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 visi...Read More
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 s...Read More
Blog post by Samantha Stern ’17. Fashions come in many forms, but few realize the potentially dangerous aspects of vintage and antique fashion. The term “mad hatter” is common vernacular, ...Read More
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 progres...Read More
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 ...Read More
Blog post by Eileen Keating. In 1923, at the age of 58, Martha Van Rensselaer was selected by the National League of Women Voters as one of America’s twelve most influential women. This honor was ...Read More
Blog post by Livia Caligor ’21 As my fingers skimmed through the funky, pattern-clad dresses hanging from the 1960s aisle in the Cornell Costume and Textile Collection, they suddenly halted when...Read More
Blog post by Susan W. Greene, MA ’94 In the 1930s, Cornell University’s College of Home Economics received an amazing offer. The head of the Department of Textiles and Clothing, Professor Beul...Read More
Blog post by Dr. Denise N. Green ’07 Believe it or not, my career was sparked by the First Ladies of Texas. I attended high school in a Dallas suburb and during my senior year I went on a fiel...Read More
