{"id":147271,"date":"2019-03-15T08:12:35","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T12:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=147271"},"modified":"2019-03-15T08:10:46","modified_gmt":"2019-03-15T12:10:46","slug":"honor-st-patricks-day-bit-irish-fashion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2019\/03\/honor-st-patricks-day-bit-irish-fashion\/","title":{"rendered":"In Honor of St. Patrick’s Day: A Bit About Irish Fashion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An oil on canvas portrait of First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, painted by Aaron Shikler.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a new article, Mary Burke, associate professor of English, traces the success of Irish fashion exports to post-World War II America. Popularity of the textiles increased following the release of the film “The Quiet Man,” noted for its lush depiction of the Irish countryside.<\/p>\n

Burke, who directs the Honors Program and the Irish Literature Concentration, is a specialist in modern and contemporary Irish writing. Her teaching and research in Irish literature stresses the broad context of Irish culture and history.<\/p>\n

In this UConn 360 podcast, Burke discusses her recently published cover article for The Journal of Design History<\/em> titled \u201cThe Cottage, the Castle, and the Couture<\/em> Cloak<\/a>: \u2018Traditional\u2019 Irish Fabrics and \u2018Modern\u2019 Irish Fashions in America, c. 1952\u20131969.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Listen to the podcast.<\/em><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/MARY-BURKE-IRISH-COSTUME-EDIT-v2.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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For full episodes of the UConn 360 podcast, visit <\/em>uconn.edu\/uconn360-podcast<\/a><\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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