The millinery workroom or atelier is the creative laboratory where hat designs are transformed from ideas into reality. See a hat come to life.

The Victorian greenhouse was adapted as a place to socialize — inviting friends for afternoon tea, pondering and marveling at the display of exotic exhibits – the greenhouse became an opportunity for Victorian’s to show …

In the late Victorian era, women typically dressed in knee-length, puffed-sleeve wool dresses – often featuring a sailor collar – worn over bloomers or drawers trimmed with ribbons and bows. The bathing costume was typically …

The bathing machine was like a sentry-box on wheels; it was about six feet in length and width, and about eight feet high, with a peaked roof. It was set far apart from the bathing places …

During the reigns of Louis XV and Louis XVI, fashion and furniture were not simply meant to be beautiful but were also intended to arouse, attract, and seduce. Dangerous Liaisons focuses on fashion and its interplay with the paintings, furniture, and decorative arts of eighteenth-century France.

Acclaimed actor Mamie Gummer will debut as The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation’s first artist-in-residence. Fully costumed in 18th-century attire and working from a script based on historical fact, Gummer will appear in an open air theater on the grounds of the Governor’s Palace.

Showcased is a selection of fashions for the 1870s gentleman. Featured are morning promenade suits, morning lounging apparel, a visiting costume, and attire for evening dress. Both single and double-breasted jackets are highlighted and the …

Living history interpretation of pirates and ordinary seaman both afloat and ashore during the Golden Age of Piracy. Blackbeard’s Crew will embark upon Riverwalk Landing in Historic Yorktown on April 30th and on May 1st for a series of fun-filled of activities and demonstrations.