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The Sewer’s Art: Quality, Fashion and Economy

February 26, 2009 by Marlise Schoeny

February 26 – June 27, 2009

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The Sewer’s Art: Quality, Fashion and Economy features 49 beautifully constructed garments that reflect the creative and artistic talents of four fashion and style-conscious women from the beginning to the end of the 20th century who sewed for economical reasons and/or for self expression, to create high quality fashionable clothing.

Introduction

Home sewn clothing is rarely, if ever, exhibited in a museum. It is not considered ‘art’ in the academic sense. Art museums primarily showcase the work of ‘professional’ artists, and the clothing most often exhibited in art museums is of the ‘fashion designer’ variety. [Read more…]

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The Little Black Dress

October 18, 2007 by Marlise Schoeny

October 18, 2007 – May 10, 2008

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Is anything more iconic or versatile than the little black dress? Gayle Strege, curator of Ohio State University’s Historic Costume & Textiles Collection doesn’t think so. Beginning October 19, sixty of the collection’s little black dresses will be on display through May 10, 2008. Located on campus in Campbell Hall’s Geraldine Schottenstein Wing at 1787 Neil Avenue, it’s a convenient stop for students and visitors alike.

The little black dress is not as simple as its name implies. How can it be when it ruined the reputation of Madame X on the one hand, and elevated Audrey Hepburn’s star status on the other? [Read more…]

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Feathers, Leathers, and Fur: A Fashion History

October 26, 2006 by Marlise Schoeny

October 26, 2006 – May 19, 2007

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Feathers, Leathers, and Fur: A Fashion History was an exhibition in the Geraldine Schottenstein Wing for the Historic Costume & Textiles Collection at The Ohio State University that explored the historical use of fur, along with non-fur skins and feathers, as clothing items and adornment. Human cultures in all corners of the globe have looked to nature for inspiration in ornamenting the body and have often borrowed the more decorative outer coverings of many of nature’s creatures. The more unusual, fine, and rare of these items often reached the level of luxury status within a society.

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Toddlers, Teens and ‘Tweens: 250 Years of Children’s Fashion

October 20, 2005 by Marlise Schoeny

Oct 20, 2005 – May 20, 2006

_MG_4467What does children’s clothing tell us about how we as a society appreciate our children? How have these views changed over time? These are two questions which curator Gayle Strege of The Ohio State University’s Historic Costume & Textiles Collection’s addressed in the exhibition Toddlers, Teens and Tweens: 250 Years of Children’s Fashion.

Drawing from over 550 items of children’s clothing within the Collection’s archives, the exhibition illustrated not only the history of children’s clothing styles, but also explored society’s views of child care and their resulting influences on children’s clothing fashions.

Among the themes for the exhibition are:

  • The 18th century practice of swaddling and its residual existence in the 19th and 20th century.
  • Dressing both girls and boys in skirts when they were babies and toddlers.
  • Children dressed as miniatures of adults.
  • Fashions specifically for children and their special needs: school and play.
  • The introduction of the marketing terms ‘teen’ and ‘tween’ in the 20th century.
  • Children’s fashions for 2005.

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Sculpture and Drapery: The Art of Fashion

January 22, 2005 by Marlise Schoeny

January 22 – June 25, 2005

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Architecture versus fluidity in the artistic creation of fashion is the theme of the new exhibition that opened on January 22, 2005, at the Historic Costume & Textiles Collection located in the College of Human Ecology at The Ohio State University. Co-sponsored by the Columbus Museum of Art and supported by a grant from the Ohio Arts Council, Sculpture and Drapery: The Art of Fashion displays rare works by the designers Charles James and Charles Kleibacker, whose artistic visions led them to use the same medium, fabric, in different processes to create contrasting works of art. [Read more…]

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The Historic Costume & Textiles Collection is a scholarly and artistic resource of apparel and textile material culture. The 11,500+ holdings encompass a range of three dimensional objects such as textiles and articles of clothing and accessories for men, women, and children, including national dress costume, from the mid-18th century to contemporary 21st century designers.

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