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Podcast: Today In History with The Retrospectors
Episode: America's First Catwalk
Description: The Fashion Fête, a three-day event at the Ritz Carlton in New York, began on 4th November, 1914, offering New Yorkers their first glimpse of what we would now understand as a fashion show.With Parisian ateliers shut down due to the First World War, the U.S. editor of Vogue, Edna Woolman Chase, had proposed the event as a way to showcase the work of American designers: a novel concept in an industry that traditionally looked to France for inspiration.In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how Conde Nast (the man) was o...