Sew What?
Sew What?
Isabella Rosner
The Modern Venus: An Interview with Dr Lis Gernerd
44 minutes Posted Dec 21, 2023 at 12:00 pm.
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In this episode, Isabella interviews Dr Lis Gernerd about her new book, The Modern Venus: Dress, Underwear and Accessories in the late 18th Century Atlantic World. The two talk about all sorts of undergarments, embroidered muffs, networks of women, and how to build a fashionable woman's body in the late 18th century. Images and sources are available at @sewwhatpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The podcast has a website, sewwhatpodcast.com.