The mission of the Historic Textile and Costume Collection supports teaching in the Department of Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design, as well as other departments on campus; encourages research by students, faculty, and visiting scholars; and provides artifacts for use in class, exhibitions in the Textile Gallery, and loans at other museums.
Featured Collection
Fashion Plates
Fashion Plates Fashion plates originated in the French court of Louis XIV during the last quarter of the seventeenth century. Hand-colored engraved…
Featured Exhibit
Twentieth-Century Fashion Designers
Twentieth-Century Fashion Designers The Historic Textile & Costume Collection (HTCC) houses numerous artifacts that represent the work of twentieth-century fashion designers....
Recently Added Items
Fashion Plate, Dinner or Evening Dress, ca. 1829
In today’s age, it is crazy to think that people years ago were unable to get a wide array of information at the touch of a button. Fashion has always…
Fashion Plate, June 1824
Throughout the history of human dress, there have been many different sources expressing the attire of the time, from art and sculpture to modern…
Fashion Plate, 1828
Fashion plates found their origin in the late 16th century and gained popularity throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. A fashion plate is a costume…
Fashion Plate, 1821
Fashion plates are the equivalent of today's fashion magazines, given that the need for paper magazines is minimal in this digital age. In the…