Behringer-Crawford Museum is bringing fashion history beyond the exhibit gallery with a series of interactive workshops and demonstrations led by historical clothing specialist Robert Haven. The programs, connected to the museum’s exhibit Treasures From the Attic: 250 Years of Fashion and Furniture, offer visitors new ways to explore how clothing reflected identity, craftsmanship and daily life across different eras.
Through hands-on sewing workshops and engaging dressing demonstrations, Haven will guide participants through the construction, structure and cultural significance of historic garments. From Colonial court gowns and Victorian hoop skirts to Gibson Girl silhouettes and 1920s flapper dresses, these programs reveal how clothing evolved alongside changing social customs and technology.
These workshops and demonstrations are part of a larger lineup of events connected to Treasures From the Attic, which explores how clothing, furniture and decorative arts reflect everyday life and social change over the past 250 years. Additional lectures, demonstrations and special programs tied to the exhibit can be found at www.bcmuseum.org/treasures-programs…