Gloucester County Historical Society Museum Presents: Dressed to to the Nines: A Century of Women's Fashions

Vintage clothe's hounds have yet another exhibition to enjoy featiromg women's turn of the 20th century apparel. The Gloucester County Historical Society Museum presents: Dressed to the Nines: A Century of Women's Fashions that will run through August 28th. The exhibit features more than 50 dresses,  purses, shoes, hats and fans circa 1830 to 1930.

Women's fashion during this time period is fascinating because it's all about breaking rules and redefining what it is to be woman. In the span of 30 years, co setts were let go of, hemlines went up and high collars disappeared. Coco Chanel changed our lives - as did securing the right to vote and the less constrictive fashions were proof of our new lifestyle.

The fact that many of these pieces could have belonged to our grandmothers' and great-grandmothers' makes seeing them even cooler. It's like rummaging through an old trousseau

Both Drexel University and The Philadelphia Museum of Art have held recent exhibitions featuring women's fashions of yesteryear.

The Gloucester County Historical Society Museum is located at 58 North Broad Street, Woodbury, NJ. For more information, call 856-848-8531. The museum's hours are Mon.-Wed.-Fri. 1-4 p.m., last Sunday of the month 2-5 p.m. Adult admission $5; children 6-18 years $1; children under 6 free.  Private tours available other days/times.