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Fashion Frenzy 100 Years of Clothing History

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Vintage long sleeve dress on form with white stripes and white lace collar. Caption. They wore corsets that created an S-shaped silhouette.

Why do we wear what we wear? What is fashion? What influences it? How do fashion and fads spread? One hundred years of clothing history is reviewed by a teenage narrator, a fashion expert, and vintage photographs and videos.

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    Cristina S. (Greenwich, CT)
    February 1st, 2023 at 07:41 AM

    Engaging, fast-paced (can be paused), relatable to students