Fashion Frontlines: American and Soviet Fashion During the Cold War

In this presentation by Lindsey Mick, an MTHS archivist, she will explore how fashion became another frontline in the ideological battle between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Mick will look through the lens of Montana newspapers and other media to explore how both Americans and Soviets used fashion to demonstrate their nation’s modernity and cultural superiority during this tense era in world history.