This exhibition is based on the physical exhibit curated by Athanasiou Geolas, which was on display December 7, 2020 – February 26, 2021 at the College of Human Ecology, Cornell University. The exhibit website was created by Athanasiou Geolas.
Garment Photographs: Kat Roberts
Garment Preparation: Lynda Xepoleas and Kat Roberts
Contributing Institutions: Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection and the Cornell Rare & Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Funding: Charlotte A. Jirousek Research Fellowship, which has been generously supported by a gift from Melissa and Michael Neborak. Additional support from the Cornell Costume + Fashion Collection, Department of Fiber Science and Apparel Design, and the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University.
Curator: Athanasiou Geolas (Ph.D. Candidate, History of Architecture and Urban Development, AAP, Cornell University), ajg355@cornell.edu Twitter: @athangeolas
Acknowledgments: Mounting this exhibition would not have been possible without the contributions of Lynda Xepoleas, Sophia Starling, Kat Roberts, Sergio Preston, Helen McLallen, Eileen Keating, Amanda Denham, the numerous participants during in-progress presentations at various Cornell courses in Fall 2020, and the librarians and archivists of Cornell’s Rare and Manuscript Collections. Special thanks to Assoc. Prof. and CF+TC Director Denise N. Green, the Charlotte A. Jirousek Fellowship review committee, and Prof. D. Medina Lasansky (HAUD).