States of Undress
States of Undress

States of Undress

2016 2 Seasons 14 Episodes ⭐ 6.8 Documentary

Hailey Gates explores global fashion and issues the industry often ignores, showing us what the world wears, and why.

Hailey Gates explores global fashion and issues the industry often ignores, showing us what the world wears, and why.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Pakistan

In Pakistan, Karachi Fashion Week provides a kind of sanctuary, but outside its bubble Hailey finds the forces working t

EP 2

Congo

Despite western views of the Congo, the capital city Kinshasa is a runway for its citizens.

EP 3

Venezuela

In a country with its own stories of violence and protest, Hailey discovers that beauty is the most popular, if dangerou

EP 4

Russia

Under sanctions in Russia, Western fashion is rare-so how's supply meeting demand?

EP 5

Palestine

While fashion week offers Palestinians some freedom of self-expression, Hailey explores how a country seeking sovereignt

EP 6

China

Hailey visits the world's manufacturing capital to find out how China is transitioning from making the West's goods, to

EP 1

Packing Heat in Heels

Women are the fastest growing group of gun owners in the US. Hailey attends a concealed carry fashion show in Ohio to he

EP 2

Clothing and Corruption in Liberia

Hailey meets the Americo-Liberians who are trying to shake Liberia out of a cultural coma by hosting “Fashion Week Lib

EP 3

Beyond the Burkini in France

Hailey travels to France to explore the recent rise in Islamophobia and how it's effecting the way Muslim women dress.

EP 4

Thai Transgender Beauty Pageant

Hailey travels to Thailand to explore how transgender models are redefining fashion and influencing a new generation. Bu

EP 5

Cholita Fashion in Bolivia

Hailey explores identity politics in Bolivia as exemplified by the rise of the indigenous cholita class and the used clo

EP 6

Couture and Conflict in Lebanon

Designers in Lebanon are world renowned for their glamorous gowns. Hailey travels to Beirut to see how Syrian refugees a

EP 7

Urban Tribes of Mexico City

In Mexico City, familiar subcultures like punk and emo transform into warring urban tribes. Hailey goes to all corners o

EP 8

Communism, Cam Girls and Kidnapping

Hailey travels to Romania, in the midst of the largest protests since the fall of communism, to find out what it's like

Popular Cast

Hailey Benton Gates
Hailey Benton Gates
Herself - Host