Seams like Every Generation has a Style - Ep. 2

Fashion is personal, but is it really yours? In this episode of Valid Source?, Harley and Ashley unpack how beauty standards and clothing trends have been shaped, and reshaped, by wealth, culture, politics, and pop culture across centuries. From Renaissance corsets to 2026's low-rise denim revival, we trace the full arc of fashion history and realize the clothes we wear have never really been just clothes. 🧵

Selecting a beautiful Victorian Dress

🔗 Sources Referenced This Episode

→ The Devil Wears Prada (2006) — the cerulean belt scene

→ The Crown Act — U.S. state-level natural hair discrimination legislation

→ America's Next Top Model — heroin chic era and runway beauty standards

→ Historical fashion records — Renaissance dress, 1920s flapper, 1950s silhouettes

→ Cultural body modification — neck elongation traditions, foot binding historical records

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