My Fashion Stories Box Podcast
A podcast about stories in fashion history, hosted by Catherine Trotin, a book lover and history nerd with a passion for fashion. Each episode explores the small stories behind the big history of fashion, now available in both English and French. The show presents lesser-known anecdotes and events that shaped the world of style.
Épisodes
EPISODE #52: Fashion Stories & Queer codes – Wearing identity – Challenging the norms (English version)
Send us Fan MailFor this Pride Month episode, I invite you on a journey through queer wardrobes. From the underground to the runway, we explore how the LGBTQIA+ community has expressed itself through clothing. You will discover:The history and origins of queer cultureWhen did the first gender transgressions take place?How clothing has served as secret codes, means of recognition, and identity affi
EPISODE #51: Les histoires de mode & Les codes queer – Porter l’identité – Défier la norme (Version française)
Send us Fan MailPour cet épisode du mois des fiertés, je vous propose un voyage dans les garde-robes queer. De la clandestinité aux défilés de mode, nous explorons la manière dont la communauté LGBTQIA+ s’est exprimée à travers les vêtements.Vous découvrirez :L‘histoire et l’origine de la culture queerA quand remontent les premières transgressions de genreComment les vêtements ont servi de codes s
EPISODE #50: Fashion Stories & The Louvre Couture exhibition – When objects of art become source of inspiration (English version)
Send us Fan MailWhat if a visit to the museum became the starting point for a creative journey?In this episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, I take you to the heart of the Louvre Couture exhibition, on display at the Louvre Museum until July 21, 2025. An exhibition that reveals the intimate dialogues between ancient art objects and contemporary creations from the greatest fashion houses.Throu
EPISODE #49: Les histoires de mode & L’exposition Louvre Couture – Quand les objets d’art deviennent source d’inspiration (Version française)
Send us Fan MailEt si une visite au musée devenait le point de départ d’un voyage créatif ?Dans cet épisode de My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, je vous emmène au cœur de l’exposition Louvre Couture, présentée au musée du Louvre jusqu’au 21 juillet 2025. Une exposition qui révèle les dialogues intimes entre les objets d’art anciens et les créations contemporaines issues des plus grandes maisons de m
EPISODE #48: Fashion Stories & The military uniform – Between discipline, style and subversion (English version)
Send us Fan MailWar attire or power attire? Symbol of order or stylistic playground?From Antiquity to TikTok, the military uniform has spanned eras, conflicts... and trends.In this episode, we'll take a look at this iconic piece that shapes bodies as much as it shapes imaginations. Why does fashion love it so much? What does it say about our times? And what difference does wearing khaki make
EPISODE #47: Les histoires de mode & L’uniforme militaire – Entre discipline, style et subversion (Version française)
Send us Fan MailVêtement de guerre ou vêtement de pouvoir ? Symbole d’ordre ou terrain de jeu stylistique ?De l’Antiquité à TikTok, l’uniforme militaire traverse les époques, les conflits… et les tendances.Dans cet épisode, nous allons nous intéresser à cette pièce culte qui structure les corps autant que les imaginaires. Pourquoi la mode l’aime autant ? Que dit-elle sur notre époque ? Et qu’est-c
EPISODE #46: Fashion Stories & The Space Age – When fashion dreams of walking on the Moon (English version)
Send us Fan MailIn this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, we head into space. We travel back to the origins of the Space Age aesthetic, when fashion dreamed of the future, of shiny materials, geometric silhouettes, and astral combinations.From the 1960s to today, from pioneers like Courrèges, Cardin, and Rabanne to modern explorers like Iris van Herpen, Balenciaga, Coperni, and Chanel
EPISODE #45: Les histoires de mode & Le Space Age – Quand la mode rêve de marcher sur la Lune (Version française)
Send us Fan MailDans ce nouvel épisode de My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on met le cap sur l’espace. Nous remontons aux origines de l’esthétique Space Age, quand la mode rêvait de futur, de matières brillantes, de silhouettes géométriques et de combinaisons astrales.Des années 60 à aujourd’hui, des pionniers comme Courrèges, Cardin et Rabanne aux explorateurs modernes comme Iris van Herpen, Balenc
EPISODE #44: Fashion Stories & The chateau-core trend of 2025 (English version)
Send us Fan MailStep into the world of château-core where fairy tales meet fantasy fashion trend that is capturing the hearts (and wardrobes) of Gen Z and Millennials in 2025, according to Pinterest. In this episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, I am going to take you on a stylish time-travel journey through the wradrobes of history. From medieval corsets and Renaissance ruffs to Victorian cr
