Fashion in Crises - Dress Historian Breaks Down How Clothing Reacts to Catastrophe

Analysing fashion's relationship with culture and politics, Amy de la Haye, Professor of Dress History and Curatorship at London College of Fashion, unpacks dressed appearances throughout fashion history. After witnessing panic buying in the UK at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, de la Haye began to think about the shortages in WW1 and WW2, leading her to draw parallels between the ways in which dress has responded to historical crises. She covers topics including: food shortages and the Women's Land Army of WW1; racism and the Zoot Suit riots; individual and industry-led response to AIDS and Nazi control of the Paris haute couture industry. 0:00 - Introduction 2:20 - The Women's Land Army 5:12 - Racism and The Zoot Suit 10:26 - Haute Couture Under Occupation 17:49 - Homophobia, AIDS and Fashion Research and Narration: Amy de la Haye Content Edit: Calum Knight Film Edit: Kit Whalley-Payne Established in November 2000, SHOWstudio is an award-winning fashion website, founded and directed by Nick Knight, that has defined the manner in which fashion is presented via the Internet. A pioneer of fashion film and live fashion broadcasting, SHOWstudio is now recognised as the leading force behind these mediums, offering a unique platform to nurture and encourage fashion to engage with moving image in the digital age. In its documentation of fashion and the arts, SHOWstudio has collaborated with pop culture icons and creatives including Tracey Emin, Lady Gaga, John Galliano,