Billings Farm Museum

Plus, from muck boots to mood boards, farm wardrobe has found a life far beyond the barn.

At Billings Farm and Museum in Woodstock, Vermont, farm fashion stitches together workwear, fuzzy sheep, and contemporary style.

Curator Sherlock Terry joins us to trace how hard wearing became hard style.

And when a blues man returns home with a newfound talent no one can explain, a town steeped in faith goes looking for answers in dark places.

Their roots are in farming, manufacturing, and physical labor.

But over time, that weatherproof wardrobe has also escaped the barn and landed in splashy fashion magazines and on glitzy runways.

At Billings Farm and Museum in Woodstock, Vermont, the exhibition Farm Fashion follows those threads from the 19th century farm to the present day.

More than 60 historic and contemporary garments are on view, along with photographs, timelines, and even a full-sized Vermont mudroom, all exhibited inside a 19th century barn.