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  Past Events 

          Below are some events from the past.
                    They are being re-listed so you can
                              see the wide variety of past presentations and
                                        watch for possible repeats in the future.

The Kansas City Symphony Alliance
held a 2011 Candlelight Preview ...

A benefit for the Kansas City Symphony
and a “sneak preview” of
The 42nd Symphony Designers’ Showhouse was held on

Friday, January 21, 2011
6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Attendees (many in their Twenties attire)
grabbed their boas and fedoras for an evening of
hors d’oeuvres, desserts, “bathtub gin,” wine and soft drinks
while being entertained by
Flapper/Fashion Historian Bonnie Hansen and
the Piano Stylings of Jan Miller.

All of those present enjoyed being the first shoppers
at the Showhouse Boutique!

	Bonnie Hansen (right), in a flapper outfit, shares some historical insight into fashions of the 1920s with Carolyn Dailey (from left), Sanda Walker and Del Stanley. Photo which appeared in the Star Magazine section of February 20, 2011 Kansas City Star.
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Saturday,
June 12, 2010
2:00 to 4:00 pm

It’s Tea Time

a traditional Victorian Tea
presented by
The Sweet Life Grand Court
of Overland Park and
the Victorian Trading Company

The event included specialty teas, refreshments, door prizes and an entertaining presentation by fashion historian, Bonnie Hansen.  Bonnie took the audience back to the days of Scarlett O’Hara and showed, layer by layer, the mysteries of Victorian underpinnings.

Bonnie demonstrated how a lady of 1860 would get dressed in the morning, including such oddities as corsets, bustles and hoopskirts in this light-hearted look back at Victorian foundation garments.

CLICK HERE for a colorful flyer for this event.

October 13, 2009

FREE
Open to the public

National Geographic called her the “Empress Dowager” of the horse show circuit.  Sports Illustrated named her “Legendary Loula.”  Known for her fabulous fashions and elegant style, she was so much more than the Queen of the American Royal.

Loula Long Combs was the generous, lovable mistress of Longview Farm.  It is easy to see why she was Kansas City’s favorite society lady, when Bonnie Hansen of Vintage Nouveau – Fashions From the Past presents Loula Long Combs: The Mistress of Longview Farm.  Her story is told with costumes, period photos and a display of historic hats.

Bonnie Hansen was the Executive Producer of Ours to Give: The Long Legacy of An American Family, an award winning documentary film about the Longs , which has appeared on KCPT and other PBS stations nationwide.

Thursday,
October 29, 2009
8:30 PM
   

KCPT
Channel 19 TV
Kansas City

At 8:30 pm, on Thursday, October 29^th,

Peter Hansen, Editor of Railroad History, stared as rail baron Arthur Stilwell in the new Kansas City Public Television weekly series Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III.

Beginning October 8, 2009, this new series allowed viewers to step back in time and meet some of Kansas City’s most historic figures.

Vintage Nouveau - Fashions From the Past was happy to provide both costuming and set decor for a number of episodes.

http://www.kcpt.org/meetthepast/index.shtml

FREE

The Johnson County Library hosted a Positive Aging Coalition presentation of: “A Slice of Home and a Cup of Joe: The Story of Trackside Canteens during WW II” presented by Peter A. Hansen, editor of the Railroad History Magazine.  Women of at least 43 communities nationwide organized trackside canteens for the soldiers and sailors on troop trains.