Title

Fashion Unraveled Colloquium: Dr. Katie Knowles "An African American Family Story of Slavery and Freedom as Told by a Calico Skirt"

Contributor Names

Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, N.Y.). Museum

Knowles, Katie

Date

2018-09-29

Description

Inspired by the MFIT exhibition Fashion Unraveled and organized by MFIT and the Fashion Research Network, this one-day colloquium explored the concepts of memory, wear, and imperfection in fashion. Speakers focused on imperfect garments and the significance of dressing as a habitual, intimate, and ephemeral act.

Katie Knowles joined the Avenir Museum and the Department of Design and Merchandising at Colorado State University as Avenir Curator and Assistant Professor in 2017. She holds a PhD in history from Rice University (2014) in Houston, Texas; her dissertation title was Fashioning Slavery: Slaves and Clothing in the United States South, 1830-1865. In addition to her scholarly training, Knowles has worked in museums for more than 10 years, including the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library; and the Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Type

Moving Image

Subject

National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.)

African Americans

African American women

Slaves

Clothing and dress

Skirts

United States

Nineteenth century

Rights

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Identifier

FIT Repository ID: aod_000508