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Threads Through Time
by George Curry
Threads Through Time is a podcast exploring costume and fashion history through the lenses of culture, identity, and performance. Join host George Curry, a costume designer, maker and educator as he examines the garments, symbols, and stories that have shaped human history. Designed to support students of costume and theatre, as well as anyone curious about the power of dress, each episode blends scholarship and storytelling to connect the threads of our past with the present.
Episodes
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Episode 1 - What is Costume History?
In our first full episode, we dive into the question: What is Costume History? Host George Curry introduces the study of dress as more than fabric and fashion, exploring how clothing connect to culture, identity, and belonging across time. This episode set the foundation for future journeys…
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Threads of Power: From Elizabethan Splendor to Jacobean Shadows
As Elizabeth's golden age fades, a new century rises in silk and uncertainty. This episode traces the transformation of England from the rigid brilliance of the Elizabethan court to the reflective opulence of hte Jacobean world. Explore how power, faith, and fashion softened under King James I…
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Measured Splendor and the Discipline of Beauty: The Mid-Renaissance
Trade, faith, and fear wove the fabric of the sixteenth century. In this episode of Threads Through Time, George Curry traces how the Mid-Renaissance transformed humanism in hierachy, how velvet and black dye became instruments of faith, and how power found expression through symetry and…
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Light, Line, and Rebirth: The Early Renaissance
When the Gothic world finally exhaled, it did so in sunlight. The Early Renaissance learned to measure the world in the splendor of light. In newfound cities, artisans turned their gaze not away from heaven, but toward the divinity within the human form. This was a rebirth not only of art and...
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The Gothic: Architecture in Light
The Gothic: Architecture in Light explores a world transformed by faith, craft, and the pursuit of beauty. From the first pointed arch at Saint-Denis to the soaring cathedrals of Chartres and Reims, this episode traces how Europe learned to build with light instead of shadow. The same ingenuity...
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Threads of Order: Hierarchy, Faith, and the Fabric of the Romanesque
Threads of Order traces the world that rose form Charlemagne's crown and The Holy Roman Empire's dream of divine order, a society held together by feudal oaths, fortified churches, and the texture of belief. From cathedral vaults to wool tunics, this episode explores how hierachy became visible:...
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Episode 7: Byzantium — Silk, Splendor, and Sacred Power
When Rome fractured, the East endured. Out of Constantine’s vision and Theodosius’ decrees rose Byzantium — the first Christian empire. In this episode, we trace the empire’s transformation: from a world of many gods to a faith bound to one, from the fall of Rome to the rise of Constantinople. We...
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Episode 6: Rome - Clothing Power, Clothing Discipline
From Etruria's joyful feasts to Rome's marble triumphs, this episode explores how the Romans turned clothing into law, spectacle and power. We trace the journey from tunics and togas to the stola and the segmented armor of the legions, uncovering how fabric marked identity, morality, and…
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Breakout Episode – Alexander the Great: Draped for Conquest
Alexander was more than a conqueror, he was a living legend draped in cloth and crowned in myth. From his chlamys and shining bronze armor to the purple cloak, Persian diadem, and Egyptian horns of Ammon, he clothed himself in the language of empire. This breakout episode follows his journey from...
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Draped for the Gods: From the Aegean to Greece
From the layered skirts of Minoan priestesses to the flowing chitons of Athens, Greek clothing reveals a civilization where fabric carried the weight of myth, ritual, and power. In this episode, we trace the path from the vibrant palaces of Crete and the citadels of Mycenae to the theaters,...
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Indus Valley — Cotton, Seals, and the Forgotten Cities
Long before Greece, vast cities flourished along the Indus River with grid-planned streets, indoor plumbing, and bustling markets. They left no decipherable texts, but their story survives in cotton threads, beads, and carved seals. In this episode, we explore the world’s first woven cotton, the...
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Egypt - Linen, Gold and the Language of the Nile
Step onto the banks of the Nile and into the heart of Ancient Egypt, where fashion was more than clothing — it was a language of status, spirituality, and survival. In this episode, we explore how linen became the fabric of eternity, how gold glittered as a symbol of divine power, and how…
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Episode 2 – Mesopotamia: Where Civilization Wore Its First Threads
From clay tablets to kaunakes skirts, Mesopotamia gave us some of the world’s earliest fashion statements. In this episode, we’ll explore how clothing reflected class, gender, and ritual in the land between the rivers—and why these first woven identities still matter in understanding costume...
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Welcome to Threads Through Time
Welcome to Threads Through Time! In this short introduction, host George Curry shares the vision behind the podcast and what you can expect from upcoming episodes. From ancient garments to modern runways, Threads Through Time explores costume and fashion history through culture, identity, and...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Threads Through Time is a podcast exploring costume and fashion history through the lenses of culture, identity, and performance. Join host George Curry, a costume designer, maker and educator as he examines the garments, symbols, and stories that have shaped human history. Designed to support students of costume and theatre, as well as anyone curious about the power of dress, each episode blends scholarship and storytelling to connect the threads of our past with the present.
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George Curry
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Threads Through Time is a podcast exploring costume and fashion history through the lenses of culture, identity, and performance. Join host George Curry, a costume designer, maker and educator as he examines the garments, symbols, and stories that have shaped human history. Designed to support...
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