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Wind Chime, Arlene Handschuch

Arlene Handschuch

2010 Program Booklet, Kate Cardoza Blackwell

Collection (annual runway show) 2007-2017

Official Collection 2010 Program distributed at the event.

Fashion Campaign: Katy Ann Lyons New York, Katy Ann Lyons

Honors Capstone Projects - All

Over the past four years, my skill, technique, and style as a fashion design major at Syracuse University has grown and developed enormously. I came to college with no prior experience in sewing or garment construction but after much practice and patience, I have learned the basic skills necessary to design and to make wearable clothing. Consequently, when it came time to choose a topic for my Capstone project, I sought a creative project that would serve to showcase the expertise I have developed during my time in school.

The concept of my project is an advertising campaign featuring the …

Creating And Maintaining An Artists Journal, Virginia Heaven

Virginia Heaven

No abstract provided.

Designing, Producing And Enacting Nationalisms: Contemporary Amerindian Fashion In Canada, Cory Willmott

Cory A. Willmott

Today, generations after the adoption of European styles, Amerindian peoples’ everyday clothing is almost indistinguishable from that of other residents of North America. Until recently their culturally distinct clothing has been mainly reserved for ceremonial occasions such as powwows and religious rituals. This bifurcation of clothing styles and contexts parallels the dichotomy between ‘traditional’ and ‘assimilated’ Native identity that has been imposed by the dominant society. The dichotomy is a double bind: adopting ‘traditional’ identities, Native peoples are cast into a static ahistorical frame, while appearing ‘assimilated’ erases cultural distinctiveness. In both cases, Native peoples cannot effectively stake claims to …

Fashioning Desire: Chicago Fashion Photographers, Virginia Heaven, Robert Blandford

Virginia Heaven

Role: Curator, co-curated with Robert Blandford.

The Jury's Out! Showcasing 12 Columbia College Fashion Graduates, Virginia Heaven, Robert Blandford

Virginia Heaven

618 South Michigan Avenue windows, Co-curated with Robert Blandford.

Sketches In Fabric: Dennis Brozynski, Virginia Heaven, Robert Blandford

Virginia Heaven

618 South Michigan Avenue windows, Co-curated with Robert Blandford.

Home Sewn/Home Grown: Sewing Culture In America, Virginia Heaven, Robert Blandford

Virginia Heaven

618 South Michigan Avenue windows, Co-curated with Robert Blandford.