We invite Cornell students to apply for the Charlotte A. Jirousek Fellowship in the Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection (CF+TC). Award winners will be given the opportunity to conduct research about a topic of their choice and curate a fashion exhibition in the Human Ecology Building Display Cases, located on Level T of the Human […]
Loafers, Oxfords, Heels, and Feminism
Blog post by Diana Corzine ’22. The loafer, oxford, and heel are classic shoe styles that share another characteristic: they are often worn in professional settings. In the workplace, men may have the option to don relaxed versions of oxfords and loafers, which are wide-set and have little to no heel. Women also have their […]
The Kimono: What It Means to be a Japanese Woman
Blog post by Rina Takaoka ’24. This online blog post features materials protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the US Copyright Act. All rights reserved to the copyright owners. Akiko Yosano, a Japanese post-classical poetess, once wrote: “Beautiful are women’s garments Brimming with the unuttered feelings of women’s hearts” [1]. […]
The Shoe
Blog post by Jennifer Uber This online blog post features materials protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the US Copyright Act. All rights reserved to the copyright owners. While visiting the Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection, I was drawn to a particular style of women’s shoes featured in Figure 1. These […]
To Be Admired and Maybe Not Repeated
This online blog post features materials protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the US Copyright Act. All rights reserved to the copyright owners. Blog post by Sara Addai Class rings. I, personally, have never understood their purpose. Yet another expensive piece of junk to commemorate 4 years of stress. However, when […]
Childhood Corsetry: The Development of Unnatural Body Standards From a Young Age
This online blog post features materials protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the US Copyright Act. All rights reserved to the copyright owners. Blog post by Alexis Aberman Corsets have long been a component of women’s underwear. The first corset was invented as early as the 1500s, and included rigid materials […]
African Wax Prints
This online blog post features materials protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the US Copyright Act. All rights reserved to the copyright owners. Blog post by Aicha Diaby I recently visited the Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection (CF+TC) and found a beautiful blue and white Nigerian wax print fabric with a […]
The Chanel Suit: Past and Present
This online blog post features materials protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the US Copyright Act. All rights reserved to the copyright owners. Blog post by Tanvi Athavale Introduction As one of the most well-known and well-respected fashion houses, Chanel has created several iconic styles that have stood the test of […]
The Golden Lotus
This online blog post features materials protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the US Copyright Act. All rights reserved to the copyright owners. Blog post by Irene Feng Introduction and Background “A pair of golden lotus, a jar of tears.” This was a widely known expression developed after the existence of […]
The History and Symbols of Gay Rights Activism at Cornell University
Blog post by Colette Rose Jarrell ’25 This online blog post features materials protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the US Copyright Act. All rights reserved to the copyright owners. In 1973, The New York Times pronounced the t-shirt as “the Medium for a Message” (Taylor). At the time, t-shirts were newly emerging […]
FASHION’S BLURRED LINES: VISIONAIRE WORLD AND THE CONCEPTUAL MAGAZINE
This online blog post features materials protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the US Copyright Act. All rights reserved to the copyright owners. Blog post by Nadine El Nesr Not just for the art magazine connoisseurs, but writers, editors, designers, historians, conceptualists, and virtually any person from any profession can experience […]
Rationing Nuptials
Blog post by Mattie Nguyen This online blog post features materials protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the US Copyright Act. All rights reserved to the copyright owners. Weddings have long been days of tradition, ceremony, ritual, and rite of passage. Many mark their wedding day as one of the most […]