Spring Fashion at FSCW

The azaleas and dogwoods are in bloom, thunderstorms have started rolling through in the afternoon, and sunbathers and hammock dwellers have returned to their regular spots on Landis Green, which can only mean one thing: spring has arrived in Tallahassee! While the weather and native plant life hasn’t changed much in the past 70 years, fashion sure has. Take a look at some FSCW Easter styles, which in true southern fashion was all about white shoes and big hats.

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My Easter Hat, Mary Tarver Willis Photograph Collection (HP 2009-043), 1948-1951.

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Students Posing in Their Easter Outfits on Landis Green, Sam Lamar Collection (HP 2007-080), 1938-2005.
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Student Making Sure Her White Easter Shoes Are Still Clean, Sam Lamar Collection (HP 2007-080), 1938-2005.
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Female Students in Their Easter Dresses Relaxing on Landis Green, Sam Lamar Collection (HP 2007-080), 1938-2005.

To see more photographs, ephemera, and artifacts related to the history of Florida State, check out the FSU Heritage Protocol Digital Collections or like the Heritage Protocol Facebook page.

 

Published by Hannah Wiatt Davis

Hannah Wiatt Davis is the Preservation Librarian at FSU Special Collections & Archives.

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