Dressing Up: The Women Who Influenced French Fashion
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Dressing Up: The Women Who Influenced French Fashion A Virtual Conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Block, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Erika Piola, Director, Visual Culture Program,
Event Details
Dressing Up: The Women Who Influenced French Fashion
A Virtual Conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Block, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Erika Piola, Director, Visual Culture Program, Library Company of Philadelphia
April 28th, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. ET
Free & Virtual
Join Visual Culture Program Director Piola and Dr. Block as they discuss Dr. Block’s new book that examines American women’s influence on French fashion over the long 19th century. Learn about the concepts behind Dressing Up and the Library Company’s collections of fashion advertising and imagery. Come explore the visual culture and socioeconomic networks of early dressmakers, dry goods stores, and department stores that sold French goods, including Darlington, Runk & Co. and John Wanamaker.
Sponsored by the Visual Culture Program
Part of Power & Pomp : Fashion History Month at the Library Company
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Time
(Thursday) 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm(GMT-04:00)
