Keywords: Patterned dress
Item 105685
Margery Burr's embroidered dress, Kennebunkport, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Kennebunkport Media: silk, cotton
Item 105489
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Media: Cotton
Exhibit
Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical
Organized by themed vignettes, Northern Threads shares stories about Maine people, while exploring how the clothing they wore reveals social, economic, and environmental histories. This re-examination of Maine Historical Society's permanent collection is an opportunity to consider the relevance of historic clothing in museums, the ebb and flow of fashion styles, and the complexities of diverse representation spanning 200 years of collecting.
Site Page
"About the Collection The Maine Historical Society’s historic clothing, costume, and dress collection, referred to as the “clothing collection” is a…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 1 of 2
"… details seen in some Wiener Werkstätte design and other Viennese reform dress. Perhaps the patterning was inspired by a magazine illustration."
Story
Decontie and Brown's venture in high fashion design
by Decontie and Brown
Penobscot haute couture designs from Bangor
Story
Growing up DownEast
by Darrin MC Mclellan
Stories of growing up Downeast
