March fashions lecture DELAYED

THIS LECTURE IS DELAYED BECAUSE OF CORONAVIRUS PRECAUTIONS; NO NEW DATE DECIDED

Dina Smith-Glaviana, director of the historic costume and textile collection at Virginia Tech, will discuss early fashions at the Historical Society of Western Virginia’s Kegley Lecture Series on Tuesday, March 24. She speaks at 7 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church. Her topic will be “Activism, Reform and Controversy in Fashionable Women’s Dress from 1840 to 1920.”  She will talk about how social, cultural and political influences brought about changes in women’s fashion during the late 19^th century and early 20^th century.

Smith-Glaviana will describe an exhibit to be installed in March that will feature dress items that illustrate changes in fashion pointing toward women’s liberation, such as riding habits, a 1920 swimsuit and field hockey bloomers. Some items from the Historical Society of Western Virginia will be part of the exhibit.

She holds a master’s degree from the University of Georgia and a doctorate from Louisiana State University. She taught at Southern Mississippi, Auburn and Marymount universities before joining the Virginia Tech faculty in August as assistant professor of fashion merchandising.

The church is at the corner of Brandon Road and Grandin Avenue, Roanoke. Light refreshments are served, and admission is free. Donations are welcome.