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

The Chanel Suit: Past and Present

Posted on May 2, 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 Tanvi Athavale Introduct... Read More

1998 Chanel jacket on mannequin. Jacket is dark grey with white trim around edges and pockets.

The Chanel Jacket: Looking Through Women’s History and Fashion Authenticity 

Posted on April 11, 2022 by ezh5

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. Look... Read More

Beyond Fashion: CFC Alumnae Working in Costume Design

Posted on March 6, 2019March 6, 2019 by Denise N. Green

Blog post by Livia Caligor ’21. CDL Designers: Where Are They Now? Founded in 1984, the Cornell Design League (CDL), today known as the Cornell Fashion Collective (CFC), is a student-run organiz... 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

Secretary of Style: Oleg Cassini & the Cornell Costume & Textile Collection

Posted on March 25, 2018March 26, 2018 by Denise N. Green

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

Paper Fashion in the 1960s: The Genesis of Fast Fashion

Posted on March 17, 2018March 26, 2018 by Denise N. Green

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

Dykes in the City: An interview with founder, Nicky Cutler

Posted on March 15, 2018March 26, 2018 by Denise N. Green

Blog post by Denise N. Green ’07 It was the summer of 2006 and I was in the thick of curating a costume exhibition about Ithaca’s fashioned youth subcultures when I met Nicky Cutler. Nicky h... Read More

From the Runway to the Bleachers: A Review of #thenewCFC

Posted on March 12, 2018March 26, 2018 by Denise N. Green

Review by Amanda Denham, MA ’17 *The opinions expressed in this blog post are of the author, Amanda Denham, and do not necessarily reflect those of the Cornell Costume and Textile Collection* It... Read More

The Cornell Fashion Collective & The Cornell Costume and Textile Collection: An Ongoing History

Posted on March 9, 2018March 26, 2018 by Denise N. Green

Blog post by Katie Williams ’20 From folding tables taped together to make a runway to a professional production and staged show, the Cornell Fashion Collective has transformed over the past 34 ... Read More

CCTC Research Assistant Profile: Jacqueline Fogarty

Posted on March 4, 2018March 26, 2018 by Denise N. Green

Jacqueline Fogarty ’18 majors in Fashion Design and will debut her senior collection in the 34th annual Cornell Fashion Collective show this coming Saturday! In addition to finding inspiration f... Read More

Envisioning the Future Through the Past: The Ongoing History of the Cornell Costume & Textile Collection

Posted on March 2, 2018March 26, 2018 by Denise N. Green

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

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