History & Hair Ornaments: Korean Artist Narrates the Resurgence and Propagation of Traditional Craftsmanship

Posted on March 27, 2024March 27, 2024 by Erin Yoon

The stories told by art hold the ability to overcome temporal distances and to drift across continental borders. Throughout history, man has relied heavily on art to unveil fading cultural trajectorie... Read More

APPLY for the Charlotte A. Jirousek Fellowship in the Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Catherine Blumenkamp

We invite Cornell students to apply for the Charlotte A. Jirousek Fellowship in the Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection (CF+TC). Award winners will be given the opportunity to conduct research about ... Read More

African Wax Prints

Posted on May 4, 2022 by dm879

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 v... Read More

The Golden Lotus

Posted on April 29, 2022 by dm879

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 ... Read More

Diagram to show radiation - a dress is drawn on a body. A belt is at the waist, and fabric drape lines are drawn radially from the belt.

Dismantling The Sapphire, One Dress at a Time

Posted on April 22, 2022May 21, 2022 by ezh5

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.... Read More

This image is of a silk screened t-shirt with two male and two female signs interlinked; the symbols are lavender in color.

Silk Screened LGBTQ+ voices

Posted on April 21, 2022 by ezh5

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... Read More

Guatemalan huipil

Posted on April 12, 2022 by ezh5

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 cop... Read More

Exhibit poster featuring two international students in traditional dress

Engaging Communities, Empowering Students

Posted on October 11, 2021October 12, 2021 by lmx2

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, Leve... Read More

Aloha Shirts

Posted on February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 by Denise N. Green

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 sec... Read More

WOMEN EMPOWERED: Fashions from the Frontline

Posted on November 7, 2018January 6, 2019 by Denise N. Green

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 alway... Read More

Undergraduate Research Assistant Profile: Tuyen Nguyen ’20

Posted on June 7, 2018June 7, 2018 by Denise N. Green

Tuyen began working in the Cornell Costume & Textile Collection this past academic year and will be working with us this summer! She is majoring in Fashion Design Management and Cornell class of... Read More

Nixon Speaker Preview: Shravan Kummar

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Denise N. Green

Blog post by Samantha Kirsch ’18. Back in January, sixteen FSAD students had the opportunity to visit India to look at the apparel supply chain. We visited both large factories and small scale... Read More

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