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Two hundred years of American dressmaking and fashion history, the defining frills, furbelows and flounces of each era, are explored in three lectures at The Bruce Museum. The talks partner with the Museum's current exhibit, The Dressmakers's Art, a cavalcade of elegant gowns and dresses as well as lavishly embellished accessories and underpinnings, primarily from the Bruce Museum's collection. Additional items are on loan from the Fairfield Museum and History Center.
The first lecture on May 26 features Adrienne Saint Pierre, Guest Curator of the Bruce Museums exhibit and Curator at the Fairfield Museum and History Center, talking about "The Art and 'Science' of American Dressmaking from 1820-1920." She examines 19th-century fashion, the golden age of the dressmakers art. On Wednesday, June 23," Fashion and the American Image, the 1930s-1950s" is Jennifer Farley, Assistant Curator at The Museum at F.I.T. in New York's subject. She gives an overview of American fashion history from the depression years through post-war suburban America, covering such designers as Adrian, Mainbocher, and Claire McCardell. In the series' final installment, on July 14, Colleen Hill, Assistant Curator at The Museum at F.I.T. in New York, examines American fashion design in the latter half of the 20th century in a talk titled Reinventing Glamour: American Fashion, 1960-Today. The lectures take place at 1:30 p.m. and are followed by docent-led tours of the exhibition. Series price for all three lectures is $18. Individual lectures are $7. For reservations, call the Museum at (202) 869-0376. For more information, visit The Bruce Museum's website.
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