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Pieces from the Avery House historic costume collection

Avery House Costume Collection

Avery House Costume Collection

Associate Professor of Costume Design Anne Medlock of West Texas A&M examines a piece from the historic costume collection at the Avery House

Creating Patterns from Historic Collections

Creating Patterns from Historic Collections

Associate Professor of Costume Design Anne Medlock visits the Avery House with a grant from the Center for the Study of the American West to study clothing pieces from the 1900’s in order to recreate patterns and costumes for the upcoming theater production A Flea in Her Ear at West Texas A&M showing February 8-17, 2018

 “Typically, we would take the garment apart to figure out how it was made, and create a pattern out of it,” Medlock said. She can’t do that with these historical pieces -- instead, she is examining each piece and taking detailed notes, drawings and

“Typically, we would take the garment apart to figure out how it was made, and create a pattern out of it,” Medlock said. She can’t do that with these historical pieces -- instead, she is examining each piece and taking detailed notes, drawings and measurements.

 She will take her notes back to West Texas A&M and create patterns and fine-tune them with muslin recreations of the garments. After perfecting the patterns, she will distribute the patterns to her costume design students to sew costumes for the

She will take her notes back to West Texas A&M and create patterns and fine-tune them with muslin recreations of the garments. After perfecting the patterns, she will distribute the patterns to her costume design students to sew costumes for the A Flea in Her Ear production.

 Medlock is studying French fashion from the early 1900’s for the production. She is able to study French fashion here with Poudre Landmarks Foundation’s collection and at two other museum collections in Texas because the fashion in America was heavi

Medlock is studying French fashion from the early 1900’s for the production. She is able to study French fashion here with Poudre Landmarks Foundation’s collection and at two other museum collections in Texas because the fashion in America was heavily influenced by France at the time. 

 “If a piece wasn’t created in France, it was created at home or in a factory here by someone who studied their fashion,” she said.

“If a piece wasn’t created in France, it was created at home or in a factory here by someone who studied their fashion,” she said.

On Display

On Display

After the theater production, the Panhandle Plains Historical Museum in Canyon, Texas will display the original pieces along with Medlock’s patterns, her muslin recreations, and the final costume recreations used in the theater production.

See the collection

See the collection

Interested in seeing pieces yourself? Stop by the Avery House Saturdays & Sundays from 1-4 PM or call to arrange a group tour

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Creating Patterns from Historic Collections
 “Typically, we would take the garment apart to figure out how it was made, and create a pattern out of it,” Medlock said. She can’t do that with these historical pieces -- instead, she is examining each piece and taking detailed notes, drawings and
 She will take her notes back to West Texas A&M and create patterns and fine-tune them with muslin recreations of the garments. After perfecting the patterns, she will distribute the patterns to her costume design students to sew costumes for the
 Medlock is studying French fashion from the early 1900’s for the production. She is able to study French fashion here with Poudre Landmarks Foundation’s collection and at two other museum collections in Texas because the fashion in America was heavi
 “If a piece wasn’t created in France, it was created at home or in a factory here by someone who studied their fashion,” she said.
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Historic costume collection studied for patterns & recreation
Historic costume collection studied for patterns & recreation

Associate Professor of Costume Design Anne Medlock of West Texas A&M was on-site at the Avery House this week examining samples from Poudre Landmarks Foundation’s historic costume collection.

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