EVENT: Fashion Fads of the 80's at the Queens Historical Society
THE QUEENS HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESENTS
“THANKFULLY FORGOTTEN: FASHION FADS OF THE 1980’s”
WITH GUEST LECTURER MARISA BERMAN
The Queens Historical Society will present an illustrated lecture, “Thankfully Forgotten: Fashion Fads of the 1980’s” on Sunday, June 11, 2006 at 2:30 pm in the society’s Flushing headquarters, Kingsland Homestead, located at 143-35 37th Avenue. The lecture is free of charge with regular admission to the house museum: adults $3, students and seniors $2. For further information call 718-939-0647 ext. 17 (Monday-Friday, 9:30-5:00)
Of all the decades of the twentieth century, the eighties are home to some of the most interesting and extreme fashions that will continue to be remembered with horror, reminiscence and denial. The Queens Historical Society will be hosting a guest lecture by textile and design specialist Marisa Berman, which chronicles the rise and fall of eighties couture. Ms. Berman is the recipient of the 2004 Silver Needle Award for Outstanding Collection and she will be lecturing on fad history and its function in society. Through a detailed study of eighties trends found in teen fashion magazines, film and music, Ms. Berman will examine how crazes such as “the shoulder pad situation” were developed and why they were lost.