Keywords: Wartime fashion
Item 105712
Margaret Payson's square shouldered dress, Portland, ca. 1943
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1943 Location: Portland Media: rayon, plastic, metal
Item 102770
Ruth True's afternoon suit, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Portland Media: Wool, silk
Exhibit
Cosmopolitan stylings of Mildred and Madeleine Burrage
Born in Portland, sisters Mildred Giddings Burrage (1890-1983) and Madeleine Burrage (1891-1976) were renowned artists and world travelers. Mildred's experiences studying painting in Paris and Italy, and the sisters' trips to Mexico and Guatemala inspired their artwork and shared passions for cosmopolitan and stylish attire. Housed at Maine Historical Society, The Burrage Papers include selections of original advertising drawings called "line sheets" from Parisian fashion houses dating from 1928 to 1936. Images of Madeleine's gemstone jewelry and Mildred's artwork accompany intimate family photographs of the sisters.
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 1 of 3
"… suit, with a front pleat short skirt suggests a wartime provenance. The same chunky square styling seen in outerwear modeled by Hollywood…"
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rusticators on the Rise
"… of “agreeable luxuries” offered by hotels, in fashionable changes of clothing, masquerade balls, musicales and lectures, yachting parties, horse…"
