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Historical Textiles and Apparel Collection
The Division of Textiles and Apparel,
Department of Human Ecology, holds a collection of nearly 4000 textile and apparel
items.
Click here to search the Collection Database
Artifacts date from an 1820 empire bodice in mint condition
to 1980's women's daytime and evening apparel and accessories. Designers represented
in the collection include Adolfo, Balenciaga, Beene, Capucci, Chanel, Connolly,
de la Renta, Galanos, Givenchy, Halston, Herrera, Irene, Klein, Lacroix, Lanvin,
Mainbocher, Pucci, Scaasi, St. Laurent, and Trigere. The collection includes numerous
presentation gowns and a number of l960's/70's polyester doubleknits!
Every major period of fashion since 1850 is represented
with garments and accessories. Our extensive hat collection dates from the l880's.
Shoes date from 1840.
Japanese and Indian textiles along with representative American quilts, paisley
shawls, and early embroidered shawls embellish the collection. A 900 piece commemorative
textiles collection designed by Frankie Welch includes scarves, ties, umbrellas
and bags saluting all US presidents from Lyndon Johnson to George Bush. We include
UT orange jackets from the 1940s and 1980s and a silk Bevo scarf from the 1930s.
View our page of Historic Costume and Textiles
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