Naper Settlement presents the beauty and perils of 19th-century clothing in the new exhibit, "Infrastructure: Creating 19th Century Clothing Then and Now." Now on view through Nov. 3, 2023, ...
From the time I first threw one of my mother’s lace curtains over my head to pretend to be a bride, I’ve always loved dressing up. So when I heard about Naper Settlement’s latest exhibition, I ...
Cover of Taschen’s recent reprint of ‘The Costume History: From Ancient Times to the 19th Century’ by Auguste Racinet (all images from ‘The Costume History: From Ancient Times to the 19th Century,’ by ...
WILLIAMSBURG — More than 240 years ago, a man named James B. Patterson stuck a paper label on the bottom of a pair of ivory-colored silk satin slippers with his handwritten name and the words, “shoes ...
Bell-shaped skirts narrowed and lightweight bodices became armorlike -- those are two of the changes that occurred in American fashion over the course of the 19th century. A new CD-ROM, American ...
Join us for the public opening of "Fashion, Feminism, and Fear: Clothing and Power in the 19th Century." In the late 19th century, some women made the boldest, most bizarre fashion choice ...
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