Dressed: The History of Fashion

The Fabric of Life: An Interview with Gee's Bend Quiltmaker Loretta Pettway Bennett

Today, we are joined by quiltmaker artist Loretta Pettway Bennett, who carries on the multi-generational quiltmaking tradition of her family and home community of Gee's Bend, Alabama.Loretta's work:<a href="https://www.soulsgrowndeep.org/artist/loretta-pettway-bennett" rel="nofollow">https://www.soulsgrowndeep.org/artist/loretta-pettway-bennett</a><a href="https://www.gregkucera.com/bennett-loretta.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.gregkucera.com/bennett-loretta.htm</a>Soul's Grown Deep: <a href="https://www.soulsgrowndeep.org/gees-bend-quiltmakers" rel="nofollow">https://www.soulsgrowndeep.org/gees-bend-quiltmakers</a>Pashko: <a href="https://paskho.com/pages/about-community-made" rel="nofollow">https://paskho.com/pages/about-community-made</a> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a> Our Sponsors: * Check out Asterpro: www.asteproallergy.com * Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code DRESSED for a great deal: happymammoth.com * Check out Rakuten: www.rakuten.com * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at — <a href="https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-content" rel="payment">https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-content</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands">https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: <a href="https://redcircle.com/privacy">https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

With over 8 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common: everyday, we all get dressed. Join fashion historians April Calahan and Cassidy Zachary in celebrating the who, what, when of why we wear throughout history and around the world.