Keywords: childrens clothing styles
Item 111459
Maine Guide shirt jac by Congress Sportswear, ca. 1960
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Media: wool, plastic
Item 111687
Historically inspired young boy's suit, Portland, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Portland Media: silk, cotton
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.
Exhibit
The mainspring of fashion is the process whereby members of one class imitate the styles of another, who in turn are driven to ever new expedients of fashionable change.
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - Children's Wear
"Children's Wear View the Children's Clothing Slide Show For the second half of the 19th century children’s fashions mirrored adult styles."
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - Mid Twentieth Century
"Factions formed, iconic styles took hold, and silhouettes continuously changed throughout the mid twentieth century."
Story
From Chinese Laundress to Mother of the Year
by Dr. Andrea Louie
Toy Len Goon's granddaughter recounts her immigration to the US and becoming Mother of the Year.
Story
Growing up DownEast
by Darrin MC Mclellan
Stories of growing up Downeast
