Gibson Girls on the Loose
by Anonymous, First published for the March/April 2004 issue of Finery Will you be a graceful Edwardian lady in a lavishly trimmed white gown or a sporty Gibson Girl in a trim shirtwaist and tailored skirt at our garden party on April 25th? Edwardian dress gives you many choices and styles to choose from. In the summer of 1899, fashion […]
Dickens on a Shoestring (and an Ice Skate!)
by Trystan Bass, First published for the January/February 2004 issue of Finery In 1857, Nathaniel Currier and James Merritt Ives formed a partnership which created hugely popular prints for American middle-class homes through the 1880s. Many famous prints showed charming winter scenes, such as that of ice skaters in New York’s Central Park. Contemporary with Charles Dickens, the work of […]
East Meets West at Japonesque
by Sally Norton, First published for the September/October 2003 issue of Finery On Sunday, Oct. 5 GBACG presents Japonesque, A Victorian Afternoon in Hakone Gardens (2100 Big Basin Way, Saratoga). This event offers something special in costuming: an opportunity to explore and combine American/European and Japanese fashions of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras. Your interpretations may be historical or […]
Modern Times: Changing Society 1900-1930
by Sally Norton, First published for the July/August 2003 issue of Finery The life process is essentially social from the start. Throughout our lives we affect, and are affected by, many people. During the first quarter of the 20th century, society in the United States went through a gradual, but astounding evolution. The forces affecting these changes were varied: education, […]
