You Are What You Wear: Clothing and Identity A One-Day Symposium at the Rensselaer County Historical Society Saturday, November 1 9:00 AM 5:00 PM $40 RCHS members, $50 non-members includes registration, coffee breaks and reception. Box lunch available for $10 Following the success of our 2001 symposium on the years 1825-1861, the Rensselaer County Historical Society (RCHS) is presenting a one-day symposium focusing on how clothing shapes our identity. The symposium is part of a series of fashion programs that relate to the fashion inspired exhibitions at the museum during fall 2003. The exhibitions are on view through December 7, 2003. Invited Speakers to the symposium include: John Patrick, Fashion Designer, Owner, John Patrick, Latham - Introductory Speaker Kerry Linden, Curator of Interpretation and Collections, Oneida Community Mansion House and Jody Luce, Historic Clothing Reproductions - ³Salvation from the Dress Spirit: The Oneida Community Reform Dress² Robin Campbell, Associate Curator, NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation - ³What to Wear to a Massacre and Other Sartorial Concerns² Tracy Shaffer Miller, Hartgen Archeological Associates - Personal Artifacts and Social Identity: Archeological Investigations at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy Kristine Rhoback, Curator of Textiles, Amherst Museum - Furs, Fakes and Fantasy Diane Shewchuk, Registrar, Albany Institute of History and Art - 1940's Buttons for the Dress Trade. A Case Study of One Designer, Marion Weeber Michael Murphy, PhD. Candidate in American Art History and Gender Studies - Arrow¹s Eros?: The Question of Homoeroticism in J.C. Leyendeckers¹ Arrow Collar Advertisements The symposium will take place at RCHS¹s headquarters and museum located in downtown Troy at 57 Second Street. Call Ilene Frank at 518-272-7232 x. 17 to register or for more information. Registrations must be made by October 24. The Rensselaer County Historical Society is a dynamic, community-responsive educational organization that connects the importance of local history and heritage to contemporary life. The purpose of RCHS is to promote broad public participation and interest in the history of Rensselaer County and its place in the region, state and nation.