18th Century Symposium & Salon

Details

This Costumers of Color 501(c)(3) historical costuming event happens annually in Seattle, WA! We gather for a fourth year to celebrate our unwavering commitment to multicultural costuming excellence and host an 18th-century Symposium & Salon as it should have been: open to the global community. If you are POC and would like to wear the clothing your ancestors might have worn during the 18th-century you are most welcome to. **If you are not a POC please stick to European/ American 18th-century fashions.

There will be an optional Friday dinner and Sunday brunch for those interested. Details are in the program book here.

The Saturday event will be comprised of two sessions; the Symposium and the Salon.

The 18th-Century Symposium (period clothing optional) will begin at 10am with a morning of classes and lectures on 18th-century games, sword fighting, dancing, daily life, and fashion. A fundraiser lunch will be available from 12pm to 1pm. The 18th-Century Symposium will end at 2pm.

The 18th-Century Salon (period clothing required) will begin at 6pm for a cocktail hour, followed by historical dancing, historical games, and socializing in the Drawing Room and Ballroom. Doors close at 11pm and our group nightcap at the runs from 11pm to 12:30am. #costumersofcolor #rococosalon

Photo galleries of our previous Salon events are available on SmugMug here. A video overview of our previous salon is posted on our YouTube here and will give you a feel for how this event will unfold.

Tickets are not refundable, but you are welcome to resell your ticket. If you do, please notify Gigi by sending her an email with the new ticket holder’s name at [email protected].

TENTATIVE WEEKEND SCHEDULE

• FRIDAY
  • 7pm Icebreaker Dinner, Location: TBD
• SATURDAY
  • 10am – 2pm Symposium classes, lunch, and keynote lecture
    • 9:30am – Check In
    • 10am –
    • 11am –
    • 12pm – Lunch Break
    • 12:45pm Keynote lecture + Q&A
      • Speaker: TBD
      • Title: TBD
  • 6pm-11pm 18th C Salon
    • 6pm to 7pm – Cocktail Hour
    • 7pm-10:30pm Salon: hors d’oeuvres, dancing, games
    • 10:30pm Group photo, last call
  • 11pm – 12:30am Nightcap
• SUNDAY
  • 10:30am Brunch

TICKETS

Salon Experience Ticket – $TBD: Access to the afternoon Symposium, with lunch included. Access to evening Salon, with a glass of prosecco or mocktail served during the cocktail hour and light hors d’oeuvres served during the evening.

LINKS

• Event Program Booklet
  • TBD

Clothing Resources:

You’ll find information on both feminine and masculine dress for the following decades at the listed links:

• 1750 Robe à la Française
• 1750-1770 Robe a la Francaise
• 1770-1779 https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1770-1779/
• 1780-1789 https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1780-1789/
• 1790-1799 https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1790-1799/

Fashion Overview Videos:

• Dames a la Mode Sacque Back Gown/ Robe a la Francaise
• Sew Through Time 1770s-1790s Round Gowns
• Sultana / Turkish Posing Gown of the 1770s
  • DeMode Couture Sultana Article
  • CrowsEye Dido Belle Sultana Video
  • Khensani Mohlatlole Wrapping Gown Video

18th-Century Dress Patterns: