Keywords: 1970s fashions
Item 111457
Blush pink "Harold Levine Original" dress, Scarborough, ca. 1975
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1975 Location: Scarborough Media: rayon, silk
Item 105809
High waisted printed mini dress, ca. 1970
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1970 Media: polyester
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Fashion for the People: Maine's Graphic Tees
From their humble beginnings as undergarments to today's fashion runways, t-shirts have evolved into universally worn wardrobe staples. Original graphic t-shirts, graphic t-shirt quilts, and photographs trace the 102-year history of the garment, demonstrating how, through the act of wearing graphic tees, people own a part of history relating to politics, social justice, economics, and commemorative events in Maine.
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Holding up the Sky: Wabanaki people, culture, history, and art
Learn about Native diplomacy and obligation by exploring 13,000 years of Wabanaki residence in Maine through 17th century treaties, historic items, and contemporary artworks—from ash baskets to high fashion. Wabanaki voices contextualize present-day relevance and repercussions of 400 years of shared histories between Wabanakis and settlers to their region.
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 3 of 3
"Laurent’s 1970s, exotic, richly embellished fashions inspired by an eclectic mix of embroidered ethnic dress culled from regions worldwide."
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Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 2 of 2
"… gown and others by Jessie Franklin Turner; and a 1970s Geoffrey Beene evening dress in the MHS collection speak of particular individuals, and a…"
