Historic Costume Gallery
Matilda Magnus Price Historic Fashion Collection
Gallery hours: noon-3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, or by appointment.
Admission is free. Call (573) 876-7218 for more information.
2006-2007 Schedule
- "Retrofit: Garments from the 1930s
Once Again Grace the Newly
Remodeled Lela Raney Wood"
Oct. 6-15, 2006
Fashion exhibit of clothing from the 1930s.
- "Oleg Cassini: A tribute to his legacy"
Oct. 30-Dec. 10, 2006
Jacquelyn Kennedy reproduction garments, evening wear, tennis wear and a variety of garments with an ethnic flair, all designed by designer Oleg Cassini. Original sketches from the designer also will be on display.
This exhibit is the capstone project of Stephens student Jacquelyn Palmer, who interned in the Costume Research Library. Palmer recently showed the exhibit at the Round Bobbin Expo in St. Charles, Mo. The exhibit is being installed by students in the Visual Merchandising and Display class, under the direction of Stephanie LaHue.
The gallery will be closed on Nov. 25.
Read about the exhibit in the Columbia Missourian.
- “New Year, New Acquisitions”
Feb. 3-March 4, 2007
This exhibit provides a glimpse into some of the donations given to the Stephens Costume Research Library and its Matilda Magnus Price Fashion Collection in 2006. The exhibit features garments from the 1890s to 2006.
2007 “New Year, New Acquisitions” exhibit
Each year, the Stephens Costume Research Library and its Matilda Magnus Price Historic Fashion Collection at Stephens College receives donations of historic garments and accessories from private donors, alumnae and estates. In 2006, Stephens received more than 400 garments and 500 accessories, including shoes, fans, purses and hats. This exhibit showcases some of the most interesting accessions from nearly every decade of the 20th century.The newly added 19th-century garment is a midnight blue plush ladies’ jacket with hand-embroidered floral embellishment. Stephens also acquired a series of prom and cocktail dresses from the 1950s, confections of taffeta and tulle. The exhibit also includes one intriguing and stylistically advanced floral day gown, dated 1928, in addition to a collection of black rhinestone-studded evening gowns from the 1930s. This year’s donations also include a grouping of pre- and post-WWII women’s tailored suits, some representative red dresses and designer garments from the 1980s and ’90s, and some ethnically inspired “bohemian” fashions from the 1960s and ’70s. Keep an eye out for the rare “poster dress” with a cat emblazoned across the front.