EPISODE #43: Les histoires de mode & La tendance château core 2025 (Version française)
Send us Fan MailPlongez dans l'univers des châteaux, où les contes de fées rencontrent la fantaisie, une tendance mode qui, selon Pinterest, séduit le cœur (et les garde-robes) de la génération Z et des Millennials en 2025.Dans cet épisode de My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, je vous emmène dans un voyage dans le temps, dans les garde-robes de l'histoire. Des corsets médiévaux et des frais
EPISODE #42: Fashion Stories & The origins of gender identification through clothes (English version)
Send us Fan MailHave men always wear pants and women skirts? Has rose always been the color for girls and blue the color for boys? How did people do to know if the person in front of them was a man or a woman? And has gender identification through clothing been always there and important? These are some of the main questions we will try to find answers to in this new episode of My Fashion Stories
EPISODE #41: Les histoires de mode & L'origine de l'identification des genres à travers les vêtements (Version française)
Send us Fan MailLes hommes ont-ils toujours porté des pantalons et les femmes des jupes ? Le rose a-t-il toujours été la couleur des filles et le bleu celle des garçons ? Comment faisaient les gens pour savoir si la personne en face d’eux était un homme ou une femme ? Et l’identification du genre à travers les vêtements a-t-elle toujours été présente et importante ? Telles sont quelques-unes des p
EPISODE #40: Fashion Stories & Christian Dior, the man who drew women-flowers (English version)
Send us Fan MailThere is no need to introduce Christian Dior and the House he created anymore. And this episode is not another biography of the French designer and his legacy. I wanted to focus on one particular aspect of Christian Dior’s inspirations: the flowers and how they influenced his perception of fashion, femininity and silhouettes following the Second World War.In this new episode of My
EPISODE #39: Les histoires de mode & Christian Dior, l’homme qui dessinait des femmes-fleurs (Version française)
Send us Fan MailIl n’est plus nécessaire de présenter Christian Dior et la maison qu'il a créée. Et cet épisode n’est pas une autre biographie du couturier français et de son héritage. Je voulais me concentrer sur un aspect particulier des inspirations de Christian Dior : les fleurs et la manière dont elles ont influencé sa perception de la mode, de la féminité et des silhouettes après la Sec
EPISODE #38: Fashion Stories at the MET Gala 2024 – In the look for historical inspiration (English version)
Send us Fan MailIt is now an institution, not only in the fashion industry, but in the cultural scene: the first Monday in May takes places the MET Gala. And it is time for My Fashion Stories Box Podcast to put its 50 cents in the analysis and interpretation of this unavoidable event. In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast :We will go back to the origins of the MET Gala, its first p
EPISODE #37: Les histoires de mode au MET Gala 2024 - A la recherche d'inspirations historiques (Version française)
Send us Fan MailC'est désormais une institution, non seulement dans l'industrie de la mode, mais aussi sur la scène culturelle : le premier lundi de mai a lieu le MET Gala. Et il est temps pour My Fashion Stories Box Podcast de mettre sa pierre à l’édifice dans l’analyse et l’interprétation de cet événement incontournable!Dans ce nouvel épisode du Podcast My Fashion Stories Box :Nous rev
EPISODE #36: Fashion Stories and the regulation of fashion throughout the ages (English version)
Send us Fan MailThese past months news have been filled with articles on projects of laws, regulations aiming at limiting the consumption of fast fashion items, in the objective to counterbalance their negative impacts on the environment and the acceleration of the climate change crisis. This tendency gave me the will to investigate the past to see if this process of consumption control was specif
EPISODE #35: Les histoires de mode et la régulation de l’accès à la mode au fils des siècles (version française)
Send us Fan MailCes derniers mois, l’actualité regorge d’articles sur des projets de lois, des réglementations visant à limiter la consommation de produits issus de l’industrie de la fast fashion afin de contrecarrer leurs impacts négatifs sur l’environnement et l’accélération de la crise climatique. Cette tendance m’a donné envie de regarder dans le passé pour voir si ce processus de contrôle de
EPISODE #34: Fashion Stories and Jeanne Toussaint, a life under the Sign of the Panther (English version)
