As you might have read in previous posts, I am interested in the idea of living history museums as sources of information about the contemporary use of historical dress. I see great value in the visi...
This week is the inauguration of my weekly column’s new title – London Fashion Umbrella. Inspired in part by my post from last week, and the fact that the reviews, events and essays I con...
As a young actress, one of Theodora’s notable rolls was in Leda and the Swan. Partially undressed, she lay on the stage as geese plucked at barley seed scattered on her groin. Theodora eventua...
Last week Suzy Menkes wrote a wonderful review of the new V&A Ballgowns exhibition for the New York Times. The article’s title reminded me of Raquel Laneri’s blogpost at Thanksgiving ...
This week, Worn Through would like to highlight “Dressing the Poor: The Provision of Clothing among the Lower Class in Eighteenth-Century Madrid” and encourage you to add it to your reading lists. Ba...
Both of these youtube videos from cosmocorps2000 showcase the fashions of Mary Quant and Biba as models wear them down Carnaby Street. Enjoy the footage!. Mary Quant: Biba:
Mark Adams: His Tapestry and Collaborators San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles 520 South First Street San Jose, California 95113 June 24, 2012 In conjunction with the Mark Adams exhibition, a sy...
What makes a program vibrant? What causes a program’s demise? I know these are complex questions that are not easily answered. While some programs seem to be fading out others are busting at th...
Fashion and textile museum collections aren’t stored the same way as the clothes in your own wardrobe! With custom-made drawer systems, hanging racks and climate control, storage is designed to minim...
Just recently a fascinating exhibition opened at the International Center of Photography that focuses on propaganda found in Civil War era photographs, and more specifically, those that helped to con...
One of the exhibition and research ideas that keeps me awake at night, or daydreaming on grey London days, is a history of the umbrella. (If you are researching or have done work on this topic –...
Robin Givhan‘s insightful — if critical — January article about Karl Lagerfeld’s solo collections not only cost her front row seats at the Chanel shows (and more than likely f...
Worn Through is looking for 1-2 qualified interns. Preferably students, especially graduate students, but can be flexible. We can work with you to get college credit. Unpaid. Lots of fun things going...
Fashion Studies Journal Submissions are due by September 15, 2012 The Parsons MA Fashion Studies program invites you to submit creative scholarly material to its second issue of FSJ in which we ask c...
Image Credit: makemeadress.blogspot.com The First Issue of the Fashion Studies Journal from Parsons MA Fashion Studies program is available here! This publication not only features scholarship from t...
I am always eager to incorporate new technology into my classroom. However, the rate at which new sites and apps appear can be dizzying. Each seems to have a slight learning curve. Coupled with a hec...
Bodies are inextricably connected to the subject of fashion and clothing, whether involved in ongoing disputes about model body image or the use of mannequins in store windows and museum exhibitions....
The Horniman Museum, located just outside of central London in Forest Hill, is currently hosting a suite of exhibitions about body adornment, contemporary dress and how we record and collect these pr...
It is not news to fashion scholars that what you wear can affect what you think about yourself as well as your appearance. A recent study has not only proved this basic concept, it has also shown tha...
This week, Worn Through would like to highlight “Considerations on a Gentleman’s Posterior” and encourage you to add it to your reading lists. Cole, Shaun. “Considerations on a Gentleman&...
New Materials: Their Social and Cultural Meanings Essays must be received by November 1, 2012 for consideration. We invite historians of science, technology, and medicine; and scholars in science and...
I received an interesting question from a Masters student in the UK asking about the difference between the display and collecting of fashion in an art gallery as opposed to a museum. In my experienc...
Monica touched on the difficulty of teaching textile science last week and proposed some great resources for applied learning such as spoonflower’s sampling options. I want to tease out (pun intended...
A couple weeks ago while attending The Total Look: The Creative Collaboration Between Rudi Gernreich, Peggy Moffitt, and William Claxton, on view through May 27th at the Museum of Contemporary Art, L...
The early 1950s are looming large in the UK this summer, with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee assuring that shop windows and themed celebrations all pay tribute to the look and feel of post-war Bri...
In organizing my blog idea notes, I came across an old article from 2009: Robot Model Walks in Japan. The article dramatically speculates: “The very livelihood of living, breathing models may b...
The Guardian’s Fashion blog ran a piece in late April titled “Is Muslim fashion finally ‘on trend’?“ The same day a slideshow of “Hijab friendly fashion” opt...
Throughout human history and across the globe, whether as intimate artifacts of interpersonal relations or state-level monumental works, textiles have been imbued with political importance. Textiles ...
Image Credit: makemeadress.blogspot.com Here are some journal articles relatively hot off the press that you should consider adding to your reading list: Image Credit: imdb.com 1. Brevik-Zende...
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