UnderWhere?: Women’s Clothing in 1850—

Saturday, October 13, 2018, 2:00 p.m.,
Vineyard Church at 121 Remsen St., Cohoes

The Dress Reform movement of the mid-19th century hoped to liberate women from the most limiting aspects of their clothing. It was symbolized by the adoption of a shorter skirt over loose pants or “bloomers,” but it also encompassed other changes more intimately inside a woman’s layers of clothes. Other reform movements, including the women’s suffrage movement, adopted the Bloomer costume as a representation of their ideals. The reform dress inspired intense controversy, and lead Americans to question gender roles and expression. Join Spindle City Historic Society in welcoming historian Kjirsten Gustavson on October 13 at 2 pm at the Vineyard Church at 121 Remsen St., Cohoes, as she uncovers these layers of controversy, comparing the differences between fashionable dress and reform dress of the 1850’s and linking them to the social movements that changed women’s lives for generations to come. The talk will be heavily illustrated and include reproduction costumes is free and open to the public.