I highly recommend going to see this show if it it possible for you.
I just flew from Seattle to Chicago specifically to see this show and
it was really worth it. The gowns are not behind glass so you can
really see details better than some shows where everything is behind
glass. The oldest gown is a 1861 dress attributed to Worth and
Bobergh and the most modern is a Chanel/Lagerfeld worn by Oprah
Winfrey. All the garments were once owned by women of Chicago and
the museum notes give small details about these women. There is also
currently an exhibition on another floor of the clothing of Bertha
Palmer (Mrs. Potter Palmer of the Palmer House Hotel). She seems to
have been a very interesting woman and her clothing is mostly couture
as well.
Admission to the Chicago History Museum is 14 dollars - but it is
free on Mondays. The building and grounds of the historical part of
the Museum are interesting as well.
Agnes Gawne
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Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 11:34:55 -0700 (PDT)
From: Margrett Norwoode <mistressmargr...@ameritech.net>
Subject: [h-cost] Chicago History Museum
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To Rebecca and anyone else in the Chicago area or within a
reasonable drive of it who might want to visit the exhibit:
I have Friday, July 3 off work for my Fourth of July holiday. I'm
thinking of going downtown for the fireworks. But even if I don't
do the fireworks, I would love to visit the History Museum that day
and see the exhibit. Last time I visited the Museum was well before
my mom died, so it has been years. And when I'm done there, I want
to go down to the Museum of Science and Industry to see the Harry
Potter exhibit. Or vice versa, with MSI in the morning and History
in the early afternoon. Either way, email me if you would like to
join me for either.
Kerri-Ellen
Subject: [h-cost] current clothing exhibition at the Chicago History
??? Museum
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Thought this might be of interest to some - I'm trying to figure
out how to
get there and see it!
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Rebecca Schmitt
aka Agness Cabot, Guilde of St. Lawrence, Bristol Renn Faire
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???
http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/7237/exhibition-chic-chicago-at-
the-chic
ago-history-museum
http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/7237/exhi
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