Fashion
The 1980s: An Age of Excess
A look back at the fashionable excesses of the 1980s
Inside Out: Revealing Clothing's Hidden Secrets
A close examination of the secret inner-workings of custom made clothing that are usually out of sight when the garments are worn.
Flapper Style: 1920s Fashion
A look beyond the quintessential beaded dress to explore the range of influences on fashion of the Jazz Age.
Fashions of Southern Africa
A celebration of contemporary fashion designs of South Africa and Namibia. The 青年涩导航 Museum presents Fashions of Southern Africa, an exhibition that brings together the work of fashion designers currently active in South Africa and Namibia. The display of over thirty ensembles and accessories explores the ways that people in southern Africa dress, make clothes and think about fashion. The exhibition looks beyond a simple binary between 鈥渨estern fashion鈥 and traditional African dress to see that there is original distinctive fashion in Africa.
Culture/Counterculture: Fashions of the 1960s and 70
A look at how the generational divide between the Baby Boomers and their parents shaped the fashions of the 1960s and '70s.
Forever Chanel: Coco + Karl
A study of designs under the Chanel label by both Coco Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld reveals a story of invention and reinvention.
Digital Green Book
The Digital Green Book Project collects the oral history of Northeast Ohio barbers and salon artists, with video interviews and related exhibition materials. Create and share your own response to the TEXTURES exhibition in the Digital Green Book.
TEXTURES: the history and art of Black hair
TEXTURES synthesizes research in history, fashion, art, and visual culture to reassess the 鈥渉air story鈥 of peoples of African descent. Long a fraught topic for African Americans and others in the diaspora, Black hair is here addressed by artists, barbers, and activists in both its historical perceptions and its ramifications for self and society today. The exhibition is organized by the KSU Museum with KSU faculty and co-curators, Dr. Joseph L. Underwood (Art History) and Dr. Tameka N. Ellington.