY, 60s fashion fads. 

This episode explores: socialist modernism in Germany, East German fashion photography, Arno Fischer, Günter Rössler, Berlin architecture, ’70s DIY fashion. Transcript & images to this episode can be found here.

This episode explores: Post War Germany & the Bauhaus, Political Tensions & Contested Definitions of Modernism—East be West, East German Interior Design, Consumerism & Fashion as a Common Denominator. Images and transcript to this episode can be found here.

From underground fashion collectives like CCD (Chic, Charmant & Dauerhaft) to Sibylle under scrutiny, step into this 80s throwback. Click here for images this this week's episode.

From punk, queer and counterculture to fashion photography explore the visual activists & creative collectives of East Germany who saw sartorial expression as the ultimate revolt. Check out images from this groundbreaking exhibit  here.

From the GDR’s newly branded “Wisent” , “Boxer”, and “Goldfuchs” denim jeans, Sibylle’s escapist editorials to the Stasi’s efforts in psychological warfare, explore fashion under a surveillance state. Find all images and editorials referenced in this week's episode here.