Last night Lady Carolyn and I co-presented "The Bee's Knees and the Cat's Meow: Fashionistas 1920s Style," a general survey of
Carolyn and I both brought all kinds of garments to show, extant and re-creations, as well as props like hats, a tennis racket, a ukelele, hair clips, shoes, etc. We dressed a whole pile's worth of dress forms to display on stage, and also held up items during the presentation.
It went really well! The talk was part of a five day symposium called "Barnstormers to Bootleggers," hosted by The National Automobile Museum here in Reno. Participants attended lectures on all aspects of the 1920s - jazz, prohibition, fashion (that's us), and of course the cars of the time, and how they fit into this unique period in history.
I didn't get many photos, but here are a few of our stage, and also a short clip of a bit of our presentation.
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| A stack of bodies, some arms, and our clothes rack of old rags |
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| Items to pull out and show in the background, and a table full of accessories up front. |
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| Two original, early frocks on the left |
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| Underwear, and several dresses to pull out and who to the audience. |