Send us Fan MailI decided to dedicate this new episode to a personality from the jewelry world whose life could have inspired a novel: Jeanne Toussaint, also known as the Panther of Cartier.Who is Jeanne Toussaint ? Where does she come from ? And her unhappy love stories… How did she start working for Cartier ? What are her main contributions ? These are some of the main questions we will cover to
EPISODE #33: Les histoires de mode et Jeanne Toussaint, une vie sous le signe de la Panthère (version française)
Send us Fan MailPour ce nouvel épisode de My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, j’ai choisi une personnalité du monde de la joaillerie à la vie digne d’un roman : Jeanne Toussaint, surnommée la Panthère de Cartier.Qui est Jeanne Toussaint ? D’où vient-elle ? Ses histoires d’amour malheureuses.Comment a-t-elle commencé à travailler pour Cartier ?Quelles sont ses principales contributions ?Telles sont les
EPISODE #32: Fashion Stories and the Touraine headdress (English version)
Send us Fan MailWelcome to My Fashion Stories Box Podcast’s Season 4! Starting from now on, the episodes will be available in English and in French. To start this new cycle, we will talk about the local Touraine headdress. I, myself, was born in the city of Tours and my family has been living in the Touraine region for some generations, and it became an evidence for me to dedicate some times resea
EPISODE #31: Les histoires de mode et la coiffe tourangelle (version française)
Send us Fan MailBienvenus dans le premier épisode en français de My Fashion Stories Box Podcast! Dorénavant, les épisodes seront disponibles en français et en anglaise. Pour inaugurer ce nouveau cycle, les histoires de mode parleront de la coiffe tourangelle. Originaire de la Touraine, j’ai organisé le 24 novembre 2023 une conférence-exposition intitulée “Les Coiffes tourangelles – Aux origines” a
EPISODE #30: Fashion Stories & Coco Chanel, a free spirit in the fashion industry
Send us Fan MailIn this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, we will talk about Gabrielle Chanel, the woman who didn’t want to dress as the others. We will talk about:Her personalityHer timeAnd, how all these influenced the fashion she created.Follow me in this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast to understand the behind the scenes which transformed Gabrielle Chanel into Coco a
EPISODE #29: Fashion Stories & the Middle Ages, fashion at the time of the fin'amor
Send us Fan MailIn this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, we will travel back in time to the Middle Ages and, more precisely, to the 12th century. Why this century more than another? Well, because, this is the century of the “fin’amor”, l’amour courtois or courtly love.What is the fin’amor, or courtly love?How did the 12th century society look like?And, more precisely, how did people
EPISODE #28: Fashion Stories & Make love not war, A Story of Hippie Fashion
Send us Fan MailToday’s episode will be dedicated to the 70s fashion, the Flower Power, the Hippies and their influence on the fashion styles of this decade not like any other.In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, we will try to answer the following questions about the Hippies:Who were the Hippies?What were their demands?How did their messages translate into their lifestyle and fa
EPISODE #27: Fashion Stories & Les Incroyables et les Merveilleuses, the post French Revolution fashion influencers
Send us Fan MailDid you know the Incroyables and the Merveilleuses? No? They were the post French Revolution fashion influencers, men and women with a certain fashion style, but not only… In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, we will discover more about them. Together, we will:Understand the historical and political context in which they took part;Analyse their origins and their l
EPISODE #26: Fashion Stories & Marie Antoinette: a 18th century fashion icon
Send us Fan Mail2023 is off a flying start with this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box podcast dedicated to the very controversial but so interesting Marie-Antoinette. In this episode, we will: Learn a bit more about Marie-Antoinette, her family, her life before moving to Versailles and becoming the future last Queen of France.See how Marie-Antoinette started to use fashion to impose herself a
EPISODE #25: Fashion Stories & Catherine of Medici: a Renaissance fashion icon
Send us Fan MailThe heroin of this episode is Catherine of Medici and her inputs to the fashion of her time. Together, we will:Learn a bit more about her, not so easy, life as Queen of France and the black legend around her.Discover a bit more about the Renaissance fashion for women.Go through the main inputs of Catherine of Medici into the Renaissance fashion.See how she is inspiring modern days
EPISODE #24: Fashion Stories & the Fashion Weeks: some historical inspirations?
