Harlem’s Fashion Row
Harlem’s Fashion Row is the most prestigious platform for multicultural fashion designers. HFR has become the epicenter of fashion for the multicultural audience.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture–Clothing and Dress
The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) is the only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, history, and culture.
Remake
From extreme waste and environmental destruction to illegal wages and unsafe working conditions, the fashion industry’s focus on trendy, disposable clothing has staggering impacts on people and our planet. Remake is a community of millennial and Gen Z women who...
Ryerson University Fashion Research Collection
The Ryerson University Fashion Research Collection was founded in 1981 by Professor Emeritus Kathy Cleaver and contains several thousand donated garments and accessories dating back to the latter part of the nineteenth century. Primarily comprised of women’s wear,...
The Centre for Fashion, Diversity & Social Change (Ryerson University)
The Centre for Fashion Diversity & Social Change (FDSC) unleashes fashion’s power to foster diversity, equity and inclusion, and lead social change through the creation and dissemination of alternative fashion objects and media. Past collaborations include:...
The Nowes Ark Archive, part of the Consolidated Clothing and Costumes Archives (Costar)
The Consolidated Clothing and Costumes Archives (Costar for short) is hosted by the Costume Program in the Department of Dramatic Art at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Nowes Ark is their collection focused beyond the western tradition, curated by...
