Product of a Great Revolt: 21st Century Men’s Fashion
05/09/23 • 57 min
Alex shows Patrick what men’s fashion would have been like for the 21st century if industrial designer Gilbert Rohde had gotten his wish. The 1939 World’s Fair issue of Vogue magazine was full of arresting and alluring fashion predictions for the future, though none were as intriguing as the banishment of the suit in what Rohde called a “Great Revolt” by men. It’s jumpsuit onesies, plexiglass pockets, and halo antennae in this week’s exploration of futuristic fashion–and trust us, this one works best if you catch a glimpse of the design while you listen.
Theme song is “Satellites” by Swenny.
Links
- Gilbert Rohde’s Design for the 21st Century Man
- Vogue Feb. 1, 1939 Archive
- 99 Years of the Jumpsuit
- Fashions for the Future
- How the Power Suit Lost Its Power
- Beryllium - Wikipedia
- Hair Removal
- Beards and Status in Tudor Times
- Gilbert Rohde - Industrial Designers Society of America
- In The Year 2000: Fashion Predictions from 1939
- Avery Kendall’s Instagram
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Alex shows Patrick what men’s fashion would have been like for the 21st century if industrial designer Gilbert Rohde had gotten his wish. The 1939 World’s Fair issue of Vogue magazine was full of arresting and alluring fashion predictions for the future, though none were as intriguing as the banishment of the suit in what Rohde called a “Great Revolt” by men. It’s jumpsuit onesies, plexiglass pockets, and halo antennae in this week’s exploration of futuristic fashion–and trust us, this one works best if you catch a glimpse of the design while you listen.
Theme song is “Satellites” by Swenny.
Links
- Gilbert Rohde’s Design for the 21st Century Man
- Vogue Feb. 1, 1939 Archive
- 99 Years of the Jumpsuit
- Fashions for the Future
- How the Power Suit Lost Its Power
- Beryllium - Wikipedia
- Hair Removal
- Beards and Status in Tudor Times
- Gilbert Rohde - Industrial Designers Society of America
- In The Year 2000: Fashion Predictions from 1939
- Avery Kendall’s Instagram
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Theme Song is Satellites by Swenny.
Links:
- Harry Harrison interview quoted in the episode
- Neil Gaiman Harry Harrison interview
- Ecologist article on overpopulation
- Sustainable review article on overpopulation
- Norman Borlaug
- How famines are pretty much just political violence, not because we don't have enough food
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Theme Song is Satellites by Swenny.
Links:
- Slideshow We Used In This Episode
- An Oral History of “Turn Ahead the Clock,” MLB's Unfortunate Foray Into the Future of Uniforms
- 7/11/90 White Sox Turn Back The Clock Day
- Mercury Mets inside story | MLB.com
- Remembering "Turn Ahead the Clock Night" with the Royals and Mariners
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- Athletics vs Angels (6-26-1999)
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- In 1999, baseball imagined the world of 2021, and it looked weird. The ‘Turn Ahead the Clock’ promo, revisited - The Athletic
- What MLB teams will have uniform ad patches in 2023?
- Marketing and Sponsorship: Long history of home-plate ad opportunities makes jersey patches just the next layer for MLB sponsors
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