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Podcast: I Tell Stories
Episode: Fatal Fashions: Dressed To Kill ☠️
Description: Send a textCan fashion kill? Join us for a chilling exploration into history's most dangerous style trends, where the quest for beauty often came with a deadly price. From the haunting allure of arsenic-laden green dresses that led to tragic fates like that of Matilda Schreier, to the mercury madness that defined the felt hat industry, we unravel the perilous choices fashionistas made in the name of style. This episode promises a spine-tingling journey through time, uncovering tales of toxic dyes, suffocating collars, and even radioactive makeup, all while pondering the bizarre and hazardous lengths people...