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"Western dressed" women at Valley Ranch. Gift of Irving H. "Larry" Larom Estate. P.14.3
Past Symposia and Seminars
Western Dressed
June 6 – 10, 2011
Dr. Laurel Wilson, professor of textiles and apparel at the University of Missouri along with Buffalo Bill Historical staff led students in an investigation of western dress and cowboy culture through lecture, tours, and artifact study. Topics include the American Indian, Hispanic, and fur trade origins of dressing western, cowboy dress, the role of Buffalo Bill's Wild West, film, dude ranching, and rodeo. All of these influences collectively create a western style that is familiar today.
This seminar was held in conjunction with the exhibition Dressed Just Right: An Evolution of Western Style from Function to Flamboyance, which remains on display at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center through October 3, 2011.
For more information on future seminars:
Jill Osiecki Gleich • 307.578.4025 • jillo@bbhc.org
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