A History of Kytherian Dress

We would like to invite you to a very interesting presentation in relation to the gradual development of Kytherian dress. Our speaker is fellow member, Professor Linda Welters, who first visited our island in 1999 and has been coming on an annual basis ever since.

“BUFFETED BY THE WINDS OF CHANGE : TOWARD A HISTORY OF KYTHERIAN DRESS”

Guest Speaker: Professor Linda Welters

Linda Welters is Professor of Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design Department at the University of Rhode Island where she teaches courses in research methods and the history of textiles and fashion. She has published on European folk dress, archaeological textiles, American quilts, and American fashion.

We invite you to join us on

Saturday, 11th May, 2019, 7:30 p.m. at the Philharmonic Centre Potamos,

This interesting presentation is a survey of dress on Kythera from prehistory to the present based on surviving evidence.

(Photo by courtesy of the Aikaterini Lascaridis Foundation)

ΦΙΛΟΙ ΜΟΥΣΕΙΩΝ ΚΥΘΗΡΩΝ, Καραβάς, Κύθηρα, ΤΚ 802 00 Τηλ: +30 27360 33588 Email: fmk@email.com