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Underneath It All: Fitting into Fashion

Presented by San Bernardino County Museum at San Bernardino County Museum

September 16, 2006-January 7, 2007

“Underneath It All: fitting into fashion” will open at the San Bernardino County Museum on Saturday, September 16. The special exhibit in the textile cases of the museum’s Hall of History will run through January 7. The exhibit is free with museum general admission. From bustle to hourglass to flapper, the shape of fashion changed radically from the 1870s to the 1920s. But women's bodies certainly didn't change that much in a short 40 years. How did fashionable women fit into their clothing? Today's fashionistas use exercise and diet to shape their bodies for modern clothing. A century ago, it was whale bone, steel springs, laces, and straps. “Underneath It All” will offer a peek at some of the unmentionables that created the fashionable silhouettes of a century past. “Wanting to be in fashion is nothing new. Every era has a certain style, each influenced by social and cultural events,” said Michele Nielsen, museum curator of history. “When you look at photographs of people taken long ago, have you wondered about the design of the women’s clothing? How they could actually fit into what they have on? For that matter, why would they want to wear such garments in the first place? In ‘Underneath It All’ we explore some of these questions in the larger context of women’s social history.” Nielsen will give some special insights about fashion and culture in a gallery talk on September 30 at 2 p.m. The talk is free with museum admission.

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  San Bernardino County Museum
  
  2024 Orange Tree Lane
  Redlands, CA 92374
  
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  Tickets: Adult: $6 Senior/Student with ID: $5 Child 5-12: $4 Children under 5 are free Museum Members: Free
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  Dates:
  September 16, 2006-January 7, 2007
  
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  Open Tuesdays through Sundays and holiday Mondays, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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