Take a peek inside the legendary, lavish wardrobes of the French Bourbon Dynasty, when the Museum of Ventura County presents Royal Robes, Champagne and Chocolate on Saturday, June 18 at 2:00 p.m. Guests will enjoy champagne and sweets during Dr. Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell’s illustrated presentation on the extravagant royal garments of the Bourbon era, including those of Marie de Medici, Louis XIV, Madame Pompadour, and Marie Antoinette.

An art historian specializing in fashion and textiles, Chrisman-Campbell’s talk includes images of historic portraits, fashion plates, surviving garments from the era, and George Stuart Historical Figures® depicting the Bourbons. The event at the museum’s Martin V. and Martha K. Smith Pavilion is $25 for the general public, $20 for members. For reservations call by June 10 to (805) 653-0323 x 315. Admission includes entrance to all museum exhibitions, such as the George Stuart Historical Figures® of the Bourbon Dynasty. Local artists will also be demonstrating in the museum courtyard.

Chrisman-Campbell recently co-authored the publications Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700 – 1915, which accompanied the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s exhibition of the same title, and Paris: Life and Luxury in the Eighteenth Century, accompanying a current exhibition at the J. Paul Getty Museum. She has worked as curator, educator and/or consultant for museums and universities around the world, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens; The J. Paul Getty Museum; the Portland Art Museum; the Musée Galliera; and the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. She currently serves on the editorial boards of Dress, and the Texas Tech University Press Costume Society of America Series.

The Museum of Ventura County is located at 100 East Main Street in downtown Ventura. Hours are 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Admission is $4 adults, $3 seniors, $1 children 6-17, members and children under 6 are free. For more museum information go to www.venturamuseum.org or call 805-653-0323.