Vintage fashion show at Baldwin Hotel Museum

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Vintage garments from the collection of the Baldwin Hotel Museum will be featured in a fashion show at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 30.

Hundreds of dresses, suits, coats, hats and accessories are preserved at the Baldwin. Those deemed suitable for light use will be modeled by museum staff and volunteers.

“Some of our garments are too delicate or historically significant to ever be worn again, but many can be shown off in the way they were meant to seen, on a live person,” said Todd Kepple, museum director for Klamath County.

The Baldwin collection includes clothing dating from the early 1900s into the mid-20^th century. Designer names to be featured in the June 30 show include Justin McCarty, Max Kopp, Miss Serbin, Dolinsk, Berma Fashion, Jr. Miss, and Shantung.

Items to be displayed came to the museum from the estates of Jessie Gheller (formerly Miss Jessie Stevens), Roy Whitlach, Sally Kent, Alfred Collier, Janice Firestone, and others.

Admission to the fashion show is free, with donations welcome. The Baldwin Hotel Museum is located at 31 Main St. in Klamath Falls.

For more information contact the Klamath County Museum at (541) 882-1000.