Episode 37, Killer Fashion and Beauty Part 4
Today is the conclusion of Killer Fashion and Beauty! We lived, we laughed and we loved. Just kidding. We learned, we were horrified, and we are going to continue to be with this episode. Today we cover:
Fast Fashion
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Artificial Silk
Poison Socks
Aniline Dyes
Foot Binding and Breaking
Fatal Footwear
Black Boot Polish
Modern Day Fashion Dangers
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.britannica.com/animal/bilby