From the website: From January 18 to April 8, 2012, the Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture (BGC) presents Staging Fashion, 1880–1920: Jane Hading, Lily Elsie, Billie Burke in the Focus Gallery. The exhibition is curated by Michele Majer, BGC assistant professor and research associate at Cora Ginsburg LLC, in collaboration with …
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Portraits of The Souls
Beautiful Souls — Link 5 December 2011 – 12 August 2012 Room 28 Free The ‘Souls’ were a sophisticated set of young aristocrats and society debutantes, who were drawn together by a shared interest in erudite conversation and high-spirited wit in the last two decades of the nineteenth century. Counting amongst their number many brilliant …
Fashioning an Education: 150 Years of Vassar Students and What They Wore
To celebrate Vassar College’s 150th anniversary, the Vassar College Costume Collection shared student research about the complex role that education has played to influence fashion. The exhibition ran from from May 19 – June 12, and showcased student clothing from the 1860′s to 1950′s and photographs of student styles from the 1960′s to today. Luckily, …