About this episode

Jo Weldon discusses the intersection of fashion, culture, and sex work in the second part of her interview.

Based on her one-woman show, WHat I wORE to Work, Jo Weldon joins us for the second half of our Dressed Classic episode from 2024 to explore the "intersection of fashion, culture and sex work." In part II, we hear about the laws governing what strippers can and cannot wear, what Jo herself wore in her many roles within the sex industry and her ongoing work as a sex worker activist. Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠classes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bookshelf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with over 150 of our favorite fashion history titles Dressed is a part of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AirWave Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Jo Weldon

Topics covered

• fashion
• culture
• sex work
• activism
• law
• interview

Keywords

• fashion
• sex work
• Jo Weldon
• activism
• law
• strippers
• culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dressed Media, AirWave Media

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• Fashion by The Letter: An A to Z, Part II (Dressed Classic) · April 3, 2026 · 31 min

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