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This cream dress was in style in 1892, and would likely have been worn by a Darien woman at the time. In this fall's "The Ladies of Prospect Ave." exhibit at the Darien Historical Society, it will serve as an example of what the woman who lived at 20 Prospect Ave. would have worn. Photo: Maggie Gordon -
This lavendar gown, complete with hoop skirt, is what Darien women would have worn in 1867. It will represent the woman who lived at 5 Prospect Ave. in the upcoming exhibit. Photo: Maggie Gordon -
This dress is typical of what would have been worn by Darien women in 1876, and will represent the Lady of 19 Prospect Ave. in this fall's exhibit. Photo: Maggie Gordon -
This dress is representative of the style worn by Darien women in 1887. Photo: Maggie Gordon -
The blue dress represents what would have been worn by a Darien woman in 1868, the year that 23 Prospect Ave. was built. The pink resembles the fashion from 1898, the same year 30 Prospect Ave. was built. Photo: Maggie Gordon -
Kathy Karlik (left) and Janet Sargent (right) match accessories to the dress worn by the Lady of 3 Prospect Ave. This dress represents the S-curve style popular in 1901. Photo: Maggie Gordon -
Babs White, curator of the Ladies of Prospect Ave. exhibit, stands with the dress that repesents the woman who would have lived at5 Prospect Avenue in 1867. The hoop skirt is typical of the style during that time period. Photo: Maggie Gordon
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