In today's episode, Hanna discusses how human bodies are transformed for the screen - and what toxicity lies behind it. Sorry we're a day late - again! We are just really busy being the boss babes we are!

Sources:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/fat-suit-56654269

www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/fat-suits-hollywood-representation (this is a really good take!)

https://propstore.com/product/click/michael-adam-sandler-fat-suits/

https://cinenoir.net/style/visual-stearic-effects/visceral-dimensions-deconstructing-fat-as-a-cinematic-visual-medium/

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/10/opinion/the-whale-film.html

https://www.bodyandsoul.com.au/health/mental-health/is-it-ok-to-use-the-word-fat-when-describing-bodies/news-story/217f6f5314f895b72f345ac0d5e5e461

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-08-26/sarah-paulson-linda-tripp-american-crime-story-impeachment

https://femlens.com/blog-post/representation-in-film/

In this week‘s episode Lisa enlightens us on the dangers of fast fashion and Hanna opens up about her new addiction.

Sources:

https://de.wikipedia.org/

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/mar/28/atacama-chilean-desert-clothes-dumping-western-fast-fashion-industry

https://www.recommerceatacama.com/

https://ndnr.com/health-effects-of-fast-fashion/

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2025/11/workers-rights-in-the-garment-industry-a-gender-discrimination-issue/

https://truthout.org/articles/patagonias-greenwashing-ignores-workers-and-wont-solve-the-climate-crisis/

https://corporatejusticecoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/CJC_CaseStudy_Boohoo.pdf [PDF]

https://goodonyou.eco/

https://cleanclothes.org/

Disclosure: AI was used to help write parts of this episode.

Psst! Wanna know a secret?

Costume designers actually know about historical accuracy. They just ignore it to enrage history buffs.

In the season finale, we explore the topic of historical accuracy in theatre and film and ask the question: Is it necessary?

Fasten your corset (that is off by a decade) and tune in!

Episode sources:

wikipedia.org

https://historyboots.wordpress.com/2013/04/10/what-is-historical-accuracy/

https://theatreandfilm.capetown/unveiling-the-dynamic-shifts-in-hollywoods-costume-design-trends/

https://www.eternalgoddess.co.uk/posts/is-it-accurate-marie-antoinette

https://aelarsen.wordpress.com/2017/11/26/the-last-kingdom-testudos/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZw9U_0_Vfk&ab_channel=TheLastKingdom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZyA_HSWIDo&ab_channel=MinaLe

We can do it!

In the second part of our double feature Hanna tells Lisa all about craftivism during war times and hand crafts in depression era Finland.

Wartime Canada

https://wartimecanada.ca/categories/handicrafts

Depression Era Crafts in Finland (sources in Finnish)

https://helda.helsinki.fi/server/api/corebitstreamsb8465dec-6b9c-4d2b-8607-42cd5924a390/content

https://yle.fi/a/20-10007375

Bosnia

https://iwpr.net/global-voices/handicrafts-give-bosnian-women-new-independence

Flour sack dresses

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feed_sack_dress

Rural Americans Used to Wear Feed Sack Clothes During the Great Depression and World War II | by Jhemmylrut Teng | Lessons from History | Medium

Camouflage nets Ukraine

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/08/ukraine-military-women-camouflage/

https://warmonolog.com.ua/en/kikimora-saved-my-life-cherkasy-en/

Keep calm and listen on!

This is the first part of our Wartime Double Feature.

In today’s episode, Lisa dives deep into the fashion during dark times and in two weeks Hanna will continue with the topic and tell us all about wartime crafts.

So shut the blackout curtains and ration your fabric, here we go.

Episode sources:

Wikipdedia.org

https://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/war/fashion.htm

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/how-clothes-rationing-affected-fashion-in-the-second-world-war

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/wartime-wardrobes-1940s-fashion-rationing/

https://eng410wwiilit.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2017/12/06/the-siren-suit/

Chat GPT, write me an episode description!

What does the raise of the use of AI mean to the film industry and designers? In this week's episode Hanna confesses to being digitally challenged and tells Lisa what she's learned about AI.

***Disclaimer: Some of our episodes have been recorded a while back. This one is from 2023, two months into the Writer's Strike, in which the regulation of the use of AI played a significant role. While most of the information in this episode is still valid, take it with a grain of salt, as a lot has changed in 3 years and AI has become a daily tool - or nuisance - to most of us.***

Sources:

Writer’s strike/ SAG-AFTRA Strike

⁠⁠https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/07/ai-worries-hollywood-actors-as-they-enter-union-talks.html⁠⁠

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/13/23794224/sag-aftra-actors-strike-ai-image-rights

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2023/08/01/ai-and-hollywood-strikes-what-the-real-threat-is-to-actors-writers/70436618007/

AI clothing for data privacy:

⁠⁠https://www.capable.design/⁠⁠

AI

⁠⁠https://willrobotstakemyjob.com/⁠⁠

⁠⁠https://newyork.theaisummit.com/2023-agenda⁠⁠

Read also:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sag-aftra-slams-ai-actress-tilly-norwood-xicoia-union-1236388942/

https://www.sagaftra.org/sag-aftra-pushes-ai-protections-representation-game-developers-conference

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/07/13/business/actors-strike-sag#the-two-sides-are-divided-over-compensation-artificial-intelligence-and-more (pay wall)