Meet Timothy Long, curator of costume at the Chicago History Museum. Long creates exhibitions for the Costume and Textiles Gallery, one of the world’s premier clothing and fashion collections.

From the beginning of the 19th century, the use of the parasol as a protection against the sun increased until it became a universal accessory by the mid-1800s. During the first half of the 19th …

Ribbon and thread flowers, gathered and pinked ribbons, and lace trimmings will be taught.

Fingerless netted mitts or mittens were a fashionable accessory for a lady throughout the 19th century.