States of Undress
Hailey Gates explores global fashion and issues the industry often ignores, showing us what the world wears, and why.
Seasons
1. Pakistan
Air Date: 2016-03-23
In Pakistan, Karachi Fashion Week provides a kind of sanctuary, but outside its bubble Hailey finds the forces working to eradicate the progressive culture it represents.
2. Congo
Air Date: 2016-03-30
Despite western views of the Congo, the capital city Kinshasa is a runway for its citizens.
3. Venezuela
Air Date: 2016-04-06
In a country with its own stories of violence and protest, Hailey discovers that beauty is the most popular, if dangerous, pursuit for its people.
4. Russia
Air Date: 2016-04-13
Under sanctions in Russia, Western fashion is rare-so how's supply meeting demand?
5. Palestine
Air Date: 2016-04-20
While fashion week offers Palestinians some freedom of self-expression, Hailey explores how a country seeking sovereignty defines itself through culture.
6. China
Air Date: 2016-04-27
Hailey visits the world's manufacturing capital to find out how China is transitioning from making the West's goods, to designing them.
1. Packing Heat in Heels
Air Date: 2017-06-06
Women are the fastest growing group of gun owners in the US. Hailey attends a concealed carry fashion show in Ohio to hear their stories and go shooting with grandma.
2. Clothing and Corruption in Liberia
Air Date: 2017-06-13
Hailey meets the Americo-Liberians who are trying to shake Liberia out of a cultural coma by hosting “Fashion Week Liberia.”
3. Beyond the Burkini in France
Air Date: 2017-06-20
Hailey travels to France to explore the recent rise in Islamophobia and how it's effecting the way Muslim women dress.
4. Thai Transgender Beauty Pageant
Air Date: 2017-06-27
Hailey travels to Thailand to explore how transgender models are redefining fashion and influencing a new generation. But does representation on the runway lead to social progress?
5. Cholita Fashion in Bolivia
Air Date: 2017-07-11
Hailey explores identity politics in Bolivia as exemplified by the rise of the indigenous cholita class and the used clothes trade.
6. Couture and Conflict in Lebanon
Air Date: 2017-07-18
Designers in Lebanon are world renowned for their glamorous gowns. Hailey travels to Beirut to see how Syrian refugees are using their skills to transform Lebanese haute couture.
7. Urban Tribes of Mexico City
Air Date: 2017-07-25
In Mexico City, familiar subcultures like punk and emo transform into warring urban tribes. Hailey goes to all corners of the city to find out why these unique identities have taken hold.
8. Communism, Cam Girls and Kidnapping
Air Date: 2017-08-01
Hailey travels to Romania, in the midst of the largest protests since the fall of communism, to find out what it's like to be the first generation of women raised in the EU.
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Rating
9.0/10
Release Date
2016-03-23
Episodes
14 (2 seasons)
Status
Returning Series
