Acknowledgments: The project was made possible, in part by a Faculty Fellowship funded by Morehead State University, and the assistance of Robert Walker, Just Faboo, Midway, Kentucky.
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This project was undertaken with two major objectives: 1) to preserve a bit of history which is available from historic fashions, and 2) to provide an educational tool for future historic costume classes. The project developed after I worked with Mr. Robert Walker, Just Faboo vintage clothing in Midway, KY. He was very gracious and allowed my historic costume students to select one or more items from his inventory, and use them for a class research project, in which they research historic costume references and attempted to date this specific item they had chosen. As I work with Robert, he was quick to share the personal stories of owners of many of his items. In fact, the personal stories were of particular interest to him, as the information about the life stories and lifestyles of these ladies was expressed in their dress. These historical perspectives of fashion, and the lives of their "mistresses" provided a wealth of information and a rich study for my students and myself. This initial project led me to this undertaking. I hope to use this material and future endeavors for several classes and student projects. I encourage others to investigate this world of vintage fashion, from a historical fashion and study perspective, a social-psychological perspective, and from the retailing and merchandising perspective as well.
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