'*UPDATE: Silk and Steel has been extended at the National WWI Museum and Memorial and will now be on exhibit until September 6, 2021* Women’s fashion played a surprisingly important role during WWI, especially in France. Learn why fashion was more than simply a means of personal expression in the new exhibition Silk and Steel: French Fashion, Women and WWI – a new chapter of the history of the war at the Museum and Memorial. Silk and Steel features original dresses, coats, capes, hats, shoes and accessories. Topics presented are the evolution of the war-time silhouette, Parisian designers during the war, military uniforms’ influence, women’s uniforms in France and America, war work, economics of fashion and post-war emancipation. Presenting sponsor PNC Bank, with additional funding provided by Francis Family Foundation. For more information about the National WWI Museum and Memorial visit http://theworldwar.org'
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