... used original photographs and family records to faithfully recreate the clothing worn by George and Edith Vanderbilt, their family, houseguests, and servants ...
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... They were propaganda -- a word often associated with negative intent, but in fact merely indicative of a purposeful effort to persuade ...
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... What follows are my own impressions and opinions, and lots of photos ...
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... The short story is that I've never seen more exquisite garments, more beautifully made. That's saying something ...
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... Fabiola Jean-Louis' paper and photographic masterpieces contrast the lush beauty of 18th century finery and the ugly truth of slavery ...
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... Here's a review of the Shoes: Pleasure and Pain exhibit, which was chock full of amazing shoes spanning 2,000+ years! ...
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... also a few amusingly clueless depictions of the ancient sites as imagined by those who’d never been ...
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... An excited gift-shop employee, captivated by the exhibit and my outfit, asked: "Is this what you used to wear?" To which I responded, laughing: "How old do you think I am?" ...
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... The first side of the first horse-shoe spanned 1745-90 ...
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... women were given lots of choices -- not of careers, mind you, but of appliances ...
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