Re-imagining Fashion Through Creativity, Exploration, and Expression.
undergraduate creative scholarship
Undergraduate creative scholarship in The Fashion Archive empowers students to engage with fashion as a medium for innovation and storytelling. Drawing inspiration from historical and contemporary dress, students explore the archive through hands-on projects that blend design, research, and artistic interpretation. Whether through visual art, digital media, writing, or exhibition work, their creative responses offer new perspectives on the role of fashion in society – transforming the archive into a living space for experimentation, dialogue, and expression.
workshops
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creative workshops by design
Intern Emily Faircloth’s collections project, digitizing, modifying, and grading a dress pattern from the 1960s, sparked the idea of creating a workshop in which the public could learn how to make the dress. This led to the creation of what is now known in the Department of Clothing, Textiles, and Interior Design as:
The workshop was titled, the dress, and Emily assisted in creating the installation to promote it in the Jo Ann Boozer Ray Gallery, and helped the workshop attendees with cutting & sewing their dresses.
outreach
Bama Bug Fest / 2022
An annual event celebrating the diversity and benefits of arthropods, a group of animals that includes insects (ants, butterflies and beetles), arachnids (spiders and scorpions), myriapods (centipedes and millipedes) and crustaceans (crabs, shrimps and crayfish), as well as true bugs (like cicadas and plant-hoppers). This free event is for all ages and has something for everyone!
exhibitions
The Bryce House / 2021
With keen insights, interns in The Fashion Archive crafted an exhibition inspired by four distinctive concepts: ‘The Collegiate,’ ‘Of the Trade,’ ‘The Adventurer,’ and ‘Girls Night.’ They meticulously selected and presented objects, offering a curated experience that explores the diverse realms of fashion within the historic walls of The Bryce House.
videos
Ceara Burden, an aspiring journalist and undergraduate student, hosted a captivating 13-part video series during the spring 2020 semester, delving into the depths of The Fashion Archive. Each week, she brought to life the stories behind iconic objects, weaving a narrative that seamlessly combined her passion for journalism and the rich history of fashion. Posted on social media platforms, these episodes provided viewers with insightful glimpses into the cultural and historical significance of various fashion objects.
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