Why would anyone wear a corset? How can someone sit in a hoop? Who is Amelia Bloomer? Isn’t the bustle a dance move from the ‘70s? If you have ever pondered any of these questions, you will want to join the Carmel Clay Historical Society this Sunday, April 15, for our annual Spring Tea that will feature a unique “Historic Fashion Show” presented by the members of the Irrational Dress Society who will present 100 Years of Hoosier Dress.
Tickets are still available for the event, scheduled from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 15 at the Woodland Terrace Community Room, 689 Pro-Med Lane, located just off the 136th Street exit on U.S. 31 in Carmel. Enjoy lunch and entertainment as you see old friends, make new ones and share your love of local history. Tickets are $30, or $25 for members.
Click here for tickets. Checks can also be mailed to the Carmel Clay Historical Society, 211 1st St. SW, Carmel, IN 46032.
Fashion historian and Irrational Dress Society founder Julie Hughes will narrate the program using her years of study in museum fashion and social history to add life and spice to this edition of their style show series. Historically accurate reproductions from the nation’s beginnings to the Jazz Age will be modeled including a glimpse at the undergarments that made this clothing so distinctive.
“There is something for every fashion lover, whether you yearn for the romance of the Regency era, admire the huge variety of styles during Queen Victoria’s reign, or desire one more glimpse of Downton Abbey’s glamour, you won’t be disappointed,” said Emily Ehrgott, executive director of the Historical Society.
Hughes is the former director of the Bartholomew County Historical Society and was previously the Assistant Director for Public Programs at the Ohio Historical Society. A variant of this program won the Best Historic Program from the Indiana Historical Society in 2015.
About the Carmel Clay Historical Society
The Carmel Clay Historical Society (CCHS) was formed in 1975 by a group of local residents as part of the nation’s Bicentennial celebration and dedicated itself to the study of Carmel and Clay Township’s history. That same year the City of Carmel gave the historic 1883 Monon Railroad Depot to the society, which it maintains today as a museum of local history.
CCHS’s mission is to encourage an appreciation for and understanding of the settlement, growth and development of the city of Carmel and Clay Township, bringing historical relevance/ context and enrichment to the lives of it citizens and visitors. CCHS fulfills its mission by providing educational services in the following ways: Public programs about local topics, tours of the Monon Railroad Depot Museum, curriculum materials to schools on local and county history, Historic Home Tours highlighting local architecture and antiques, providing genealogical assistance to area researchers and maintaining an archive of letters, diaries, newspapers, documents and artifacts that pertain to Carmel and Clay Township.
For more information, follow CCHS on Facebook or visit their website.