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]. […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dismantling The Sapphire, One Dress at a Time
Blog post by Grace A. Myers ’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. The traditional notion of growing up as a girl in America involved dressing up in heels two times the size of […]
Silk Screened LGBTQ+ voices
Blog post by Morgan McCartan ’22 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. You can feel the passion and pride of those who wore and designed these t-shirts. Within the Human Sexuality Collection in Cornell […]
Gertrude Heim Klemm’s Deadly Wedding Dress
Blog post by Maya Pierce ’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. What does a bride wear to a wedding that doubles as a death sentence? For 1930s socialite Gertrude Heim Klemm the answer […]
The Women’s Vote
Blog post by Serena Wang ’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. Upon first glance, the outfit in Figures 1 and 2 may seem insignificant, like any other 1950s shirtwaist dress and parasol. However, […]
Guatemalan huipil
Blog post by Rebekah Elizabeth Ten Hagen, ’23 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. This Guatemalan huipil (figures 1-6) was given to Charlotte Conable and her husband, Barber Conable Jr. ‘42, 7th President of […]
The Chanel Jacket: Looking Through Women’s History and Fashion Authenticity
Blog post by Karl Lam ’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. Looking for a wardrobe staple that stands the test of time? Dorothy Schefer Faux ‘69 knew the answer from the beginning: the […]