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Baltimore: THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN FASHION LECTURE SERIES

I’m already pushing my work schedule with my classes, but how badly would I like to attend this local program? Can someone go for all of us?

THE FASHION DESIGN PROGRAM AND THE OFFICE OF STUDENT LIFE

PRESENTS

THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN FASHION LECTURE SERIES

THE THREADS OF TIME, THE FABRIC OF HISTORY

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2009

LIBERTY CAMPUS, NEW BUILDING, COMMON AREA

12 NOON TO 2:00 P.M.

Ms. Rosemary E. Reed Miller, author of The Threads of Time, The Fabric of History will speak about the role and contributions of African-American designers to the world of fashion. Accompanying Ms. Miller will be Ms. Paula Brooks who will talk about pioneer Baltimore fashion retailer, Pauline Brooks, as well as some of the early designers, milliners, and retail merchants that contributed to Baltimore’s rich fashion history.

6a00e54f137f8d883400e553c3203888332 The Burda Version of the Kennedy dress

African-American Fashion Designer

Ann Lowe designed this wedding gown

for Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy in 1953.

The BWOF version ran in May 2008.

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11 comments

  1. Oh wow! That sounds like a fabulous lecture! Jackie’s gown, how beautiful and how special, too, that it has a much larger cultural significance than just being Jackie O’s.

  2. Looks fantastic, I would love to go and see that. I adored Jackie’s wedding dress, I adore the whole Jackie look in general.

  5. Wow! Just looked up Rosemary Reed Miller to do some reading on her. She’s DJ Spooky’s mom! Not only has she chronicled history, she has quite a story to tell, too.

  6. Oh, I wish I could! It sounds like an amazing lecture… and such gorgeous gowns! That first one (with the full skirt) is Jackie’s? Wow!

  7. Dear Cidell, Thank you for your wonderful, inspirational blog. I wondered if you knew that the lecture, Threads of Time, must be inspired by the books, Threads of Time, now in its third edition. I just bough it on Amazon and look forward to reading it.

    Your admirer, Lynn

  9. Cidell, I heard her a couple of years ago. I enjoyed it tremendously. But if I could get off work on Wednesday, I go again in a New York minute. She used to own a boutique in DC until rents went crazy. I’mjoing Cidell here, if some one can go, please do! I just realized it’s in February, I might be able to swing it.
    Thanks for the heads up!

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