Summary
Re-created costumes reflect pioneers' attention to status
Nowadays what people wear reveals little about their socio- economic status, occupation and cultural heritage. Designer knockoffs allow high schoolers on tight budgets to emulate the upper echelon, while Hollywood starlets sometimes look like vagrants when they can afford to dress in Louis Vuitton and Prada.See the full content of this document
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Fashions From the Fort
It wasn't always that way.
Back in 1825, when the Hudson's Bay Company established a fur trading post at what is now the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, clothes were like a banner announcing what you did and where you were from. This remained the case throughout the 19th and mid- 20th centuries. To help the fort's re-ena...See the full content of this document
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