Black Fashion History
A fashion history podcast celebrating the past and present contributions of black people around the world to the fashion industry. It's black history, but make it fashion! Hosted by Taniqua Martin.Podcasts
Ep. 61: How Dorothea Towles Church Became the First Black Woman to Model for Major European Fashion Houses
Published: Sept. 28, 2023, 6:29 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 38 seconds
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Ep. 60: "Donyale Luna: Supermodel" - HBO Max Documentary Recap
Published: Sept. 21, 2023, 12:38 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 48 seconds
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Ep. 59: How Rosemary E. Miller Reed Became the Only Black Woman Boutique Owners in DC in 1966
Published: Sept. 14, 2023, 4:29 p.m.Duration: 16 minutes 8 seconds
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Ep. 58: How Audrey Weaver's Career Blossomed as a Scarf and Technical Designer
Published: Sept. 7, 2023, noonDuration: 1 hour 6 minutes 47 seconds
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Ep. 57: The History and Impact of Fashion Shows in the Black American Community
Published: Aug. 24, 2023, noonDuration: 25 minutes 25 seconds
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Ep. 56: [NEW SEASON] Behind the Scenes of Winterthur Museum's "Ann Lowe: American Couturier" Exhibit with Elizabeth Way and Alexandra Deutsch
Published: Aug. 17, 2023, noonDuration: 46 minutes
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Ep. 55: Gettin’ Free! : A Juneteenth Collaboration of Your Favorite Black Podcasts
Published: June 19, 2023, 6:22 p.m.Duration: 2 hours 37 minutes 14 seconds
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Ep. 54 | How Winifred Mason Chenet Became the First Black Commercial Jeweler in the US
Published: Jan. 23, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 10 minutes 22 seconds
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Ep. 53 | 3 Streetwear Brands that Shaped Hip Hop
Published: Jan. 10, 2023, 12:40 a.m.Duration: 26 minutes 14 seconds
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Ep. 52 | How Fashion Designer Ann Moore Built a 20 Year Long Career in the 1950s
Published: Sept. 26, 2022, 4 a.m.Duration: 8 minutes 59 seconds
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Ep. 51 | Two Georgia-Born Milliners You've Probably Never Heard Of
Published: Sept. 12, 2022, 4 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 12 seconds
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Ep. 50 | How the SAPES of the Congo and Other Diaspora Subcultures Reinvented Dandyism
Published: Aug. 29, 2022, 4 a.m.Duration: 18 minutes 21 seconds
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Ep. 49 | How Black Models Changed the Fashion Industry
Published: July 18, 2022, 4 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 58 seconds
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Ep. 48 | How Yahne Sangare Became Africa's Famous Model
Published: May 16, 2022, 4 p.m.Duration: 16 minutes 33 seconds
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Ep. 47 | The Night Fashion Ate Chitlins
Published: May 2, 2022, 4 p.m.Duration: 17 minutes 4 seconds
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Ep. 46 | Therez Fleetwood, The Queen of Afrocentric Design
Published: March 22, 2022, 1:25 a.m.Duration: 41 minutes 31 seconds
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Ep. 45 | How Designer Cassandra Bromfield Broke into the Fashion Industry
Published: Feb. 28, 2022, 9:23 p.m.Duration: 46 minutes 41 seconds
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Ep. 44 | The King of Chic with Menswear Designer Shaka King
Published: Jan. 6, 2022, 1 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 58 seconds
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Ep. 43 | Creator of the Crush Cap, Milliner Lisa McFadden
Published: Dec. 9, 2021, 1 p.m.Duration: 47 minutes 7 seconds
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Ep. 42 | The Industry's Best Kept Secret with Designer Douglas Says
Published: Nov. 11, 2021, 6:26 p.m.Duration: 57 minutes 36 seconds
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Ep. 41 | 4 Vintage Black Magazines You Never Heard of But Need to Know
Published: Nov. 4, 2021, noonDuration: 14 minutes 38 seconds
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Ep. 40 | Fighting for Equality in Fashion and Academia with Adrienne Jones
Published: Oct. 4, 2021, 6:44 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 35 seconds
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Ep. 39 | Becoming "The Stitch Doctor" with Tony Dennis
Published: Sept. 2, 2021, noonDuration: 45 minutes 44 seconds
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Ep. 38 | Givenchy's Black Cabine: Carol Collins-Miles
Published: Aug. 12, 2021, 10 a.m.Duration: 41 minutes 52 seconds
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Ep. 37 | Connecting the World One Button at a Time with Wearable Artist Beau McCall
Published: March 25, 2021, noonDuration: 28 minutes 47 seconds
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Ep. 36 | Creating the First Modern Black Cameo with Photographer and Jewelry Designer Coreen Simpson Part II
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 3:56 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 41 seconds
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Ep. 35 | Creating the First Modern Black Cameo with Photographer and Jewelry Designer Coreen Simpson
Published: Jan. 28, 2021, 4:17 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 13 seconds
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Ep. 34 | Fashion Sketch Artist and Designer James Daugherty
Published: Jan. 14, 2021, 2:12 p.m.Duration: 11 minutes 39 seconds
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Ep. 33 | Luxury Fashion in Early Black African Civilizations
Published: Jan. 7, 2021, 1 p.m.Duration: 12 minutes 1 second
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Ep. 32 | The Inventor of the Modern Wedding Dress: Amsale Aberra
Published: Oct. 22, 2020, noonDuration: 9 minutes 12 seconds
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Ep. 31 | Wax Print/Ankara in Luxury Fashion
Published: Oct. 8, 2020, noonDuration: 13 minutes 10 seconds
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Ep. 30 | The Father of African Fashion Design: Chris Seydou
Published: Oct. 1, 2020, noonDuration: 10 minutes 25 seconds
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Ep. 29 | The History and Impact of Sean John
Published: Sept. 24, 2020, noonDuration: 27 minutes 6 seconds
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Ep. 28 | Fashion as Wearable Art: Jae Jarrell
Published: Sept. 10, 2020, noonDuration: 12 minutes 58 seconds
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Ep. 27 | The Creator of the Black Fashion Museum: Lois Alexander Lane
Published: Aug. 27, 2020, 1:47 p.m.Duration: 13 minutes 41 seconds
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Ep. 26 | The History of Black Women in Luxury Fashion
Published: Aug. 20, 2020, 2:06 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 40 seconds
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Ep. 25 | The First Black Woman to Grace the Cover of a Fashion Magazine - Katiti Kironde
Published: Aug. 13, 2020, noonDuration: 15 minutes 43 seconds
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Ep. 24 | The Remix: Hip Hop x Fashion Review
Published: July 30, 2020, noonDuration: 34 minutes 28 seconds
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BlackFashionHistory.com is Here!
