• 80. D is for Deadly Fashion

  • Jul 16 2024
  • Length: 54 mins
  • Podcast

80. D is for Deadly Fashion

  • Summary

  • Lorien takes Katharine on a historical survey of examples of when beauty was literally pain.


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    • Fashion Victims: The Dangers of Dress Past and Present (2015). Alison Matthews David
    • Killer Style: How Fashion Has Injured, Maimed, and Murdered Through History (2019) Alison Matthews David and Serah-Marie McMahon
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