The Archiving Fashion Conference: Mapping Fashion Collections will gather scholars, researchers, archivists, librarians, faculty, students, and professionals for a one-day event to discuss the present and future of fashion and […]
Child's dress knitted with red yarn and gray edging and details, by Mary Frankenstein, ca. 1941. Photo courtesy of the Illinois Holocaust Museum. The Holocaust Commemoration Committee and the Diversity Collective present a conversation between Bernice Steinhardt from Art and Remembrance and Tanya Singer of Knitting Hope moderated by Natalie Nudell from FIT's History of […]
https://youtu.be/aRS9vQmTg_o?si=8JjdQ6Clo7eDq_2K Red Fever is a witty and entertaining feature documentary about the profound—yet hidden—Indigenous influence on Western culture and identity. Why have Indigenous cultures been revered, romanticized, and appropriated for so long, and to this day? Red Fever uncovers the surprising truths behind the imagery. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the […]
Christian Allaire, senior fashion and style writer at Vogue, will speak about his new memoir, From the Rez to the Runway, in conversation with History of Art professor Natalie Nudell on Wednesday, November 19, at 6 pm in Katie Murphy Amphitheatre. Growing up on the Nipissing First Nation reserve in Northern Ontario, Allaire wanted to […]
