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Vassar College Costume Collection
Welcome to digital access to the Vassar College Costume Collection, a collection of authentic historic clothing from the nineteenth century to today. Our digitization project is a work in progress, so please bear with us, and please share your feedback. Thanks for visiting!
Featured Items
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Textile Stabilization Workshop with Colleen Callahan, part of the Historic Costume Preservation Workshop. ...more
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Textile Stabilization Workshop with Colleen Callahan, part of the Historic Costume Preservation Workshop. ...more
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Textile Stabilization Workshop with Colleen Callahan, part of the Historic Costume Preservation Workshop. ...more
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Textile Stabilization Workshop with Colleen Callahan, part of the Historic Costume Preservation Workshop. ...more
Featured Exhibit
Fashioning an Education
“Fashioning an Education: 150 Years of Vassar Students and What They Wore” May 16-June 12, 2011 at the Palmer Gallery, Vassar College (Poughkeepsie, NY)
To celebrate the college’s 150th anniversary, the Vassar College Costume Collection shared student research about the complex role that education has played to influence fashion. This exhibition showcased student clothing from the 1860′s to 1950′s and photographs of student styles from the 1960′s to
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