Last year, I spent a good deal of my time outside work delving into the world of mother-of-pearl buttons. This likely seems a rather random topic, but as a native Iowan, I was intrigued to delve deeper into an industry that for a period
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Hello all! My name is Mekhi Granby and I’m a junior at Thomas Jefferson University in East Falls. As a freshman, I majored in Fashion Design but have since switched to Fashion Merchandising & Management. I began working at the Design Center
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Hi! My name is Gabrielle Ramos, but I usually go by Gabby. I’m a sophomore attending Thomas Jefferson University and I am majoring in Fashion Design. So far I’ve been enjoying each of my classes. We have been learning the basics and getting a
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The Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum's current exhibition, Willi Smith: Street Couture, features a jumper from our collection, part of Smith's 1984 SubUrban line.
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A trove of original designs by Edna Leonhardt, the first woman in North America to own her own textile design firm, is one of the many treasures in our Paul J. Gutman Library.
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One question I’m often asked about objects in the Textile & Costume Collection is where they came from. My simple answer to that question is usually along the lines of, “the majority of objects in the collection were donated.” However,
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Long before Pantone, the Textile Color Card Association of the United States was standardizing and forecasting colors that captured the mood of America.
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Sponsored by the Jefferson Alumni Association, this presentation by curator Jade Papa is a behind-the-scenes look at how we care for the textile objects in our collection, and tips on how you can better store and preserve your own keepsakes.
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In April, our curator Jade Papa gave a presentation on our collection of African textiles and objects in partnership with Woodmere Art Museum and their exhibition Africa in the Arts of Philadelphia: Bullock, Searles, and Twins Seven-Seven.