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 […]
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 […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 11, 2021 Contact: cornellfashion@cornell.edu Curators: Emily Hayflick and Lynda May Xepoleas Advisor: Dr. Denise N. Green Location and Dates: Human Ecology Building, Level T Display Cases (October 15, 2021 – January 31, 2022) Ithaca, N.Y. – In an upcoming fashion exhibition entitled, Engaging Communities, Empowering Students: Fostering Cross-Cultural Connections through Dress, […]
Blog post by Allie Malakoff ’20 and dedicated to the class of 2020. It is physically impossible to draw a perfect circle. Inevitably, one half will be lopsided or the point where each end meets is revealed by the slight adjustment of one side to reach the other. As an elementary school kid with the […]
Blog post by Georgia Hausmann ’21. It is not uncommon to see a plethora of viscose or cotton-polyester Aloha or Hawaiian-style shirts on the way to the beach, or when walking into the resort section of a clothing store. In fact, I would say it’s a common sight. I once loved digging through boxes of […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 7, 2018 Contact: costume@cornell.edu Location: Human Ecology Building, Level T Display Cases Hours: 8 AM – 8 PM on weekdays, 9 AM – 4 PM on weekends We are always free and open to the public! Exhibition, WOMEN EMPOWERED: Fashions from the Frontline, features items worn by prominent activists, politicians, artists, […]
Blog post by Amanda Dubin ’18. Tiny Tim was born Herbert B. Khaury to a working class immigrant family in Manhattan on April 12, 1932. Tiny Tim is remembered as an American singer, ukulele player, and musical archivist best known for his rendition of “Tiptoe Through the Tulips,” which he recorded in his signature quavering […]
Name: Rachel Doran Class year: 2019 Major: Fiber Science and Apparel Design – Fashion Design Management When did you begin working in the collection and what inspired you to join the CCTC? I started working in the collection spring semester of my freshman year. I actually found out about the collection when I was visiting […]
Blog post by Jacklyn DeVito ’18. The Cornell Costume and Textile Collection holds an array of childrenswear dating back to the eighteenth century. Garments of each time period share common elements, which serve to represent the values and standards of each respective era. As societal expectations of children’s behavior evolved over the 19th and 20th […]
Blog post by Amanda Denham MA ’17 Part of my job here at the Cornell Costume and Textile Collection is to research and evaluate our items to determine how they contribute to our collection as a whole. Collections are just that: they are a sum of their parts. Sometimes I open a box and find […]
Blog post by Jacqueline Fogarty ’18 The Oleg Cassini name has a vast history, associated with everything from inaugural gowns to tennis outfits, perfume to movie costumes. As the years progressed and the designer evolved along with his brand, he dove into new opportunities for expansion in different directions. With a career lasting seventy years, […]
Blog post by Karen Steffy. Formal English riding apparel for women really hasn’t changed much in the last 100 years. Women who ride astride (not in a side-saddle) still wear boots and breeches, a riding jacket and stock tie or choker, and gloves. There’s a reason for that: the attire is functional and everything has […]