Sunday, June 14, 2009

Fashion and the Recession

I am enamored with Kai Ryssdal's voice. He is the host of Marketplace on Public Radio International and though I don't always understand the finer points of the financial world, I can listen to his calm, reassuring voice all day. It helps that he does not take himself too seriously.

On June 11, he invited Kate Betts, editor of Time Magazine's Style and Design, to talk about fashion's reaction to the recession. He was baffled by the words, "poof skirts" but came to see that today designers are returning to classic, well-cut styles. I am encouraged to think that perhaps attempts to make women wear jumpsuits and stirrup pants are waning.

You can listen to the show by clicking on Marketplace and can read Kai's interview with Kate there as well.

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