The costume collection at the Maryland Historical Society is one of the museum's greatest treasure troves. It's comprised of more than 6,000 garments dating from the early eighteenth century to the 1960s, including Givenchy's "Monkey Dress," created for Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor. The dress will be highlighted during Alexandra Deutsch's richly illustrated lecture, "Out of the Box: The Costume Collection at the Maryland Historical Society" on Thursday, November 3 at 6:30 pm. Curator Deutsch will detail the discoveries made this summer by our Costume Interns, who rehoused hundreds of dresses in our collection in order to preserve, and, in many cases, save them. Attendees will be offered a rare opportunity to see selections from the collection, many of which have not been on view at MdHS for decades! Register for the fascinating lecture (only a few seats remain) via the link in our bio. #duchess #duchessofwindsor #wallissimpson #edwardviii #royals #hautecouture #vintagefash...