Trace Women’s Fashions through History at the Ocean County Library Jackson Branch

JACKSON – During America’s first full century, was women’s attire for style, function, or both? Find out why, and how, they created and wore their finery and everyday wear during “The History of Women’s Clothing: 1780 to early 1900s” at the Ocean County Library Jackson Branch, 2:30 PM Saturday, March 22.

Seamstress and spinner Pati Githens, former Education Director of the Monmouth County Historical Association, will conduct the tour of fashion past, adorned in handmade reproductions of women’s garb as it was worn more than a century ago.

You’ll discover the ways various items of women’s apparel were assembled and sewn, the significance and evolution of pockets, facts and myths about corsets, and the effect of technological advances on fashions.

Please register at https://tinyurl.com/JaGithens to attend this free program, sponsored by the Friends of the Jackson Library.

The Friends are volunteers who support the Library through programs, fundraising and advocacy. New members are always welcome. Application forms are available at all Library branches and reading centers and on the OCL website.

For more information, visit the Jackson Branch, 2 Jackson Drive, or call (732) 928-4400. See the full schedule of Library programs in the online Calendar of Events.

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