Send us Fan MailIn today’s episode, I will analyse the last Paris Fashion Week which took place from September 26 to October 4 2022, showcasing the Women’s Ready to Wear Spring Summer 2023 collections. In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast:I will axe my analysis to the potential historical inspirations fashion brands and their creative designers might have had.I will explain you th
EPISODE #23: Fashion Stories & Elsa Schiaparelli – A life in Shocking Pink
Send us Fan MailToday, we will be all Shocking Pink with an episode dedicated to the surrealist Elsa Schiaparelli.In this episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast:we will try to understand what made Elsa Schiaparelli, the fashion phenomenon of the 30s. We will try to know who was Schiap, as she liked to nickname herself, how she ended up in the fashion industry.We will see the Schiap’s universe,
EPISODE #22: Fashion Stories – Showcasing fashion, from the Pandora dolls to the first fashion shows, the Théâtre de la Mode and the Fashion Weeks
Send us Fan MailIn today’s episode, we will talk about different ways that used to be used in the past to showcase new creations by tailors and designers.Showcasing fashion has always been seen as a priority by fashion creators since the development of a fashion consciousness. Indeed, it was paramount for them to make their outfits reached their customers and they used the means of their times.In
EPISODE #21: Fashion Stories – The Story of school uniforms
Send us Fan MailIn today’s episode, we will talk about the school uniforms, in time for the Back to School period, right?September is usually associated with going back to school for students around the world, after a long summer break. And the clothes they are going to put on for this event is a source of intensive researches in style for students. Just look at the Back to school actions and coll
EPISODE #20: Fashion Stories – A little story of the lace
Send us Fan MailToday’s episode will be dedicated to the lace, how it appeared and what made it a luxury.After an intensive course I took this Summer on lace, I got curious about it and decided to dig in a bit deeper. What is lace? What are the different types of laces you can find? From where does it come? What were the first usages of lace and how it became synonymous of luxury and still is one
EPISODE #19: Fashion Stories, Pants and Women: a Symbol of Emancipation
Send us Fan MailToday’s episode will be dedicated to pants and women: a symbol of emancipation.Together, we will discover the backstory of pants, how they became political as a way to break with old regimes and ways of thoughts and the battles women had to fight in order to be allowed to wear them. At the end of this episode, pants won’t have any secret for you and you will have the tools to decip
EPISODE #18: Fashion Stories and Paul Poiret, the designer who freed women from their corsets
Send us Fan MailToday’s episode will be dedicated to the French designer Paul Poiret, the man who freed women from their corsets.Together, we will discover who was Paul Poiret, the King of Fashion, his many sources of inspirations, how he changed the Parisian artistic life before the First World War, the woman behind his conception of womanhood and his marketing inventions. We will also try to und
EPISODE #17: Fashion stories and The Story of the underwears - Why they became sexy
Send us Fan MailToday’s episode will be dedicated to the story of underwears and their journey to become a sexy item.Together, we will look at their origins, when and why people started to wear underwears, the first functions of underwears and the conception of hygiene people had when it came to underwears and why they became sexy. Be ready for some comical stories!Follow me in this new episode of
EPISODE #16: Fashion stories and The Story of the corset: from an instrument of torture and repression to a symbol of erotism
Send us Fan MailToday’s episode will be dedicated to the story of the corset and how this clothing element’s signification went from being an instrument of physical torture and psychological repression to a symbol of erotism.Together, we will dive into the origins of corsets, from outerwear to underwear, the symbolism linked with it, how this simple piece of fabrics and whalebone translated the po
EPISODE #15: Fashion stories and Love Brings Love
Send us Fan MailToday’s episode will be dedicated to a beautiful love declaration in the fashion world: the “Love Brings Love” show which took place on October 2021 at the end of the Paris Fashion Week. 46 designers took part in this tribute show to the late Alber Elbaz.Who was Alber Elbaz and what was his project, the AZ Factory?What was at the origins of this “Love Brings Love” runway show?What
EPISODE #14: Fashion stories and the Story of the Wedding Dress
Send us Fan MailIn today’s episode, I will speak about what is considered as the most beautiful day in the life of a woman: her wedding. And I will particularly focus on the wedding dress and its history.When did we start wearing a special dress to celebrate a wedding?Has the wedding dress always been white?Are there any symbols linked with the wedding dress and the accessories we wear with it?And
EPISODE #13: Fashion stories review books: Miss Dior, A Story of Courage and Couture by Justine Picardie
Send us Fan MailIn today’s episode, I will review the book “Miss Dior: A story of Courage and Couture” by Justine Picardie, which was published end of 2021 and is available in French and English. Through the story of Catherine Dior, the sister of the famous designer Christian Dior, the author paints the picture of the French society just before the Second World War started, the dark period of the
EPISODE #12: Fashion Stories and Art Deco – The Magnificent Roaring 20s
Send us Fan MailIn today’s episode I will speak about a period in time that is particularly dear to me for many reasons: the Roaring 20s. The Magnificent Roaring 20s, the decadent decade which followed the 1st World War and the “Der des Der” (the Last of the Last) as we used to say in French. In this episode I will cover a movement, the Art Deco movement and its influence, among other, on fashion.
