Welcome to Costume Chronicles ! Episode 1 narrated by Isa Uvero chronicles the earliest fashion in the Ancient Mesopotamian Civilization from c. 3500-600 BCE with relation to social organization and stratification as well as ties to early gender binary or non-binary clothing. Discover ancient fashion and dress, with relation to the very first nation-state in the Ancient Western World.

This Podcast covers an assignment for AIP Fashion History & Society, all content are used for Educational Purposes. No Copyright Intended. Sounds and Music are cited from SoundCloud. 

References:
Tortora, P. G., & Eubank, K. (2009). Survey of historic costume: A history of Western dress. New York.
Haywood, J. (2005). The Penguin historical atlas of ancient civilizations.

"Costume Chronicles - Episode 1: Early Dress, Ancient or Decent?"

This Fashion History Podcast outlines how dress has been used as a form of political persuasion through communication and power. This podcast examines the Ancient Roman Republic/Empire dressing norms towards a more plural form of fashion participation in the Byzantine Period and Early Middle Ages.

COPYRIGHT IS NOT INTENDED. THIS IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.

References:
Chao-Fong, L. (2020, February 11). 10 facts about Theodora: Byzantine Empress, 
courtesan and feminist. History Hit. Retrieved June 20, 2022, from https://www.historyhit.com/facts-about-theodora-byzantine-empress-courtesan-and-feminist/ 
Tortora, P. G., & Eubank, K. (2009). Survey of historic costume: A history of Western dress. New York.
The Court Jeweller. (2021, April 14). The Imperial Crown of Russia. The Court Jeweller. Retrieved June 19, 2022, from https://www.thecourtjeweller.com/2018/07/the-imperial-crown-of-russia.html
Haywood, J. (2005). The Penguin historical atlas of ancient civilizations.

"Costume Chronicles Episode 2: Fashion for Political Persuasion"

This Costume Chronicles episode understanding fashion through identification and identity formation. The queering of fashion is described through the experiences and fashion choices of Joan of Arc (c. 1412-1431) and Julie d'Aubigny known as Madame Maupin (1670-1707). Both women were known to transgress fashion norms and gender norms in their life, eliciting responses from the systems of their respective times. 

Copyright not intended - This episode is for educational purposes
References:
Julie d'Aubigny: La Maupin and early French opera. Julie d'Aubigny: La Maupin and Early French Opera. (n.d.). Retrieved June 18, 2022, from https://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/blogs/lapl/julie-daubigny-la-maupin-and-early-french-opera#:~:text=Known%20under%20her%20stage%20name,over%20her%20accomplishments%20in%20opera.
Alexander McQueen Fall 1988 "Joan" Fashion Show: https://www.vogue.com/video/watch/throwback-thursdays-with-tim-blanks-full-runway-show-alexander-mcqueen-s-joan-of-arc-inspired-collection