Historical Costuming: a beginner’s guide with Dr Sarah A. Bendall
Saturday 7 June 2025 at 12:00PM
Melton Library & Learning Hub
Event Description
Come along to a special presentation from fashion historian and published author, Dr Sarah A Bendall, about her experience with historical costuming. See some beautiful examples of Dr Bendall's early work, and learn how you can get started with this fascinating hobby.
Dr Bendall is an historian of fashion, material culture and women. She is a Senior Lecturer at ACU and was appointed as a fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 2023. Her first book, 'Shaping Femininity', was shortlisted for the Society of Renaissance Studies (UK) biannual book prize in 2022 and awarded highly commended. She is currently writing her second book, 'The Women Who Clothed the Stuart Queens'.
When
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Saturday 7 June 2025
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Where
Melton Library & Learning Hub
31 McKenzie Street
Melton VIC 3337
Australia
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Learn more about Dr Sarah A Bendall at https://sarahabendall.com/
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