Dazzling Shoes and Deceptive Hats: Fashion and Camouflage during the First World War

Dazzling Shoes and Deceptive Hats: Fashion and Camouflage during the First World War

Ottawa, Ontario, March 18, 2010 — Join us on Thursday, March 25 at the Canadian War Museum for a lecture on First World War camouflage and fashion by Ryerson University lecturer Dr. Alison Matthews David.

From sniper robes to the cloche hat, military technology and women’s dress have constantly borrowed from each other. The talk will explore the invention of camouflage clothing for military use during the First World War and its ramifications for women’s fashions in the early twentieth century.

WHAT: Dr. Alison Matthews David in Dazzling Shoes and Deceptive Hats: Fashion and Camouflage during the First World War

WHERE: Barney Danson Theatre, Canadian War Museum

WHEN: Thursday, March 25 at 7 p.m. (presentation in English)

COST: Free

In conjunction with the exhibition Camouflage: From Battlefield to Catwalk

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