UPDATE: This event has been canceled, according to an email received Thursday from the Carson City Historical Society.
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The Carson City Historical Society is hosting a lecture and dinner on Friday, September 9, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on "Victorian Fashions and Dress Reform" by Jan Loverin of the Marjorie Russell Textile Museum.

Dinner is $18.00 for members and $20.00 for nonmembers, choose KFC box lunch or Chic-Fil-A Cobb salad. Reservations can be made by calling Paula at (775) 887-8865. The lecture and dinner will be held at the Foreman-Roberts Carriage House, 1207 North Carson, Carson City, NV.

This lecture is an engaging look at women's 19th century fashions. We are fascinated by the beautiful and elaborate gowns of the Victorian era but can't help wonder "why did they dress like that?" This program looks at the various social and cultural issues of the day and how they influenced dress. Why did women wear 4 or 5 layers of clothing, and why were their clothes so restrictive; a nineteenth century fashionably dressed woman could not raise her arm above her head, nor do much physical work. Why were bloomers rejected and the scorn of society? Come see some very stylish Victorian women and meet those who challenged the fashionable standards of the day, wanting dress reform. The presentation will be 45-50 minutes long.

Jan Loverin is Curator of Clothing and Textiles at the Nevada State Museum, a position she has held since 1991. Her undergraduate degree is in Biology from Whittier College and her Master's is from UNR in Home Economics and Museum Studies. She and her colleagues have produced Silver Ladies in Golden Splendor, Costumes of the American West and she regularly changes and mounts costumes and textiles in the Museum's galleries. She is a member of Costume Society of America and the International Council of Museums Costume Committee, where she has presented articles and papers for both organizations. Jan is a regular contributor to the Museum's Curator's Corner and is also featured in the four-part online series, Victorian Secrets. Jan and her husband, Jim, have one son, and they live on the Old 1862 Ranch, where they are avid gardeners.