Ongoing collaborations with other museums allow artifacts to be displayed outside our own museum system, giving these great treasures every opportunity to be seen publicly. LSM's Curator of Costumes & Textiles and Curator of Carnival, Wayne Phillips, recently loaned items to the Historic New Orleans Collection (THNOC) for their latest exhibit entitled "Goods of Every Description: Shopping in New Orleans, 1825-1925." This exhibition celebrates New Orleans shopping traditions from the city's golden age to the roaring twenties. Pictures do not do these artifacts justice, so you won't want to miss this exciting showcase. An opening reception at 6:30 p.m. tonight at the THNOC (533 Royal, NOLA) celebrates this wonderful exhibition which runs now through April 9, 2017. More information available here: http://www.hnoc.org/goods-of-every-description-shopping-in-new-orleans-1825%E2%80%931925/ Selected Artifacts Pictured (in order): Man's top hat, ca. 1900, black beaver fur, manufactured by Miller, New York, retailed by Terry & Juden, New Orleans. Men's black leather boots, ca. 1910, manufactured by Johnston & Murphy, retailed by Imperial Shoe Store, New Orleans (with detail photo of label inside shoe). Ladies' silk evening gown, ca. 1885, made and retailed at D. H. Holmes, New Orleans. #museum #fashionhistory #neworleans #nola #thnoc #exhibition #awesome (at The Historic New Orleans Collection)