In the wonderful and often bizarre world of fashion fads from history, we ask the question: which should live on to wear another day and which should be left to history?
 Recommended resources: •  <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/meet-makech-bedazzled-beetles-worn-living-jewelry-180955081/">Bedazzled Beetles</a> •  <a href="https://www.messynessychic.com/2021/11/03/before-the-pencil-skirt-there-was-the-hobble-skirt/">Hobble Skirt</a> •  <a href="https://www.messynessychic.com/2021/07/15/the-peculiar-flapper-fad-of-rouged-and-decorated-knees/">Painted knees</a>
 
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Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis:  an interview with Dr. Valerie Steele

With over 8 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common. Every day we all get dressed. Join Dressed as we explore the social and cultural histories behind the who, what, when of why we wear.