Kansas Sequicentennial
What to Wear to the Kansas Sesquicentennial? — January 2011 To celebrate the Kansas 150th anniversary of Statehood, the Museum exhibited fashion through history highlighting the Museum’s remarkable costume collection. What we wear reflects where we have been and chronicles an amazing 150 year journey.
THE FRENCH CONNECTION
Fashions from Paris to Wichita — Summer 2010 This exhibit featured French fashions including the corsets and bustles of the 1880’s, the chemise style of the 1920’s, Chistian Dior’s softer post-war look of the late 1940’s, the 1960’s youthful appeal, Chanel’s ubiquitous suit, and Louis Feruad’s bright colors of the