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Costume designers for theatre, film, and television use elements of design to convey to the audience visual information about characters. As individuals, we choose attire to communicate to others who we are.

Dressing the Part, On and Off the…

Moravian men's costume consisting of a vest, shirt, breeches, belt and hat. a) Green wool felt; multicolored embroidery (yellow, pale green, pink, red, blue, orange, light blue, and lavender) at all openings and pocket welts; pale green X cross…

White Ethiopian woman's dress with green / black woven band at hem. Silk lining under cotton gauze skirt; Dress bodice is cotton; Long metal zipper up back.

In the 1900s, after centuries of dependence on Paris fashion dictates, Americans broke free to set their own fashion trends. Fashion American Style: 1900-1999, the new exhibition at the College of Human Ecology, The Ohio State University, documents…

Music and dress are a reflection of society at any given point in time. The diverse population of the United States has always, and continues to, influence both music and fashion. This exhibition displays artifacts tracing the history of American…

Images used in the digital exhibit, "Fashion and Music."

Red wool crepe skirt suit.
Jacket has standing band collar with three concentric lines of top-stitching, Seven red paste jewel and gold buttons with 'LOUIS FERAUD PARIS' stamped on gold ring around jewel, welt pockets in side panels, set-in sleeves…

For over two and a half years, volunteers from the Buckeye State Button Society (BSBS) have been working steadily to sort through Ann W. Rudolph’s extensive button collection, which was bequeathed to the Historic Costume & Textiles Collection in…

Deep pinkish red pleated silk tubular dress, drawstring neckline, glass bead trim along sides, belt of matching silk with stencilled gold design has hook and eye fastenings