Kiki Smith, a Professor of Costume Design at Smith College, will speak at Ventfort Hall about the historic clothing collection at Smith College. A tea will be served after her presentation. What can we learn from an old worn house dress or a group of aprons?  How about a 1940’s Girl Scout uniform? Using illustrations from her book, Real Clothes, Real Lives: 200 Years of What Women Wore, Kiki will speak about the historic clothing collection at Smith College, what it includes and why the pieces are great resources for research in many areas. The collection was founded 45 years ago by a student and is based there in the basement of the Theatre Building near the Costume Shop. The collection now numbers over 4000 pieces.