PAST EXHIBITIONS

Special-Engagement Exhibition

MOVE: The Modern Cut of Geoffrey Beene

02/01/2023 to 12/03/2023

Located in Ellman Fashion Design Gallery, Harnett Gallery, and Orme Lewis Gallery

MOVE: The Modern Cut of Geoffrey Beene showcases the colorful, imaginative fashions of the late designer, whose dynamic garments prioritized comfort, movement, and a modern sensibility.


generation paper: fast fashion of the 1960s

december 18, 2021 - december 4, 2022

ELLMAN FASHION DESIGN GALLERY & HARNETT GALLERY


Generation Paper: Fast Fashion of the 1960s explores the whimsical and experimental trend of paper garments.


Fashion’s Subversives

June 5 – November 28, 2021

Ellman Fashion Design Gallery & Harnett Gallery

Fashion’s Subversives showcases the daring, revolutionary designs of fashion trailblazers Paco Rabanne, Rudi Gernreich, Geoffrey Beene, Yves St. Laurent, and more.


FEARLESS FASHION: RUDI GERNREICH

April 7 - september 26, 2021

STEELE GALLERY

Fearless Fashion: Rudi Gernreich presents more than 80 gender-fluid, body-positive designs by a ’60s-mod legend who revolutionized perceptions of beauty, gender, and identity.


Collective Inspiration

DECEMBER 12, 2020- MAY 2, 2021

ELLMAN FASHION DESIGN GALLERY

Collective Inspiration pairs fashion objects with paintings, sculptures, and prints to explore how artistic principles can be applied to both fashion designs and more traditionally recognized forms of arts.


India: Fashion’s Muse

February 29 – October 25, 2020

Ellman Fashion Design Gallery and Harnett Gallery

India: Fashion’s Muse will explore western fashion’s centuries-long love affair with the riches of India. Inspiring designers from streetwear to couture, the opulence of India has generated global fashion trends that have outlived empires.


Antonio: The Fine Art of Fashion Illustration

September 21, 2019 – January 5, 2020

Ellman Fashion Design Gallery and Orme Lewis Gallery

Featuring more than 100 original drawings, photographs, and magazines, Antonio: The Fine Art of Fashion Illustration is a multimedia exhibition of ANTONIO, the signature that represented the collaborative creative work of fashion visionaries Antonio Lopez and Juan Ramos. The installation features their artistic, editorial, and commercial work created from the 1960s through the 1980s for publications and retailers such as Vogue, The New York Times Magazine, French Elle, Harper’s Bazaar Italia, L’Uomo Vogue, Vanity, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Bloomingdales.