I enjoyed this series as an attempt to discuss the history of American fashion design in the 20th and early 21st century, with appealing commentary by experts like Tim Gunn, Christie Brinkley, Jeffrey Banks, Norma Kamali, etc. However, I felt that the series was uneven and rushed through particular eras that would have been so interesting to explore. Little to say about American fashion in the '50s except "oh, it was the Cold War and Red Scare, so everyone was afraid to break conservative fashion rules. All the women were housewives who wore dresses to vacuum the house, men all wore boring grey suits, except the beatniks who were cool." That's nonsense. There were very interesting innovations and trends in that era of women's fashion, as well as influencers and the first supermodels. The series seemed in a rush to get to the '60s & '70s.
The first part of the series opener was so promising, with a deeper dive into the evolving American fashion manufacturing industry, retail and marketing innovations, but it felt rushed and uneven. Have to blame the show runners for that.
