Naper Settlement presents the beauty and perils of 19th-century clothing in the new exhibit, "Infrastructure: Creating 19th Century Clothing Then and Now." Now on view through Nov. 3, 2023, ...

From the time I first threw one of my mother’s lace curtains over my head to pretend to be a bride, I’ve always loved dressing up. So when I heard about Naper Settlement’s latest exhibition, I ...

Purple wasn't just for royalty. The dye industry of the 19th century was fast-moving and international, according to a state-of-the-art analysis of four purple dresses. A new study reveals that a ...

MUMFORD, N.Y. (AP) — A museum outside Rochester has completed a $2.7 million renovation that will allow it to display a huge collection of 19th Century clothing and accessories. The Genesee Country ...

Join us for the public opening of "Fashion, Feminism, and Fear: Clothing and Power in the 19th Century." In the late 19th century, some women made the boldest, most bizarre fashion choice ...

Inside the Pasadena Masonic Temple on a Saturday night, it’s the 19th century once more. Women in floor-length gowns that balloon out from the waist and men dressed in military tailcoats are streaming ...

ALBANY -- Albany Institute of History & Art's new exhibit on "Well-Dressed Victorian Albany" opens Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. The exhibition of nineteenth-century Victorian fashion represents a rare ...

While sitting at home one afternoon in 1861, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s wife, Fanny, caught fire. Her burns were so severe that she died the next day. According to her obituary, the fire had ...