In the wake of World War II, the government of France commissioned its most prominent designers to create a collection of miniature fashion dolls. It might seem like an odd thing to fund, but the fantasy of high fashion inspired hope in postwar Paris. These dolls also forever changed the curator who discovered them almost 40 years later, in a strange museum perched on a cliff in rural Washington state.
Articles of Interest is a limited-run podcast series about fashion, housed inside the design and architecture podcast 99% Invisible. Launched in 2018 by Avery Trufelman, the show encourages people to rethink the way we look at what we wear and what it says about us.
Modesty
Nudity
Chromophobia
A Few Shoes [LIVE]
Wearing Hair
More Pockets
Plus Sizes
The Corduroy Appreciation Club
Paisley
Paper and Rubber
Fashion Without Capitalism
The Black Fashion Museum
Prison Uniforms (with Ear Hustle)
How To Dress
Our Mannequins, Ourselves
Inside The Factory
On Pointe
The Clueless Closet
American Ivy: Chapter 7
American Ivy: Chapter 6
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Criminal
Ear Hustle
Song Exploder
Anne of Avonlea
Gulliver’s Travels
The Truth
the memory palace