Sixty Years Of Fashion

It reminds me of an advertisement for Barbie dolls through the years.

If you are lucky enough to find yourself in Marietta, Ohio, look for fresh murals and faded advertising pieces on old brick walls. You’ll see something interesting in nearly every nook and cranny of downtown.

This one is easy to spot. You’ll find it on Front Street, the main drag through their historic downtown. If you’re in the market for fabulous new clothes and accessories, Teri Ann’s has been dressing local ladies for sixty years, as the mural says.

Katherine Hepburn at the Frick

Katherine Hepburn is known for her acting talent, distinctive voice and daring fashion sense. She’s also one of my favorite film stars.

There’s a traveling exhibit dedicated to her fashion and career and it is currently living at the Frick in Pittsburgh.

The exhibit does a nice job using movie posters, photographs and scripts to tell the story of the costumes. Some costumes are from popular films while others are from her early career and films a bit more obscure.

They also have a selection of her famed trousers which she wore long before it was socially acceptable for women to wear pants.

Check out the quote on the wall. I like her spunk.

As an aside, these pieces are on loan from a large collection at Kent State here in Ohio.

It’s available at the Frick in Pittsburgh for a limited times it will wrap up on January 12 and admission is $15. There’s a lot to see at the Frick and I wrote about that a few days ago. Read more here. It’s a wonderful way to pass a day and I would highly recommend a visit to the Frick of you enjoy art and. history.

Plan your visit here.