The Costume Society of America, Western Region
Invites You to Attend
Fashion at The Getty
Fashion in the Middle Ages and Paris: Life and Luxury
J. Paul Getty Museum
1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles CA 90049
Saturday, August 6, 2011
(Limited to 40 Participants – Register Now!)
Join CSA for insider tours of two fashion-related temporary exhibitions at the J. Paul Getty Museum in
Los Angeles. Enjoy a gourmet picnic lunch with the exhibition curators in the museum’s Robert Irwindesigned gardens. After lunch, feel free to stay and spend the rest of the day exploring The Getty’s
extensive collections on your own.
In the Middle Ages, clothing was integral to identifying one’s place in the world. People were highly
skilled at reading the meaning of fashion, which is reflected throughout the painted pages of
illuminated manuscripts. Themes in the manuscripts exhibition Fashion in the Middle Ages range
from the extravagant cost of clothing worn by the elite, to styles and fabrics permitted by custom and
law, to the inventiveness that embellishes historical depictions of fashion. Curator of Manuscripts
Elizabeth Morrison will be your guide as you explore the evolution of medieval dress and textiles
through illuminated manuscripts.
Paris: Life & Luxury evokes the rich material ambiance of Paris during the mid-eighteenth century. It
brings together a wide variety of objects—furniture and clocks, gowns and jewelry, tapestries and fans,
candlesticks and firedogs, musical instruments and games—all from elite society in Paris, the fashion
and cultural epicenter of Europe at the time. Curator of Sculpture and Decorative Arts Charissa
Bremer-David and exhibition catalogue contributor Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell will unveil the
lifestyles of the rich and famous of the Louis XV period.
Schedule:
10:00-10:30: Check in at the museum entrance (allow time for the tram ride from the parking lot)
10:30-11:30: Curator-led tour of Fashion in the Middle Ages
11:30-12:30: Curator-led tour of Paris: Life and Luxury
12:30: Picnic lunch in the museum gardens with the curators, who will be happy to answer your
questions and sign exhibition catalogues, available for purchase in the Museum Store
Lunch: Choose from one of three gourmet sandwich options:
Herb-Marinated Chicken on Ciabatta: Rosemary fig jam, provolone, pesto mayonnaise, and local
lettuce on ciabatta bread.
The Deli Box: Smoked ham with Monterey Jack cheese, local greens, and tomato on artisan bread.
Mayonnaise and mustard on the side.
Seasonal Vegetarian Sandwich: Prepared with ingredients from local farms on artisan bread or
flatbread.
All sandwiches are accompanied by chips, a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie, and your choice of
soda or bottled water.
Directions: To get to the J. Paul Getty Museum (www.getty.edu/museum/):
From the 405 Freeway: Take the Getty Center Drive exit from the 405 and follow the signs to the
main gate on Sepulveda Boulevard.
By public transportation: The Getty Center is served by Metro Rapid Line 761, which stops at the
main gate on Sepulveda Boulevard. For complete route information, call 323-GO-METRO (323-4663876) or use the Trip Planner on www.metro.net, the Web site of the Los Angeles County
Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Parking: On-site parking is $15 per car. Participants are encouraged to carpool.
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To make your reservation for the August 6, 2011 program, please register by
July 25, 2011
Make checks payable to CSA, Western Region
Mail this form and your check to:
Heather Vaughan, Registrar
1244 Marin Ave., Albany, CA 94706
Please include the name(s) of ALL those in attendance:
Member(s)_____________________________________ # ______ @ 30 $ _____
Student Member(s) ______________________________ # ______ @ 20 $ _____
Non-Member(s) ________________________________ # ______ @ 40 $ _____
Student Non-Member (s)___________________________# ______ @ 35 $______
Your telephone number or email address so we can confirm your reservation (please write clearly to
assure that you receive your confirmation):
________________________________________________________________________
Your sandwich choice(s): ______ Chicken
Your drink choices(s): ______ Bottled water
______ Deli Box
______ Vegetarian
______ Coke ______ Diet Coke ______ Sprite
Members or guests who wish to cancel their registration for a refund must notify the programs chair,
Heather Vaughan, seven business days prior to the date of the event. The registration fee includes
lunch and tours of both exhibitions at The Getty. Parking is not included.
*Left Photo: Detail, Master of the Jardin de Vertueuse Consolation, “Bagoas Pleads on Behalf of Nabarzanes and the
Amazons Visit Alexander,” Book of the Deeds of Alexander the Great, c. 1468-75, J. Paul Getty Museum. Center Photo:
Hangings for a Bed (Lit à la duchesse), French, about 1690–1715, J. Paul Getty Museum. Right Photo: Jean-André-Joseph
Aved, Portrait of Marc de Villiers, Secretaire du roi, 1747, J. Paul Getty Museum.