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SUMMARY:An Entire Wardrobe 250 Years Out of Style: Presenting Identity Through Dress in Living History
DESCRIPTION:Living history interpreter Audrey Stuck-Girard explains what clothing meant to early Americans\, both in material value and as a means of identifying oneself in society. We will examine images of surviving garments and artwork from the era\, discussing the details of the clothing in the context of social status\, gender\, age\, race\, profession\, religion\, and politics. Next\, we shift focus to the choices made by modern reenactors and living history interpreters when putting together our “costumes\,” and the ways we use historical clothing as a tool for public engagement and education. Audrey concludes by sharing a few examples of garments she has made and worn for revolutionary-era living history events. \nAudrey Stuck-Girard is a historical wigmaker and hairdresser\, living history performer\, and costumer.
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/an-entire-wardrobe-250-years-out-of-style-presenting-identity-through-dress-in-living-history/
LOCATION:Thayer Memorial Library\, 717 Main St\, Lancaster\, MA\, 01523\, United States
CATEGORIES:Living History,Talks
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SUMMARY:The Web they Wove Women and their Wardrobes during New Englands Revolution
DESCRIPTION:Underpinning the sensationalism of battle reports and broadsides is the often-silent steadiness of women’s work with textiles. The choices they made every day about fashion and fabric consumption and creation drove the course of the revolution just as determinedly as any Congress. As southern New England commemorates the 250th anniversary of the War for Independence\, it is these local dresses in fulled wool or spun silk that continue to inspire creativity\, resilience and empathy in us today. From the mythology of homespun to the legends of midnight rides in red cloaks and clashes the dirty blue shirts share stories of women who waged war on multiple fronts as well as a look at what they wore as their worlds turned upside down. This program is presented by costumed historians and includes reproduction clothing pieces and fabric samples as well as a presentation with images of extant originals.
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/the-web-they-wove-women-and-their-wardrobes-during-new-englands-revolution/
LOCATION:Ashby Free Public Library\, 812 Main Street\, Ashby\, MA\, 01431\, United States
CATEGORIES:Living History,Talks
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