Kate @ Decotique Lecture Series Spring Kick Off Cherry Hill, NJ Decotique is kicking of it’s Spring Summer Lecture Series May 13, 2010 with an entertaining, informative talk, Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Costumes, Accessories of Days Gone By.
News-Antique.com - Apr 05,2010 - Items from the Victorian and Edwardian Eras, Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles will be on display. Kate will present information on antique beaded purses, flapper Whiting Davis mesh handbags, Arts and Crafts period tooled leather bags and much more. There will also be discussion of period hats, footwear, vanity items, early bathing costumes and Atlantic City Memorabilia. An array of antique photographs, cabinet cards and ephemera of our ancestors modeling latest fashions of the times will grace the room for all to enjoy. Guests are welcome to bring items for show and tell. Informal evaluations for personal items available upon request. Decotique's first lecture of the season will be held at St. Thomas More, Springdale Road, Cherry Hill, NJ.
Decotique.com was created in 2008 in honor of Kate’s daughter, Jessica, who succumbed to Cystic Fibrosis in 2007 at age 28. Ten percent of Decotique’s proceeds benefit The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Presentations are tailored to groups' preferred topics. If you would like Kate to give a talk at your next Historical Society meeting, Women's Group, Wedding Shower or other event, please send a request for information to Decotique, PO Box 157, Barrington, NJ 08007 or call her directly (856) 912-1082.