Published: July 7, 2020, 1:55 a.m.Duration: 1 minute 22 seconds
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Ep. 23 | The Role of Fashion in Movements for Justice
Published: June 11, 2020, noonDuration: 21 minutes 20 seconds
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Ep. 22 | Protecting Your Fashion Brand and Legacy with Jaleesa Johnson
Published: May 21, 2020, noonDuration: 50 minutes 31 seconds
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Ep. 21 | Creating Characters with "A Different World" and "Living Single" Costume Designer Ceci
Published: May 14, 2020, noonDuration: 59 minutes 51 seconds
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Ep. 20 | Sustainable Style and Communities of Color with Dominique Drakeford
Published: April 22, 2020, 2:49 p.m.Duration: 51 minutes 12 seconds
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Ep. 19 | BlackNFashion with Lenese Calleea
Published: April 16, 2020, 8:38 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 1 second
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Ep. 18 | Made in Africa with Jacqueline Shaw
Published: April 2, 2020, 9:28 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 39 seconds
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Ep. 17 | Nigeria's First Fashion Designer - Victoria Folashade Thomas-Fahm
Published: March 19, 2020, noonDuration: 14 minutes 42 seconds
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Ep. 16 | Jay Jaxon: 40 Years of Fashion Design Brilliance with designer, curator and fashion historian Rachel Fenderson Part II
Published: March 12, 2020, noonDuration: 32 minutes 23 seconds
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Ep. 15 | Jay Jaxon: 40 Years of Fashion Design Brilliance with designer, curator and fashion historian Rachel Fenderson Part I
Published: March 5, 2020, 1 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 8 seconds
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Ep. 14 | Representation in Fashion, Arts and Education: The Career of Dr. Aziza Braithwaite Bey
Published: Feb. 20, 2020, 1 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 2 seconds
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Ep. 13 | The Grandassa Models: Ambassadors of the Black is Beautiful Movement with Cinque Brathwaite - Part II
Published: Feb. 6, 2020, 1 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 31 seconds
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Ep. 12 | The Grandassa Models: Ambassadors of the Black is Beautiful Movement with Cinque Brathwaite - Part I
Published: Jan. 30, 2020, 1 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 11 seconds
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Ep. 11 | Year End Wrap Up with Gabby Layne of The Strut Magazine - Season Finale
Published: Dec. 13, 2019, 2:38 a.m.Duration: 42 minutes 41 seconds
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Ep. 10 | Fluff Chance - Eric Gaskins
Published: Dec. 5, 2019, 1 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 15 seconds
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Ep. 9 | Triple Threat: Illustrator, Photojournalist & Designer - Alvin Bell
Published: Nov. 21, 2019, 1 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 38 seconds
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Ep. 8 | Harlem Fashionista - Ruby Bailey
Published: Nov. 14, 2019, 1 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 39 seconds
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Ep. 7 | The Grandfather of Black Designers - Arthur McGee
Published: Nov. 7, 2019, 1 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 24 seconds
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Ep. 6 | The Most Successful Black Designer in America - Willi Smith
Published: Oct. 31, 2019, noonDuration: 19 minutes 8 seconds
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Ep. 5 | Milliner to the Stars - Mildred Blount
Published: Oct. 24, 2019, noonDuration: 22 minutes 2 seconds
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Ep. 4 | The King of the Jersey - Scott Barrie
Published: Oct. 17, 2019, noonDuration: 19 minutes 49 seconds
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Ep. 3 | The Leading Modernist Jeweler of All Time - Art Smith
Published: Oct. 10, 2019, noonDuration: 18 minutes 35 seconds
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Ep. 2 | The Fit Queen - Zelda Wynn Valdes
Published: Oct. 3, 2019, 9 a.m.Duration: 36 minutes 34 seconds
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Ep. 1 | "I Don't Sew for Social Climbers" - Ann Lowe
Published: Sept. 19, 2019, noonDuration: 27 minutes 31 seconds
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