Historic Costume Preservation Workshop

Our local news did a short piece about the collection, the workshop, and the exhibition . . . take a look:

http://hudsonvalley.ynn.com/content/506799/inside-vassar-s-closets/

Many thanks to reporter Curtis Schick from YNN Hudson Valley for the time he spent with us and the wonderful coverage he provided!

Students from the Historic Costume Preservation Workshop at Vassar College examine the bodice of a two piece dress (which comes with one shoe), perhaps from the late nineteenth century, #1992.003

Students from the Historic Costume Preservation Workshop at Vassar College reunite pieces of a bustle ensemble, #1992.001

Students from the Historic Costume Preservation Workshop at Vassar College examine a dress, perhaps from the 1930′s, #2001.020

Students from the Historic Costume Preservation Workshop at Vassar College examine a bustle cage with a patent from the 1870′s.

Students from the Historic Costume Preservation Workshop at Vassar College examine a dress from the collection.

Students from the Historic Costume Preservation Workshop at Vassar College examine a bodice, #2010.002

Students from the Historic Costume Preservation Workshop at Vassar College examine a bodice, #2001.077, and discuss how it may not be as old as we originally thought.

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Students from the Historic Costume Preservation Workshop at Vassar College examine a dress, perhaps from the 1930′s, #2001.153.

Students examine a very small bodice from the late 19th century, #2001.165.

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