Episode 34, Killer Fashion and Beauty Part 1

Today we dive into fashion and beauty trends that ended in disaster and even (lots of) deaths. You would think those dangers were relegated to the past, but you would be wrong. Let’s dive into killer fashion and beauty trends throughout history.

Today we cover:

Skull moulding

Celluloid

Factory Fires

Mercury Hats

Deadly Beauty Products

What was described as “a giant, waterfall-like Niagara of flame?” Tune in to find out!

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Sources:

Written in Bone by Sue Black

Botanical Curses and Poisons by Fez Inkwright

Killer Style by Alison Matthews David and Serah-Marie McMaho

The Victorian Book of the Dead by Chris Woodyard

Fashion Victims by Alison Matthews David

The Facemaker by Lindsey Fitzharris

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantle_(clothing)

https://wonderfulcollection.wordpress.com/2014/08/09/skirt-grip/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirt_of_Nessus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Harlow#:~:text=The next day at 11,Hospital records mention uremia.

https://ramblingsnscribblings.com/2020/04/17/a-selection-of-anecdotes-concerning-the-english-cuckoo-pint-arum-maculatum-april-2020/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arum_maculatum

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atropa_belladonna#:~:text=Belladonna drops act as a,objects, and increased heart rate.

https://www.geriwalton.com/death-by-corset-and-tight-lacings-in-the-1800s/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire


https://www.birdwatchersgeneralstore.com/a-bird-with-big-eyelashes/#:~:text=It is thought the long,and meets the bottom lid.

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