Articles of Interest

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

Episodes

Total: 42

The Clueless Closet

2023/3/29

Ever since 1995, a generation has been dreaming of Cher’s digital closet from the movie Clueless. So

American Ivy: Chapter 7

2022/12/7

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American Ivy: Chapter 6

2022/11/30

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

American Ivy: Chapter 5

2022/11/23

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

American Ivy: Chapter 4

2022/11/16

Ivy starts to go out of style, thanks to the counterculture (with a lot of help from corporate Ameri

American Ivy: Chapter 3

2022/11/9

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

American Ivy: Chapter 2

2022/11/2

So where does Ivy begin? The short answer: Princeton University. The long answer is a spiral that ta

American Ivy: Chapter 1

2022/10/26

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

American Ivy: Prologue

2022/10/12

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

12. Wedding Dresses

2020/6/27

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

11. Diamonds

2020/6/26

Diamonds represent value, in all its multiple meanings: values, as in ethics, and value as in actual

10. Suits

2020/6/25

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

9. Perfume

2020/6/24

The world of high end perfume is surprisingly lucrative, considering that scent is often the most ig

8. Knockoffs

2020/6/23

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

7. A Fantasy of Fashion

2020/6/22

In the wake of World War II, the government of France commissioned its most prominent designers to c

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2019/3/18

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6. Punk Style

2018/12/11

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

5. Blue Jeans

2018/12/10

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

4. Hawaiian Shirts

2018/12/9

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

3. Pockets

2018/12/8

Womenswear is littered with fake pockets that don’t open, or shallow pockets that can hardly hold mo