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New Discoveries

Recent discoveries about objects and garments from the Fashion Research Collection.

Close up of green metal mesh handbag

 (PDF file) A Handbag's Tale (opens in new window)  
Sonali Prasad discusses the rich and troublesome history of the celluloid hair comb and the development of hair accessories.

Detail of red and pink patterned kimono

 (PDF file) The Kimono and the Haori (opens in new window)  
Jennifer Dares & Cecilia Martins Gomes discuss how a kimono and a haori housed by the FRC demonstrate sustainability through practice and design.

Close up of belt detail of pink, orange, yellow and green swirly patterned paper jumpsuit

 (PDF file) Sustainability and the Jumpsuit (opens in new window)  
Emilie Chan and Zoe Yin question the sustainability of paper as a textile by considering elements of sustainable design and the current fashion landscape.

Close up of red floral detail on Julian Rose dress

 (PDF file) Julian Rose, the Forgotten Dressmaker (opens in new window)  
Anya Georgijevic questions why designer Julian Rose seemed to have disappeared from the British fashion scene despite the important role he played in shaping it.

 

Close up of closure on robe

 (PDF file) The Journey of a Chinese Robe (opens in new window)  
Tori Hopgood explores the history, construction, and symbolism of a late 1800s Chinese robe by comparing it to similar robes.

T. Eaton's Co black cape

 (PDF file) Reading a Cape (opens in new window)  
Tori Hopgood dates a T. Eaton Co. cape by performing a comparative analysis and considering the history of typography.