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Articles of Interest
Articles of Interest
Avery Trufelman

Articles of Interest is a show about what we wear. Produced and Hosted by Avery Trufelman

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Episodes

Nudity

Sometimes it’s liberating to be naked. Sometimes it’s really really not. Notes, links, and images at articlesofinterest.substack.com

20 Mar 2024 · 49 minutes
Chromophobia

Color. Why we need it. Why we fear it. And where its future might lie. Images and links at articlesofinterest.substack.com Radiotopia’s... more

08 Nov 2023 · 47 minutes
A Few Shoes [LIVE]

On stage in Toronto, with the help of shoe designer Aurora James and shoe historian Elizabeth Semmelhack, we go over... more

25 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
Wearing Hair

You and I both know this. The supply chain is super messed up. The way humans make clothing is deeply... more

11 Oct 2023 · 36 minutes
More Pockets

This is a special re visit of one of my favorite stories: Pockets. Followed up by a special live interview... more

27 Sep 2023 · 36 minutes
Plus Sizes

Plus-sized fashion seems to live in a separate trend cycle. There are different patterns, different cuts. And most notably, women’s... more

13 Sep 2023 · 44 minutes
The Corduroy Appreciation Club

A secret society. A secret tradition. And a cloth that somehow lends itself to ritual. articlesofinterest.substack.com (I can’t believe that, fatefully, this... more

30 Aug 2023 · 52 minutes
Paisley

Himanshu kept seeing paisley everywhere: from his home temple to his couch cushions to his mom’s pants. Some of these... more

16 Aug 2023 · 40 minutes
Paper and Rubber

This is about two examples of cloth-alternatives. One that went extinct. And one that’s very much alive. This story deals with... more

02 Aug 2023 · 39 minutes
Fashion Without Capitalism

In the 1980s, Budapest was not quite socialist and not quite capitalist, and there was one fashion designer who thrived... more

05 Jul 2023 · 40 minutes
The Black Fashion Museum

The tricky thing about fashion is that, in order to preserve its history, you need to preserve physical garments. And,... more

21 Jun 2023 · 31 minutes
Prison Uniforms (with Ear Hustle)

Prison uniforms are not, in fact, uniform. There are so many types of clothes that are worn across different facilities…... more

07 Jun 2023 · 49 minutes
How To Dress

Think of this mini episode as a tiny makeover in your ears. Amy Smilovic, the founder of Tibi, has some of... more

24 May 2023 · 17 minutes
Our Mannequins, Ourselves

Behind the scenes at the Costume Institute, we see how long it really takes to dress a mannequin. And learn... more

10 May 2023 · 33 minutes
Inside The Factory

On the ten year anniversary of a horrible manufacturing disaster- a look at what has changed, what hasn’t, and the... more

26 Apr 2023 · 42 minutes
On Pointe

The pointe shoe is a design that balances at the very tip of both tradition and innovation. What can make... more

12 Apr 2023 · 39 minutes
The Clueless Closet

Ever since 1995, a generation has been dreaming of Cher’s digital closet from the movie Clueless. So why don’t we... more

29 Mar 2023 · 32 minutes
American Ivy: Chapter 7

I have a confession to make. To see images, notes and full transcripts, go to articlesofinterest.substack.com Articles of Interest is made by... more

07 Dec 2022 · 39 minutes
American Ivy: Chapter 6

As the 80s turns into the 90s, preppy is everywhere. All over the planet. In the United States AND Japan.... more

30 Nov 2022 · 43 minutes
American Ivy: Chapter 5

Ralph Lauren ascends. And so does a slender little joke book that no one expected to be a colossal, massive... more

23 Nov 2022 · 44 minutes
American Ivy: Chapter 4

Ivy starts to go out of style, thanks to the counterculture (with a lot of help from corporate America). But... more

16 Nov 2022 · 43 minutes
American Ivy: Chapter 3

The look of the elite somehow becomes the look for everyone. And as more and more people are taking on... more

09 Nov 2022 · 43 minutes
American Ivy: Chapter 2

So where does Ivy begin? The short answer: Princeton University. The long answer is a spiral that takes us from... more

02 Nov 2022 · 44 minutes
American Ivy: Chapter 1

A trend forecaster follows up on a trend report from 2016. A prominent fashion buyer tells me his trends for... more

26 Oct 2022 · 35 minutes
American Ivy: Prologue

Articles of Interest is a show about what we wear. And for a long time, one particular look has come... more

12 Oct 2022 · 4 minutes
Wedding Dresses

A wedding was once seen as a start of young adulthood. Now, a wedding has come to represent a crowning... more

27 Jun 2020 · 28 minutes
Diamonds

Diamonds represent value, in all its multiple meanings: values, as in ethics, and value as in actual price. But what... more

26 Jun 2020 · 31 minutes
Suits

Menswear can seem boring. If you look at any award show, most of the men are dressed in black pants... more

25 Jun 2020 · 32 minutes
Perfume

The world of high end perfume is surprisingly lucrative, considering that scent is often the most ignored of our senses.... more

24 Jun 2020 · 29 minutes
Knockoffs

Brands hold immense sway over both consumers and the American legal system. Few know this as well as Dapper Dan,... more

23 Jun 2020 · 31 minutes
A Fantasy of Fashion

In the wake of World War II, the government of France commissioned its most prominent designers to create a collection... more

22 Jun 2020 · 39 minutes
Theme Music by Sasami

"Articles of Interest" theme song by Sasami Ashworth Sasami’s new album is out now. Get it!

18 Mar 2019 · 2 minutes
Punk Style

There is this myth that it’s frivolous or unproductive to care about how you look. Clothing and fashion get trivialized... more

11 Dec 2018 · 30 minutes
Blue Jeans

For the most part, we tend to keep our clothes relatively clean and avoid spills and rips and tears. But... more

10 Dec 2018 · 26 minutes
Hawaiian Shirts

There are a few ways to tell if you’re looking at an authentic, high-quality aloha shirt. If the pockets match... more

09 Dec 2018 · 23 minutes
Pockets

Womenswear is littered with fake pockets that don’t open, or shallow pockets that can hardly hold more than a paperclip.... more

08 Dec 2018 · 21 minutes
Plaid

Lumberjacks wore plaid. Punks wore plaid mini skirts. The Beach Boys used to be called the Pendletones, and they wore... more

07 Dec 2018 · 18 minutes
Kids' Clothes

Clothes are records of the bodies we’ve lived in. Think of the old sweater that you used to have that’s... more

06 Dec 2018 · 23 minutes
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Womenswear is littered with fake pockets that don’t open, or shallow pockets that can hardly hold more than a paperclip. If women’s... more