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Author conversation
Fashion history
Free literary event
Costume design
Tips
✍️"Chapin's colorful prose and eye for detail will forever change how we see the pantsuit" (Lindsay M. Chervinsky)
🎩former Bookshop Santa Cruz bookseller returns home
👔bring your suit questions for the Q&A
Monday, July 27, 7:00 PM
Free
History of Suits
July 27 at 7pm
Santa Cruz










Discover how the humble black suit became a symbol of power, democracy, and modern masculinity. Fashion historian Chloe Chapin unpacks the surprising cultural history hiding in every wardrobe staple.
Author conversation
Fashion history
Free literary event
Costume design
Tips
✍️"Chapin's colorful prose and eye for detail will forever change how we see the pantsuit" (Lindsay M. Chervinsky)
🎩former Bookshop Santa Cruz bookseller returns home
👔bring your suit questions for the Q&A
Monday, July 27, 7:00 PM
Free
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