Joanna Rakoff: Floral fashions and MAGA momfluencers

The host of this show, Phoebe Maltz Bovy, likes to wear floral dresses. So does her guest, author Joanna Rakoff. But while these two women are fans of floral fashions, they are not MAGA supporters or "momfluencers"—a note that must be clarified for anyone following the political battleground that has erupted around this fashion trend.

In this episode of The Jewish Angle, we unpack the cultural tapestry of floral dresses, weaving together threads of personal experience, fashion history and political implications, from Laura Ashley's pastoral prints to Batsheva Hay's modern reinterpretations. As floral patterns become entangled with right-wing aesthetics and "tradwife" culture, Bovy and Rakoff navigate the shifting landscape where fashion choices carry unexpected political weight.

Credits

• Host: Phoebe Maltz Bovy
• Producer and editor: Michael Fraiman
• Music: "Gypsy Waltz" by Frank Freeman, licensed from the Independent Music Licensing Collective

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