Everyday Attire - a Fashion History Museum exhibition opens at Ball’s Falls
Canadian knitted winter hood with instructions for knitting a similar looking hood shown in Petersons magazine, 1859
The Fashion History Museum’s exhibition Everyday Attire opens November 21 at Ball’s Falls in Jordan, Ontario. Running until January 18, the exhibition looks at what women wore every day between 1820 and 1920, before the days of jeans and T-shirts. Simple cotton print dresses based on high fashion silhouettes and the popular rise of the skirt and blouse, as well as garments designed strictly for home use, including wrappers and aprons, are highlights of this survey of everyday clothing.
1904 skirt and blouse with accessories in display case, 1877 grey wool winter suit, Cotton print dress worn in Buffalo, New York in 1838, and an English cotton print day dress, about 1820