Historical and hysterical show to reveal fashion’s greatest faux pas

NATIONALLY RENOWNED fashion historian Ivan Sayers and the Original Costume Museum Society are hosting their second public showing called “A Matter of Taste: 100 Years of Bad Taste.”

By Caro} Crenna Contributing Writer

The event will take place next Sunday, March 27 at 2 p.m. at the Vancouver Academy of Music, 1270 Chestnut St., Vancouver (across from the Vancouver Museum). Tickets are $12, sold through Ticketmaster.

The historical and hysterical show will focus on the meanings of both good and bad taste, featuring the greatest fashion faux pas from bustles to beehives to bell-bottorms.

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audience is encouraged to come in “fashionable” dress.

If you missed Ivan Sayers’ show “Panache: 100 Years of the Fashionable Woman.” and are inter- ested in the histary of women, this event is a must-see.

The clothing we have worn throughout history accurately mir- rors the times, the changes in social and political attitudes concerning women, and even our physical changes.

Sayers, who was curator of his- tory at the Vancouver Museum for 20 years and has been collecting costumes for over 30 years, has per-

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He reveals that in his personal collection of antique clothing and accessories, he owns approximately 600 hats, 600 shoes and thousands of dresses which date back as early as the 1700s.

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