Winter Wedding in Pink

The Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection was founded in 1915 by Professor Beulah Blackmore to better educate students about world dress, couture fashion, functional design, ready-to-wear, and textile arts.  We continue to collect items that exemplify these goals and occasionally we receive pieces that not only encapsulate fashion’s reach but also commemorate the makers and […]

Dressing the Circus

Ithaca, N.Y. – The Cornell Costume and Textile Collection will launch an exhibition titled Dressing the Circus on February 22, 2022. This explores the history, fashion, function, and labor behind circus costume, and is curated by Jenny Leigh Du Puis, PhD Candidate ’22 as part of her dissertation research on circus costume. From the glitz […]