Costumers of Color founder Gigi Coulson presents 800 years of ballroom fashion, plus how to create historical costumes.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [McMenamins History Pub](http://click.mail.mcmenamins.com/f/a/turl6eTyIV3UMKd5MoNirQ~~/AAJOsRA~/A4e-DN7zZOcbwLGNdpIHv0l5brlsN9NBygFVv4irpyPsS2ojf8Yi_-Nmkedrm80pfH2epNj_XsE82G4r_KbKOa52W8UMMn8xJ64xeN6KZsFrovbpvnu867Y4TJO1y9ag-eYDhpvbtcTVedHzTCLHdA~~740dc4ac3d-d4a5c0e8091bcb5d465fe607&hash=2dec385d1300385&next=https%3A//mcmenamins.com/history%3Futm_source%3Dhive%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dhive_email_id_461149_history-pub-spanish-ballroom-72225) [View in your 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