Dressed: The History of Fashion

Dressed Classic, Fashioning the Philippines: Salvacion Lim Higgins, An Interview with Mark Lewis Higgins

When fashion designer Salvacion Lim "Slim" Higgins opened her first atelier in Manila in 1947, she ushered in both the golden age of Filipino couture and her own forty-plus year career. Her son Mark Lewis Higgins joins us to discuss her incredible life and legacy. Recommended additional resources: SLIM's Fashion School here and <a href="http://www.slimsonline.school/" rel="nofollow">here</a> SLIM's Fashion School <a href="https://www.instagram.com/slimsfashion/?hl=en" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgMwYXPaq2U" rel="nofollow">Video</a> on SLIM's legacy Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our <a href="http://www.dressedhistory.com/" rel="nofollow">website</a> and <a href="https://dressedhistory.com/classes-1" rel="nofollow">classes</a>Our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dressed_podcast/?hl=en" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>Our <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/dressed" rel="nofollow">bookshelf</a> with over 100 of our favorite fashion history titles 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.