All Dressed Up - Zakiya Minifee Photo By Liz Mackinder

“Sometimes beauty is pain, you just got to do it.”

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All Dressed Up

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Don your finest duds! This week, The Moth Radio Hour is all about clothes -- from DIY threads to silk blouses, from a prison visiting room to a runway in France. This episode is hosted by Moth producer and director Chloe Salmon. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.


Tween Horace Sanders creates a homemade Halloween costume.
Deepa Ambekar is caught off guard by a prison's dress code for visitors.
Zakiya Minifee fails to heed her mother's fashion advice. 
Adrienne Burris is certain that her new husband has ruined her favorite blouse. 
Graham Shelby joins the football team as a gentle teenager. 
Model Norma Jean Darden participates in a historic catwalk battle. 



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06:34
Ninja Costume

by Horace H.B. Sanders

Tween Horace Sanders creates a homemade Halloween costume.

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06:32
The Shirt

by Deepa Ambekar

Deepa Ambekar is caught off guard by a prison's dress code for visitors.

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05:37
A Little Lady in Red

by Zakiya Minifee

Zakiya Minifee fails to heed her mother's fashion advice. 

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04:55
Marital Bliss

by Adrienne Burris

Adrienne Burris is certain that her new husband has ruined her favorite blouse. 

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05:20
Making the Team

by Graham Shelby

Graham Shelby joins the football team as a gentle teenager. 

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09:54
Versailles, Revisited

by Norma Jean Darden

Model Norma Jean Darden participates in a historic catwalk battle. 

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Extras From This Episode

All Dressed Up Extras

Adrienne Burris

1  Adrienne Right In The Shirt At Her Wedding Rehearsal

Adrienne (right) in the shirt at her wedding rehearsal.

2  Adrienne And Ben On Their Wedding Day

Adrienne and Ben on their wedding day.

3  Adrienne And Her Brother Dancing At Her Wedding

Adrienne and her brother dancing at her wedding.

Graham Shelby

Young Graham And His Dad Edmund Shelby

Young Graham and his dad Edmund Shelby.

Grahams Dad In His Own Football Uniform

Graham's dad in his own football uniform.

Graham And His Dad As Adults Who Would Rather Watch Football Than Play It

Graham and his dad as adults who would rather watch football than play it.

Norma Jean Darden

Norma Jean Darden In Her Modeling Days

Norma Jean Darden in her modeling days.

Zakiya Minifee

Zakiya Minifee

Zakiya Minifee.

Young Zakiya Ready For The Runway

Young Zakiya ready for the runway.

Zakiya Front With Her Mom And Sister

Zakiya (front) with her mom and sister.

Zakiya And Her Mom Recently

Zakiya and her mom recently.