Superstition Mountain Museum: Margerie Sholar – Fashion in the Old West

Margerie Sholar will take a revealing look at what ladies and gentlemen wore in town during the western expansion of the 1870s and 80s. People poured into the Western lands during those decades to take advantage of homesteading, mining, service opportunities and civilization slowly grew with the towns. Both under and outer garments will be discussed, and Marge will provide insights into how dresses were made, what materials were chosen and where the designs originated. She has made many of her own costumes, based on original patterns from the period.