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Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 1 of 3

"… this decade. It was more of a mix and match period retaining much of the 1960s with a superimposition of aspects of other periods, from the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 2 of 3

"… Society Many fashionable silk dresses from this period deteriorate beyond saving because the linings supporting the delicate fabrics fell apart."

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 3 of 3

"Eighteenth Century During this period male dress also underwent change. A combination of the eighteenth century English taste for clothes suited to…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 2 of 4

"… and shaped by stiff horsehair petticoats, this period's wide skirts became known as crinolines. The name derives from the French word crin meaning…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mourning Clothing

"… middle class, the custom of wearing black during periods of mourning became prevalent. The expense of black clothing could be mitigated by means of…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 2 of 4

"… into a polonaise (looped bustle effect.) Some period dresses featured a front ‘apron’ style overdress and a double skirt at the back."

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1800-1830

"Outerwear 1800-1830 Examples of this period's outer garments include: a full length 1800-1810 unlined slim silk twill coat with a flat fold over…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 2 of 2

"… Society Very popular during the 1910-1920 period, there is a selection of variously styled white muslin 'lingerie' dresses in the collection…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 1 of 3

"… of day fashions straddling the 1830 to 1835 period. The natural waist level belt encircling the coat and long pelerine (cape) tails emphasizes the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 4 of 4

"A dress from this period made of a weightier ribbed gray and pale blue shot silk features cuffed pagoda sleeves and is notable, first for its very…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid Twentieth Century

"… lack many of the key elements associated with the period. However, there are certainly representative designs for the era, ideally with the future…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1870 to 1900

"… women's outerwear in the earlier part of this period. Examples of mantles (jackets) designed to accomodate a bustle include a pale green damask…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 1 of 3

"… the 1950s and manifested itself in the 1960s as a period of divisiveness, the generation gap, social and political unrest, racial tensions, and pro…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 1 of 3

"Also among the collection’s period garments is a pale powder blue wool and rayon V neck day dress, whose style lingers in the 1930s, with a matching…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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