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How one radical designer appropriated stereotypes to expose and confront America’s past
Sequoia Barnes
February 28, 2022
Several recent collaborations between fashion designers and artists celebrate and refresh long traditions of African American creative expression.
Jonathan Michael Square
February 25, 2022
Browsing fashion in Watson Library's electronic collections
Scott Carlton
November 4, 2021
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Transform yourself into a seventeenth-century Italian work of art with a step-by-step makeup tutorial and art history lesson on chiaroscuro woodcuts.
Cecilia Zhou
October 15, 2021
In the 19th century, fashion was inextricably linked to interior space, as demonstrated by the Vanderbilts’ elaborate 1883 ball.
Elizabeth L. Block
September 29, 2021
A glimpse into the life of an intern at the Costume Institute Library
Kai Toussaint Marcel
September 29, 2021
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This exhibition establishes a modern vocabulary of American fashion based on its expressive qualities.
Andrew Bolton
September 18, 2021
The innovative designer speaks about how fashion can address social issues, from gender-based violence to government corruption.
Mellissa Huber
September 10, 2021
Published by cosmetics company Shiseido for nearly 100 years, Hanatsubaki is a mesmerizing record of Japanese style and culture.
Ayaka Sano
September 1, 2021
With over 340,000 copies sold, Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty remains an indispensable perspective on the groundbreaking fashion designer.
Rachel High
May 26, 2021