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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Mysterious Lace Prints: An Exploration of 16th and 17th Century Artifact Analysis and Attribution
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 Lila Frost There is a small book of woodblock prints, bound in plain parchment paper in the Rare and Manuscripts Collection in Mann Library at Cornell […]
The Plauen Factory Lace Sample Book
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 Cleah Dyer The artifact I found most intriguing during our tours to different libraries and historical / rare collections on campus were the Plauen Lace […]
“It was all about skating, now it’s about something else.”- Larry Clark
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 Valerie Chu Larry Clark is known for many things. Film director, photographer, writer, but he is most known for his 1995 film, Kids, which told […]
World of Visionaire: Back to the Future
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 Soraya Abukhadra VISIONAIRE. The word alone speaks the power of imagination, the importance of creativity and the beauty of art. Established in 1991, the publication […]
Velvet, Fur, and Dragons: Cornell’s Opulent Opera Cloak
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: Rebekah Camp This striking cloak (CF+TC Accession Number 2005.64.072) epitomizes the trends and luxury of the Belle Époque. From its high, fur-lined collar to its […]