Hading

Through printed ephemera, exquisite dresses, and accessories, the exhibition Staging Fashion, 1880-1920: Jane Hading, Lily Elsie, Billie Burke explores the roles played by actresses as internationally known and influential fashion leaders at the turn of the twentieth century.

Evelyne Politanoff: After Hats comes Staging Fashion at the Bard Graduate Center Evelyne Politanoff 2012

This exhibition focuses on Jane Hading (1859-1941), Lily Elsie (1886-1962), and Billie Burke (1884-1970) as case studies through which one may investigate the actress as trendsetter and examine the objects that were instrumental in the creation of her public image and persona.

Evelyne Politanoff: After Hats comes Staging Fashion at the Bard Graduate Center Evelyne Politanoff 2012

Glamorous stage performers like Jane Hading, Lily Elsie and Billie Burke were adulated by male and female fans who bought millions of postcards with their images, read thousands of magazines that featured their 'private' lives, and, in the case of women especially, closely followed and often copied their every fashion move.

Evelyne Politanoff: After Hats comes Staging Fashion at the Bard Graduate Center Evelyne Politanoff 2012

Glamorous stage performers like Jane Hading, Lily Elsie and Billie Burke were adulated by male and female fans who bought millions of postcards with their images, read thousands of magazines that featured their 'private' lives, and, in the case of women especially, closely followed and often copied their every fashion move.

Evelyne Politanoff: After Hats comes Staging Fashion at the Bard Graduate Center Evelyne Politanoff 2012

This exhibition focuses on Jane Hading (1859-1941), Lily Elsie (1886-1962), and Billie Burke (1884-1970) as case studies through which one may investigate the actress as trendsetter and examine the objects that were instrumental in the creation of her public image and persona.

Evelyne Politanoff: After Hats comes Staging Fashion at the Bard Graduate Center Evelyne Politanoff 2012

Through printed ephemera, exquisite dresses, and accessories, the exhibition Staging Fashion, 1880-1920: Jane Hading, Lily Elsie, Billie Burke explores the roles played by actresses as internationally known and influential fashion leaders at the turn of the twentieth century.

Evelyne Politanoff: After Hats comes Staging Fashion at the Bard Graduate Center Evelyne Politanoff 2012

There, also, Salvini as Samson, and Richard Mansfield as Richard III, and for a while Coquelin and Hading, reigned supreme in the attractions of the town.

Harrison, Mrs. Burton, 1843-1920. Recollections Grave and Gay 1911

I shall meet Coquelin tomorrow night, and if Hading is not present I will send her picture to her by somebody.

Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900) Mark Twain 1872

I shall meet Coquelin tomorrow night, and if Hading is not present I will send her picture to her by somebody.

Complete Letters of Mark Twain Mark Twain 1872

Staging Fashion, 1880-1920: Jane Hading, Lily Elsie, Billie Burke explores the roles played by actresses as internationally known and influential fashion leaders at the turn of the twentieth century.

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Evelyne Politanoff 2012