This is waaaaaay long over-due post, seeing as I was back East before Halloween but anyhow while I was visiting Smith they let me loose in the historic costume collection. I got to about 1910 (their closets go chronologically) before the professor who I was meeting with had to go to set up an exhibit. Unfortunately, all I had on me was my phone for pictures and it was so hard to choose favorites to photograph but here are some of the ones I loved.
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1860's ballgown bodice. The dress had a skirt with a border brocade pattern and a matching day bodice
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| An early 1900's evening bodice, complete with pigeon-breasted silhouette |
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| So much frilly |
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The details on this were amazing
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It was so fun and informative to look through the collection, and I gained many new insights onto how to be more correct in my construction and finishing.
