On Tuesday, March 12, at 7:00 p.m., the Summit Free Public Library and the Beacon Fire Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will present a slide-talk by Kristina Haugland: “Perfect Ladies: The Arts of Dress, Beauty and Etiquette in the Victorian Age”.
In the 19th century many believed the role of women was to please, adorn and refine. While women were responsible for domestic duties such as sewing and laundry, they were also expected to uphold familial social status. This slide-talk examines the social context behind the evolution of Victorian fashions such as corsets, hoop skirts and bustles and looks at attempts to reform women’s dress and redefine their social position.
Kristina Haugland is the Le Vine Associate Curator of Costume and Textiles and Supervising Curator of the Study Room at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. She has worked in theatrical costuming, and earned an M.A. in the History of Dress from the Courtauld Institute of Art in London.
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The program is offered through the Horizons Speakers Bureau of the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. It will be held in the Ernest S. Hickok Meeting Room at the Summit Free Public Library. All are welcome, and admission is free, but seating is limited. First come, first seated. Doors open 30 minutes before the program begins.
