Blog post by Ruby Jones ’22 *warning – this post contains images and descriptions of animal pelt processing* I had no expectations about how I would spend my time in quarantine; yet still, when I found myself skinning a mink and tanning its hide last month, I have to say it was unexpected. Back in […]
Author: Denise N. Green
Senior Profile: Katie Williams
Katie Williams has spent the last three years working as a research assistant in the Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection and graduates from the College of Human Ecology with a major in Fashion Design and a minor in History. She has shown her design work at the International Textile and Apparel Association’s highly competitive juried […]
Senior Profile: Allie Malakoff
Allie Malakoff ’20 has worked as a research assistant in the Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection since the fall of her freshman year in 2016. She is majoring in Fashion Design Management and looks forward to working in the fashion industry. She is a member of Delta Gamma and has modeled for her sorority sister […]
Senior Profile: Tuyen Nguyen ’20
Tuyen Nguyen ’20 started volunteering in the Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection fall semester of her sophomore year and became a research assistant the following semester. She graduates with a major in Fashion Design Management and a Business minor. This past year, she was inducted into the Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society. Tuyen is an […]
The Progression of the Bra
Blog post by Allie Malakoff ’20. You will never forget the first time you wore a bra. For me, this was a sentimental moment and signified a transition from girlhood to womanhood. Bra shopping, at first, was very overwhelming. Understanding sizing and fit is like learning a new language, and the way the bra manipulates […]
The Resurgence of Home Sewing
Blog post by Juliana daRoza ’22. With frontline workers in need of personal protective equipment (PPE) of all kinds, people across the globe have come together to collect and make these much-needed supplies. In the fashion world, designer Christian Siriano has been making masks and Pyer Moss has transformed offices into a donation center for […]
The Perfectly Imperfect Circle
Blog post by Allie Malakoff ’20 and dedicated to the class of 2020. It is physically impossible to draw a perfect circle. Inevitably, one half will be lopsided or the point where each end meets is revealed by the slight adjustment of one side to reach the other. As an elementary school kid with the […]
Aloha Shirts
Blog post by Georgia Hausmann ’21. It is not uncommon to see a plethora of viscose or cotton-polyester Aloha or Hawaiian-style shirts on the way to the beach, or when walking into the resort section of a clothing store. In fact, I would say it’s a common sight. I once loved digging through boxes of […]
Black Excellence: Fashion that Prevails
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 21, 2020 Contact: costume@cornell.edu Location: Human Ecology Building, Level T Display Cases Ithaca, N.Y. – A new fashion exhibition, Black Excellence: Fashion that Prevails, will feature items designed by influential Black style tastemakers, influencers, and artists. The exhibit, organized through the Cornell Costume & Textile Collection, will open in the College of Human […]
Fashion & Feathers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 24, 2019 Contact: costume@cornell.edu Location: Human Ecology Building, Level T Display Cases Hours: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. on weekdays, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on weekends when Cornell University is open. Free and open to the public. Ithaca, N.Y. – A new exhibition, Fashion & Feathers, will explore the complex and nebulous space […]
Fifteen Weeks and One-Hundred Eighty Hours Later: My Independent Study in the Cornell Costume and Textile Collection
Blog post by Claudia Libow ’19. For as long as I can remember, I dreamed of working in fashion. I was drawn to the rigorous, fast-paced and dynamic industry and couldn’t wait to be done with school and enter the “real world,” as I still call it today. I came to Cornell and thrived in […]
Beyond Fashion: CFC Alumnae Working in Costume Design
Blog post by Livia Caligor ’21. CDL Designers: Where Are They Now? Founded in 1984, the Cornell Design League (CDL), today known as the Cornell Fashion Collective (CFC), is a student-run organization that provides members of the Cornell community with an outlet to express creativity in fashion design and fashion management. Each spring, our organization […]