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Deadly Fashion Trends of the Past
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Fashion is a complicated world. Youthful women, beautiful clothes, and the whiff of culture and privilege is a heady mix. It’s no surprise that the trends and fads in fashion have had us chasing our tails for eons. But before there was heroin chic and body positivity movements, fashion was shaping our health in a completely different way. Turns out it’s not just the culture of fashion that’s toxic.
Today we’re exploring the deadly fashion trends of centuries past. Industrial waste, poison hats, and columns of fire are on the docket today and it might make you think twice about what threads you decide to rock at your next big social function.
That’s what you're in for today on Impolite Society.
00:00 The World of Fashion: A Toxic Legacy
03:25 Historical Fashion: From TikTok Trends to Deadly Dyes
06:23 Aniline Dyes
19:17 Fiery Hoop Skirts
26:13 Felt Hats and Mercury Poisoning
37:00 The Legacy of Scheele's Green
46:06 Reflecting on the Dangers of Fashion and Industrial Chemicals
48:25 Share the Podcast and Stay Informed
Sources:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/toms-river-excerpt-on-aniline-dye/
https://wwwn.cdc.gov/TSP/MMG/MMGDetails.aspx?mmgid=448&toxid=79#:~:text=Aniline%20is%20irritating%20to%20the,acute%20or%20delayed%20hemolytic%20anemia
https://mollybrown.org/death-by-crinoline/
https://thecowkeeperswish.com/2018/08/06/the-crinoline-fires/
https://www.famsf.org/stories/poisons-part-i-the-mercurial-world-of-felt
https://corrosion-doctors.org/Elements-Toxic/Mercury-mad-hatter.htm
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/05/02/scheeles-green-the-color-of-fake-foliage-and-death/
https://www.jezebel.com/the-arsenic-dress-how-poisonous-green-pigments-terrori-1738374597
Got your own thoughts? Text them to Impolite Society!
Text Rachel and Laura or email us at rude@impolitesocietypodcast.com. Visit our website for info about the show and your hosts.
84 episodes
Manage episode 407070743 series 2654181
Fashion is a complicated world. Youthful women, beautiful clothes, and the whiff of culture and privilege is a heady mix. It’s no surprise that the trends and fads in fashion have had us chasing our tails for eons. But before there was heroin chic and body positivity movements, fashion was shaping our health in a completely different way. Turns out it’s not just the culture of fashion that’s toxic.
Today we’re exploring the deadly fashion trends of centuries past. Industrial waste, poison hats, and columns of fire are on the docket today and it might make you think twice about what threads you decide to rock at your next big social function.
That’s what you're in for today on Impolite Society.
00:00 The World of Fashion: A Toxic Legacy
03:25 Historical Fashion: From TikTok Trends to Deadly Dyes
06:23 Aniline Dyes
19:17 Fiery Hoop Skirts
26:13 Felt Hats and Mercury Poisoning
37:00 The Legacy of Scheele's Green
46:06 Reflecting on the Dangers of Fashion and Industrial Chemicals
48:25 Share the Podcast and Stay Informed
Sources:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/toms-river-excerpt-on-aniline-dye/
https://wwwn.cdc.gov/TSP/MMG/MMGDetails.aspx?mmgid=448&toxid=79#:~:text=Aniline%20is%20irritating%20to%20the,acute%20or%20delayed%20hemolytic%20anemia
https://mollybrown.org/death-by-crinoline/
https://thecowkeeperswish.com/2018/08/06/the-crinoline-fires/
https://www.famsf.org/stories/poisons-part-i-the-mercurial-world-of-felt
https://corrosion-doctors.org/Elements-Toxic/Mercury-mad-hatter.htm
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/05/02/scheeles-green-the-color-of-fake-foliage-and-death/
https://www.jezebel.com/the-arsenic-dress-how-poisonous-green-pigments-terrori-1738374597
Got your own thoughts? Text them to Impolite Society!
Text Rachel and Laura or email us at rude@impolitesocietypodcast.com. Visit our website for info about the show and your hosts.
84 episodes
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