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Photograph of the “Tying the Knot” exhibit installations, held in the large gallery of the Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising in the spring of 2017. Dresses on mannequins are displayed in front of large photographs on the walls.

Photograph of the “Tying the Knot” exhibit installations, held in the large gallery of the Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising in the spring of 2017. Dresses on mannequins are displayed in front of large photographs on the walls.

Photograph of faculty member emeritus Jack Curfman and Assistant Curator and Collections Manager Megan Osborne planning the installation of the “Tiny Bits and Pieces” exhibit in 2015. Curfman and Osborne are examining a textile piece next to a table…

Photograph of the exhibit installation, “ORANGE: A Short History of Orange in Fashion,” held in the Richard Blackwell Gallery in the spring of 2018. Several orange garments on mannequins are lined up in a display case.

Photograph of a selection of handkerchiefs in the exhibit installation, “Nothing to Sneeze at: One Woman – 1,107 Handkerchiefs,” held in the Avenir Gallery in the University Center for the Arts in the spring of 2018 Several handkerchiefs are…

Photograph of caftans in the exhibit installation “The Allure of the Moroccan Caftan,” held in The Richard Blackwell Gallery in the fall of 2017. A violet caftan with embroidery down the length of the front is positioned on a standing mannequin. A…

Photograph of Assistant Curator and Collections Manager Megan Osborne and Curator Emeritus Linda Carlson posing at the opening gala for the new Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising building on January 29, 2016.

Photograph of faculty member Kevin Kissell speaking about a historic garment from the collection to his fashion illustration class at the Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising in 2016. Kissell is standing next to a dressed mannequin positioned on…

Photograph of graduate student Rose Gorrell making a storage mount for a hat from the collection during a class in 2019.

Photograph of graduate student Anali Ortega assisting Linda Carlson with photography of a Mr. Blackwell dress from the collection in 2010. Both are standing next to a mannequin, pulling the skirt of a dress down over a petticoat layer.