Worn to Dance: A 1920s Fashion and Beading Exhibit at Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles
By Kij Greenwood Buckle up your dancing shoes and throw away your cares, because the Twenties are coming back around! Almost one hundred years ago, the Jazz Age saw dramatic social change in America. A new generation of women was, for the first time ever, voting, driving, spending their own money, smoking and drinking in public, bobbing their long hair, […]
Help preserve a Napoléonic court ensemble
By Kathe Gust GBACG Membership Coordinator Do you want to help be a part of costume history? The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) Museum is currently fundraising to acquire, study and preserve a rare Napoléonic court ensemble, possibly worn by Empress Joséphine herself, through its “Operation 1804″ initiative. Matching Donations by the GBACGThe Museum needs to raise $120,000 […]
From Head to Toe: The Colonial Williamsburg Collection
by Cynthia Howell, First published for the July/August 2011 issue of Finery One of the real pleasures of the accessories symposium in Williamsburg VA was the opportunity to view the exhibit “From Head to Toe, the Colonial Williamsburg Collection”. The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum housed the exhibit in conjunction with symposium. While the exhibit was not huge, it was […]
Visiting the 18th Century
Accessories at Williamsburg by Kendra Van Cleave, First published for the May/June 2011 issue of Finery In March, Colonial Williamsburg presented a research symposium called “Costume Accessories: Head to Toe,” which coincided with an exhibition of (mostly 18th century) accessories at the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum. When it was first announced, I thought, “Cool! But – why is everything […]
