2024 Fall Fashion & Textile SymposiumMumford, NY (October 30, 2024) – Genesee Country Village & Museum is excited to announce the 2024 Fall Fashion & Textile Symposium, themed “Fashion from Head to Toe,” scheduled for Saturday, November 9, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. This event offers a unique opportunity to explore historical fashion with expert-led presentations, culminating in an exclusive keynote by Nicole Rudolph, renowned fashion historian, shoemaker, and content creator. More information can be found at https://www.gcv.org/event/fall-fashion-textile-symposium/.

The symposium will feature four engaging speakers:

  • Anna Worden, millinery expert and author, presenting “Unveiling Rural Milliners,” a talk on the 19th-century rural millinery trade.
  • Tricia Noel, curator at Yates County History Center, discussing “‘A Different Habit’: The Public Universal Friend, Gender, and Clothing in 18th America.”
  • Wilma T. Townsend, curator of Ontario County Historical Society, sharing insights into “Textiles in 19th Century Ontario County.”
  • Nicole Rudolph, noted fashion historian, on “Turning the Shoe Wrong-side Out: 19th-century Construction Revealed,” an exploration of the hidden materials and techniques in 19th-century footwear.

The symposium includes breakfast, lunch, and an exclusive curator-led behind-the-scenes tour of the Bruce & Susan Greene Costume Collection housed in the Museum’s in the John L. Wehle Gallery vaults. Virtual attendance is also available for lectures, and a discount is offered to museum professionals. Tickets for both in-person and virtual access are available here: https://www.gcv.org/event/fall-fashion-textile-symposium/

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Photo 1: Join experts at Genesee Country Village & Museum for the Fall Fashion & Textile Symposium: Fashion from Head to Toe, on Saturday, November 9.  

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GCV&M is the largest living history museum in New York State with the largest collection of historic buildings in the Northeast. The Museum, with its John L. Wehle Gallery, working brewery, vintage base ball park, and Nature Center, is located in Mumford, NY, 20 miles southwest of Rochester and 45 miles east of Buffalo. Visit www.gcv.org for more information.

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Media Contact: Paige Engard, (585) 474-7695, pengard@gcv.org