Camara Dia Holloway
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Engaging with Black Bloomsbury
Originally posted on Drawing over the Colour Line: Geographies of art and cosmopolitan politics in London, 1919 – 1939: [Kevin Guyan is working as a student engager at the UCL Art Museum over the duration of our Black Bloomsbury exhibition. He has kindly agreed to us cross-posting his blog post ‘Engaging with Black Bloomsbury’ which…
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Jean Paul Gaultier, ‘From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk ’
Linda Rosier for The New York Times Jean Paul Gaultier — well, a mannequin with a projection of his face — greets visitors at the exhibition of his work in Brooklyn. By MARTHA SCHWENDENER Published: November 7, 2013 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/08/arts/design/jean-paul-gaultier-from-the-sidewalk-to-the-catwalk.html Jean Paul Gaultier ’s contribution to late-20th-century fashion might be summed up in two garments: the corset…
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Anatomy of a restaurateur: Romany Marie
Originally posted on Restaurant-ing through history: Marie Marchand, whose business name was Romany Marie, was taken aback in the 1950s when a Greenwich Village restaurateur declined to host a dinner for Marie’s artist friends on the grounds they would occupy the tables too long. In a 1960 interview recorded in Romany Marie, Queen of Greenwich…
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New exhibition: Black Bloomsbury
Originally posted on Drawing over the Colour Line: Geographies of art and cosmopolitan politics in London, 1919 – 1939: UCL Art Museum, 23 September – 13 December 2013 The Equiano Centre’s Caroline Bressey and Gemma Romain have co-curated the UCL Art Museum’s autumn exhibition Black Bloomsbury which runs until 13 December. Based upon research carried…
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Exhibition | “All Dressed Up: Fashions for Children & Their Families
Originally posted on Fashion, Textile & Costume Librarians: Exhibition: “All Dressed Up: Fashions for Children & Their Families” Where: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania When: Through December 1, 2013 Girl’s Dress, c. 1842-45AmericanWool plain weave, wool braid, silk twill ribbonGift of Mrs. H. H. La Ment, 19661966-192-5, Philadelphia Museum of Art “All Dressed Up: Fashions…
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Exhibition | Dior, Balmain, Saint Laurent: Elegance & Ease”
Originally posted on Fashion, Textile & Costume Librarians: Exhibition: Dior, Balmain, Saint Laurent: Elegance & Ease Cocktail Dress: Christian Dior, 1948. Gift of the Mint Museum Auxiliary, donated by Mrs. Celia May Brumm. 1987.22.9A-C. The Mint Museum Where: The Mint Museum, Charlotte, N. Carolina When: Through Jan. 12, 2014 “This special exhibition, drawn entirely from…
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Conference
CONFERENCE: Fashioning Identities: Types, Customs, and Dress in a Global Context, CUNY Hunter College, October 17 – 19th, 2013 http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/conferences/fashioning-identities/schedule
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“Africa Calling: Plumes and Prints” from The New York Times
Enduring Afrochic! I am investigating the historical origins of the fashion trend that had powerful currency throughout the 20th century. And it seems that “exotic” Africa will continue to inspire in the 21st century. Love and Theft! Love and Theft! Africa Calling: Plumes and Prints Louis Vuitton, by Marc Jacobs, spring/summer 2014, in Paris. Catwalking…
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New York Times feature on fashion and national identity in Southern Sudan
On Fashion Runway, South Sudan Takes Steps Toward a National Identity A living room was used as a modeling studio in August for a fashion show in Juba, South Sudan’s capital. Camille Lepage for The New York Times By NICHOLAS KULISH October 2, 2013 JUBA, South Sudan — Even by the standards of fashion models, the women…
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Clothes Tell Stories
Clothes Tell Stories This website is a bit outside of the scope of the course, since it deals with the materiality and display of clothes as objects, but it is a valuable resource for understanding and identifying the constituent parts of dress.
CAMARA DIA HOLLOWAY 