Women's Regency Dress Workshopby Dr. Ann B. Wass Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
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$18.00
$18.00
Limited Enrollment for Class Size!
"A Large and Elegant Assortment of Merchandize”: Apparel in St. Louis, 1816-1820. Where were people shopping, and what were they wearing, in St. Louis 200 years ago? Merchants included names we still know in the city today, like Chouteau and the Lindell brothers. In their shops, they sold dry goods, including a variety fabrics, that were imported from Europe and the big cities of the eastern United States The ladies of French heritage likely contributed their special flare to creating fashionable garments from the “assortment of merchandize.” In an illustrated presentation on women's clothing, Dr. Wass will review merchants’ ads in contemporary newspapers and discuss what fabrics and other elegant and fancy goods that St. Louisans could buy for their wardrobes. Period portraits and other pictorial sources will vividly depict the items making up those wardrobes. After the lecture, you will receive an assortment of the advertisements and period fashion plates to cut and paste into your own fashion album. This is yours to keep and may inspire you to make your own period creations. All supplies included in fee.
"A Large and Elegant Assortment of Merchandize”: Apparel in St. Louis, 1816-1820. Where were people shopping, and what were they wearing, in St. Louis 200 years ago? Merchants included names we still know in the city today, like Chouteau and the Lindell brothers. In their shops, they sold dry goods, including a variety fabrics, that were imported from Europe and the big cities of the eastern United States The ladies of French heritage likely contributed their special flare to creating fashionable garments from the “assortment of merchandize.” In an illustrated presentation on women's clothing, Dr. Wass will review merchants’ ads in contemporary newspapers and discuss what fabrics and other elegant and fancy goods that St. Louisans could buy for their wardrobes. Period portraits and other pictorial sources will vividly depict the items making up those wardrobes. After the lecture, you will receive an assortment of the advertisements and period fashion plates to cut and paste into your own fashion album. This is yours to keep and may inspire you to make your own period creations. All supplies included in fee.
