Shifting Silhouettes (exhibition)
Date: 2020
An online exhibit launched in 2020.
Fashioning an Education (exhibition)
Date: 2011-05-19 - 2011-06-12
To celebrate the college’s 150th anniversary, the Vassar College Costume Collection will share student research about the complex role that education has played to influence fashion. This exhibition will showcase student clothing from the 1860’s to…
Fashion and Fashion Plates (exhibition)
Creator: Holly Hummel
Date: 2014-06-12 - 2014-06-15
An exhibition of selected garments (dating from 1836-1956) donated to the Vassar College Costume Collection. The exhibition took place in the Faculty Commons in the College Center at Vassar, from June 12-15, 2014.
For Better and For Worse: Sixteen Decades of Wedding Wear at Vassar (exhibition)
Date: 2013-05-23 to 2013-06-09
The spring 2013 historic clothing exhibition at Vassar College was entitled "For Better and For Worse: Sixteen Decades of Wedding Wear at Vassar," and was curated by Arden Kirkland (VC Class of 1993) and Faculty Emeritus Holly K. Hummel,
In 2007,…
Generations of Fashion (exhibition)
Date: 2012-05-31 to 2012-06-03
The 2012 historic clothing exhibition for Vassar's Reunion was entitled "Generations of Fashion." Curated by Faculty Emeritus Holly K. Hummel, this exhibition showcased clothing worn by Vassar families, most notably an array of family heirlooms from…
Historic Costume Preservation Workshop
Date: 2010-01-01 to 2010-06-07
An NEH-funded workshop for Vassar staff, students, and community members to learn about cataloging, condition reporting, stabilization sewing, and display techniques for clothing artifacts.
A Glimpse into Vassar's Secret Closet (exhibition)
Date: 2010-05-21 - 2010-06-06
An exhibition of historic costume from the Vassar College Costume Collection, showcasing student work to preserve history and design from the mid-nineteenth to early twentieth centuries. This was the culmination of the NEH-funded Historic Costume…