About this episode

The episode explores how the Archie comic book characters Betty and Veronica became fashion icons through a series of accidents.

The Archie comic book characters became serious fashion icons, but it all happened through a series of accidents. For images, links, and the recording of the full live show, head to articlesofinterest.substack.com Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Topics covered

• fashion
• comics
• pop culture

Keywords

• Betty
• Veronica
• Archie comics
• fashion icons
• accidents

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