Episode 34, Killer Fashion and Beauty Part 1
Today we dive into fashion and beauty trends that ended in disaster and even (lots of) deaths. You would think those dangers were relegated to the past, but you would be wrong. Let’s dive into killer fashion and beauty trends throughout history.
Today we cover:
Skull moulding
Celluloid
Factory Fires
Mercury Hats
Deadly Beauty Products
What was described as “a giant, water fall-like Niagara of flame?” Tune in to find out!
Sources:
Written in Bone by Sue Black
Botanical Curses and Poisons by Fez Inkwright
Killer Style by Alison Matthews David and Serah-Marie McMaho
The Victorian Book of the Dead by Chris Woodyard
Fashion Victims by Alison Matthews David
The Facemaker by Lindsey Fitzharris
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantle_(clothing)
https://wonderfulcollection.wordpress.com/2014/08/09/skirt-grip/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirt_of_Nessus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Harlow#:~:text=The next day at 11,Hospital records mention uremia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arum_maculatum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atropa_belladonna#:~:text=Belladonna drops act as a,objects, and increased heart rate.
https://www.geriwalton.com/death-by-corset-and-tight-lacings-in-the-1800s/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire
https://www.birdwatchersgeneralstore.com/a-bird-with-big-eyelashes/#:~:text=It is thought the long,and meets the bottom lid.