TORN: STORIES BEHIND THE CLOTHES WE WEAR
The open air historic Chouara leather tannery in Fes, Morocco is filled with stone vats containing dyes and animal hides that are being coloured. Image courtesy of Alamy
In a ten part BBC Radio 4 series, Torn: stories behind the clothes we wear, Gus Casely-Hayford unpicks the hidden histories behind what we wear by exploring ten key moments in fashion spanning the globe and five centuries.
Image: Calico Printing from Baines' History of the Cotton Manufacture, 1835. Image courtesy of Alamy
From the start of the global trade in cotton, to the accidental invention of artificial dyes, to Nike Air Jordans, Casely-Hayford reveals the historical weight we carry through our clothes and the statements we make just by getting dressed in the morning.
Image: Red, Black and white Nike Jordan 1, 23 basketball sneakers culture, red stitches, Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls. Image courtesy of Alamy
Each episode is just 14 minutes long, just enough time to tune in at lunchtime and listen to a snapshot of fashion and textile history and consider how the past has shaped the global clothing industry and how it can still influence its future.
Image courtesy of Torn: stories behind the clothes we wear, BBC Radio 4.
Torn: stories behind the clothes we wear will begin this Monday 22 August 2022 at 13:45 BST (British Summer Time), airing every day Monday - Friday until 2 September 2022.
In a ten part BBC Radio 4 series, Torn: stories behind the clothes we wear, Gus Casely-Hayford unpicks the hidden histories behind what we wear by exploring ten key moments in fashion spanning the globe and five centuries.
Image: Calico Printing from Baines' History of the Cotton Manufacture, 1835. Image courtesy of Alamy
From the start of the global trade in cotton, to the accidental invention of artificial dyes, to Nike Air Jordans, Casely-Hayford reveals the historical weight we carry through our clothes and the statements we make just by getting dressed in the morning.
Image: Red, Black and white Nike Jordan 1, 23 basketball sneakers culture, red stitches, Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls. Image courtesy of Alamy
Each episode is just 14 minutes long, just enough time to tune in at lunchtime and listen to a snapshot of fashion and textile history and consider how the past has shaped the global clothing industry and how it can still influence its future.
Image courtesy of Torn: stories behind the clothes we wear, BBC Radio 4.
Torn: stories behind the clothes we wear will begin this Monday 22 August 2022 at 13:45 BST (British Summer Time), airing every day Monday - Friday until 2 September 2022.