Imagining Ourselves: The History of the Fashion Doll (PART 3)

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History Unhemmed

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Explore fashion history's less "finished" side with us! Tune into 'History Unhemmed', the podcast that unravels the sartorial scandals, fashionable foibles, controversial couture, and other famous (and INFAMOUS) moments in the history of fashion and dress. Get ready to give those loose threads a tug and discover the spicy sagas sewn into every seam!

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Imagining Ourselves: The History of the Fashion Doll (PART 3)

History Unhemmed

58 minutes 45 seconds

2 years ago

Imagining Ourselves: The History of the Fashion Doll (PART 3)

EPISODE NOTES:

Holy cow! We've hit our 20th episode!

In the second half of the twentieth century, Barbie and other fashion doll makers grapple with issues of identity and representation. THe third of History Unhemmed's three-episode segment on the history of the fashion doll.

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