English Costume
This podcast explores the history of English costume from a unique perspective, focusing on civilian clothing rather than uniforms or ecclesiastical garments. The author, Dion Clayton Calthrop, presents the evolution of fashion as a narrative woven by tailors through the centuries. The series covers what people chose to wear, offering insights into social and cultural history. It is based on an excerpted introduction that sets the tone for a detailed examination of dress.
Episodes
English Costume - Dion Clayton Calthrop
The world, if we choose to see it so, is a complicated picture of people dressing and undressing. The history of the world is composed of the chat of a little band of tailors seated cross-legged on their boards; they gossip across the centuries, feeling, as they should, very busy and important. As you will see, I have devoted myself entirely to civil costume—that is, the clothes a man or a woman w