EPISODE #11: Fashion Stories and the striped Breton mariniere
Send us Fan MailIn today’s episode I will speak about one of my favorite fashion items, as well as one of my favorite pattern: the mariniere and the stripes. What are the origins and meaning behind the stripes and how the striped top came from the sailors’ uniform to a basic part of our wardrobe? Listen to this new My Fashion Stories Box Podcast’s episode to learn more about it! Follow My Fashion
EPISODE #10: Fashion Stories at the AW 2021/22 Istanbul Fashion Week
Send us Fan MailToday’s episode is dedicated to the AW 2021/22 Istanbul Fashion Week. A great occasion to discover very talented Turkish designers. Due to the pandemic situation, the Fashion Week took place online from April 13-16 2021. Designers became very creative in the way they presented their collections, inviting us to a journey in space and time, while paying tribute to their heritage. Fol
EPISODE #9: Fashion stories – A short story of fast fashion (from the Industrial Revolution to the 60s, 80s and 90s onwards)
Send us Fan MailIn our today’s episode, I will talk about fast fashion, its definition and its origins from the Industrial Revolution to nowadays. Fashion is the second most polluted industry after oil and gas and is at the origins of many social and environmental issues. By understanding how fast fashion was born and evolved over time, we can change this practice and our fashion consumption habit
EPISODE #8: Fashion stories review books: Fashion Victims by Alison Matthews David
Send us Fan MailBooks are an inherent part of my life. I literally eat books. And when I can find books mixing fashion and history, I am the happiest on Earth! Especially if the book features quality content and beautiful imagery. Fashion Victims, the dangers of dress past and present by Alison Matthews David is one of these books I had to take with me everywhere to read it and is the first book r
EPISODE #7: Fashion stories – Sustainable fashion practices through history
Send us Fan MailHi there! And welcome to My Fashion Stories Box podcast! A podcast about stories in fashion history. I’m Catherine and I am so glad to welcome you here! Let’s discover together interesting facts about fashion and history and fashion history. In our today’s episode, I will talk about some practices people have been using through the ages to wear and pass along their clothing possess
EPISODE #6: Fashion stories – The first fashion designer in history was a woman
Send us Fan MailWhen you read about fashion history and the birth of the designers, you learn that the first tailor to be recognized as such was Charles Frederick Worth during the 19th century. But, allow me to disagree here and to introduce you to the woman who put the foundations for fashion designers and Parisian Haute Couture, Rose Bertin. Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for
EPISODE 5: Fashion stories – The Summer of Love
Send us Fan MailLove & Peace or maybe more Peace & Love and Make love not war. Thus were the slogans of the Hippies in the 70s. But do you know how everything started and the influence it had on fashion? In our today’s podcast, we will travel in time during Summer 1967 also known as The Summer of Love. Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with t
EPISODE #4: Fashion stories – Behind the meaning of the diamond engagement ring
Send us Fan MailWhen we say love, we think rings: the wedding ring, the engagement ring. But, what is the meaning of these rings? When did it start and why do we have diamond rings as the supreme proof of love in our modern society? This is what we will be talking about in My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, a podcast about stories in fashion history. Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram
EPISODE #3: Fashion stories – Love tokens in the Antiquity and Medieval times
Send us Fan MailHi there! And welcome to My Fashion Stories Box podcast! A podcast about stories in fashion history. I’m Catherine and I am so glad to welcome you here! To celebrate February and the month of love, let’s discover together what people used to offer to each other as a token for their love and affection during the Antiquity and Middle Ages.Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Inst
EPISODE #2: Fashion stories – In Ancient Greece
Send us Fan MailHi there! And welcome to My Fashion Stories Box podcast! A podcast about stories in fashion history. I’m Catherine and I am so glad to welcome you here! Follow me in the life of Leonidas and Calliope, two young people living in the powerful state-city of Athens, the city of the great goddess Athena, and discover their outfits habits. Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagr
EPISODE #1: Fashion stories – In Ancient Egypt
Send us Fan MailHi! This is Catherine and My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, a podcast about stories in fashion history.Follow me in the life of Amenhotep and Anipe, two young people living during the reign of Ramses the 2nd and discover their outfits habits. Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes.
EPISODE #0: Fashion stories - Who I am and what is the podcast about
Send us Fan MailI am Catherine and this is My Fashion Stories Box podcast! A podcast about stories in fashion history.Follow My Fashion Stories Box Podcast on Instagram for visual diaries going along with the episodes.
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