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Why Fashion Changes Every Time the Economy Crashes

What happens to fashion when the economy collapses? In this video, I’m looking at three major economic downturns — the Great Depression, the 1970s energy crisis, and the 2008 financial crash — to explore how financial instability reshapes the way we dress. From utility dressing and mending culture during the 1930s, to the rise of DIY aesthetics and anti-glamour in the 1970s, to the minimalism and “stealth wealth” era that followed 2008, fashion has never been separate from economic reality. Recessions don’t just change markets — they change silhouettes, fabrics, spending habits, and what feels socially acceptable to wear. So what does that mean for us now? Are we already seeing the signs in today’s return to thrift culture, quiet luxury, hyper-femininity, or exaggerated excess? And what might history suggest comes next? Let’s talk about it. — If you’re interested in fashion history, vintage, and the relationship between money, culture, and style, subscribe for more research-driven conversations from inside my vintage shop. — #FashionHistory #RecessionStyle #EconomicHistory #VintageFashion #StyleAnalysis #culturalcommentary ________________________________________________________________________ SOURCES & FURTHER READING Dress, Fashion, and Material Culture (Foundational Texts) Taylor, Lou. The Study of Dress History. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2002. Steele, Valerie. Fashion and Society. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005. Steele, Valerie. Fashion and Eroticism: Ideals of Feminine Beauty from the Victorian Era to the Jazz Age. New York: Oxford University Press, 1985. Breward, Christopher. The Culture of Fashion. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1995. Crane, Diana. Fashion and Its Social Agendas: Class, Gender, and Identity in Clothing. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000. The Great Depression & Dress (1930s) Mintz, Steven. “The Great Depression.” Digital History. University of Houston.https://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu Smithsonian National Museum of American History. “Fashion in the 1930s.”https://americanhistory.si.edu International Quilt Study Center & Museum. “Feed Sack Fashion and Flour Sack Textiles.”University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Brackman, Barbara. Clues in the Calico: A Guide to Identifying and Dating Antique Quilts. Lafayette, CA: C&T Publishing, 1989. 1970s Economy, Craft, and Secondhand Culture Samuelson, Robert J. “The Age of Stagflation.” Newsweek and collected economic essays, 1970s–1980s. Breward, Christopher. The Culture of Fashion. (see chapters on postwar and late-20th-century dress). Steele, Valerie. Fashion and Eroticism. (sections on materiality and authenticity). Smithsonian Magazine. “How the 1970s Changed the Way We Dress.”https://www.smithsonianmag.com 2008 Financial Crisis, Minimalism & Resale Horyn, Cathy. “Fashion After the Fall.” The New York Times, 2009.https://www.nytimes.com Thompson, Derek. “How the Recession Changed American Style.” The Atlantic, 2009.https://www.theatlantic.com Harvard Business Review. “The Resale Revolution.” (post-2008 consumer behavior analysis).https://hbr.org