Eligibility: All Cornell University undergraduate students are eligible to apply, including freshmen and second semester seniors. Applications must be e-mailed to Professor Green (dng22@cornell.edu) by Friday, February 20, 2015! The late Dr. Charlotte A. Jirousek, former curator of the Cornell Costume and Textile Collection (CCTC) and Associate Professor in the Department of Fiber Science and Apparel […]

As part of Cornell’s sesquicentennial celebrations, students in the Department of Fiber Science and Apparel Design have curated an exhibition chronicling changes in student fashion and campus life from 1865 – 2015. Social, political, and aesthetic aspects of dress are explored within the context of Cornell’s unique history. On display are items from the Cornell […]

Blog post by Samantha Stern, CU class of 2017 These two purses are representative of a very specific lifestyle of the early 1930s. Their owner, Gertrude Heim Remey, was one of the most elite early 20th century socialites living in Washington D.C. Travelling to Paris each year to shop, she enjoyed all of the finer […]