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Author Archives: Keren Ben-Horin
Upcoming exhibitions of fashion
This fall season in NY is going to be an exciting one for those of us who love fashion. Here is a list of some of the upcoming exhibitions, if you know of any other please post it to our … Continue reading
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Downtown, Uptown: From the Dry Goods Store to the Palace of Consumption- Part II
This is part two of a paper I presented last May at our annual symposium. You can read the first part here. By the late 1850s the Grand Street area was established as the new shopping district, but society had … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th Century Fashion, Department Stores, Industrial Revolution, Lord & Taylor, Macy's
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Downtown, Uptown: From the Dry Goods Store to the Palace of Consumption- Part I
This is a two parts post, presented first in May 2013 at the our annual symposium. In 1835, the wealthy merchant Seabury Tredwell bought the house on 29 East Fourth Street in New York City. “The elegance and beauty of this … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th Century Fashion, Brooks Brothers, Department Stores, Lord & Taylor, New York
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Guest Post: Fashion’s Other Grace: In Defense of Ms. Mirabella
By Cary O’Dell Next to “wearable” and “practical,” her name might be the two most controversial words in fashion today. When it is spoken—if it is spoke at all—it’s often whispered. Such is the still lingering pall over her. Her. … Continue reading
Guest Post- Carmen: An Appreciation
By Cary O’Dell Carmen Dell’Orefice (or simply Carmen, as she is often billed) is a glorious, living contradiction. She earns her living as a fashion model; she is 80 years old. Her very existence defies logic, or at least assumptions. … Continue reading
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Guest Post: In Defense of Trends
By Cary O’Dell Almost as frequently as the fashion fleet rings the death knell for the couture, various writers and bloggers also chime in with another bit of fashion “news.” Namely that fashion trends are now a thing of the … Continue reading
You Are Invited
It’s almost time for the Fashion and Textile Studies annual symposium. This year the relationship between fashion and the industrial revolution will be examined in thirteen fascinating papers. I will be talking about the evolution of department stores in the greatest city … Continue reading
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Guest Post: The Making of a Fashion Icon
By Cary O’Dell In the world of fashion, the term “icon” is bandied about almost as frequently as the words “brilliant” and “fabulous.” And, granted, innumerable women like Lady Gaga, Madonna, Cher, Sharon Stone, Sophia Loren and Charlotte Rampling (to … Continue reading
CFP: Gender, Race, and Representation in Magazines and New Media
Gender, Race, and Representation in Magazines and New Media An interdisciplinary conference to be held October 25th-27th, 2013 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, co-sponsored by Cornell University (Africana Studies) and Syracuse University (Women’s and Gender Studies) Conference website: http://cornellmagazinesconference.wordpress.com/ … Continue reading
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These Boots Are Made For Walking?
Our exhibition, Boots: The Height of Fashion, opened on March 4. And now comes the video… the talented Alex Joseph and Fiona Tedds, went out to the street, to find out how women today feel about their boots. Huetoo, FIT’s … Continue reading
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