The ’60s are Back!

Vic High Archives and Museum created its first display at Vic High recently, a Back To the 60s display of grad and prom dresses. Grade 9 student Frida Jack and Grad 11 student Tallulah McLean contributed design ideas, Textiles teacher Darlene Adamschek loaned dress forms and ideas, and Archives volunteers Lori Ann Locken, VHS 1974, Adele Fraser, VHS 1978, and Linda Baker, VHS 1969, put it all together.

Longtime Alumni activist Jill Wallace, VHS 1966, was gorgeous in a later-in-life photo of her in her cream brocade grad dress. Anne Boldt, VHS 1967, hand-threaded the gathered bodice trim on the gown she made for the 1966 Y-Teen Prom at the Empress Hotel. And  Linda Baker’s Textiles 12 Dress Designing project – her simple white grad dress with surprise lined floating back panel – was also featured in the display.

                      

Anne Boldt and date Brian Dance on the right.                        Jill Wallace                           Jill Wallace                                  Linda Baker

                       

Apparently fashions from the 1960s and ’70s are all quite in vogue these days. Guess we all should have kept those ruffled bell bottoms and A-line dresses from our long-ago days!