Forget heroine chic. This is tuberculean chic! This episode, courtesy of Dig: A History Podcast, features a most peculiar fashion "look" inspired by the White Plague, i.e. tuberculosis.
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Tuberculean Chic: A 19th-cen. Fashion Inspired by Tuberculosis – featuring Dig: A History Podcast | Dead Ideas: The History of Extinct Thoughts and Practices podcast - Listen or read transcript on Metacast