Anne Lambert Clothing and Textiles Collection
Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences
Portrait of Yolande Duchesse de Polignac Elisabeth-Louise Vigée-Le Brun, 1782. Oil on canvas. Wadsworth Atheneum, 2002.13.1, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. © Erich Lessing/ART RESOURCE, N.Y. Reproduced within ArtStor’s Terms and Conditions. Scroll down to the third visual on the Wadsworth Atheneum’s … Read More …
Dark Brown Victorian Customized Dress Form Unknown creator, England, ca. 1903. Dress form covered in dark brown cotton twill, and finished with wood at the top and bottom. Non-adjustable. Human Ecology’s Clothing and Textiles Collection. Donated by Ruth Tuck (1995.9.17). … Read More …
ALES Logo Anne’s Contact Information QUESTIONS & DONATIONS Dr. Anne Bissonnette, Curator 325 Human Ecology Phone: (780) 492-3604 Email Academic Profile Vlada Contact Information RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS Vlada Blinova, Collections Manager 103 Human Ecology Phone: (780) 492-2528 Email Academic Profile … Read More …
Black Leather Jacket Adapted for People with Limited Mobility IZ Collection by Izzy Camilleri, Canada, Toronto, ca. 2009. Tanned lamb leather jacket, knitted fleece lining, plastic zippers. On loan courtesy of Izzy Camilleri. The jacket’s back zipper allows for … Read More …
ALES Logo Anne’s Contact Information QUESTIONS & DONATIONS Dr. Anne Bissonnette, Curator 325 Human Ecology Phone: (780) 492-3604 Email Academic Profile Vlada Contact Information RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS Vlada Blinova, Collections Manager 103 Human Ecology Phone: (780) 492-2528 Email Academic Profile … Read More …
ALES Logo Anne’s Contact Information QUESTIONS & DONATIONS Dr. Anne Bissonnette, Curator 325 Human Ecology Phone: (780) 492-3604 Email Academic Profile Vlada Contact Information RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS Vlada Blinova, Collections Manager 103 Human Ecology Phone: (780) 492-2528 Email Academic Profile … Read More …
Blue and White Maternity Dress and Matching Bolero Jacket Unknown creator, North America, ca. 1900-1910. Striped, plain weave raw silk sleeveless dress and cotton lace- trimmed bolero jacket with silk velvet bow closure. Human Ecology’s Clothing and Textiles Collection (1977.5.50ab). … Read More …
Wine-coloured Patterned Floral Velvet Maternity Dress Motherhood Maternity, made in Vietnam, 2017. Burnt velvet knit of 45% nylon and 41% polyester. Lined with 100% polyester knit. Human Ecology’s Clothing and Textiles Collection. Purchase. Worn with: Wine-coloured Flat Slip-on Shoes Predictions, … Read More …
Custom Dress Forms of Research Subject A in Her 30s, 40s, and 50s Anonymous creator and places of origin, 30s form, 1998 (in yellow); 40s form, 2010 (in salmon); 50s form, 2017 (in brown). Plaster gauze shell filled with spray … Read More …
Yellow, Black and Red Printed Sari Unknown creator, India, Gujarat, 1988. Cotton plain weave block printed with black and red dyes. Borders at both selvages decorated with a row of woven metallic gold band. Human Ecology’s Clothing and Textiles Collection … Read More …
Multicoloured Hand-embroidered Rabari Choli (Bodice) Unknown creator, India, Rajasthan, ca. 1940. Bodice front covered with mirror work embroidery in fuschia, purple, green, yellow, white and black. Back opening finished with ties made of tassels, beads, shells, fabric and buttons. Human … Read More …
Brown Adjustable Dress Form with an Adjustable Cage On loan courtesy of the Department of Human Ecology. Photographs by Anne Bissonnette© * * * Misfits: Bodies, Dress and Sustainability Dr. Anne Bissonnette, Josée Chartrand, Meg Furler, Yara Sayegh, and Patricia Siferd … Read More …
Maroon and Gold Velvet Waistcoat and Breeches Unknown creator, Ireland, mid-18th century. Sheared and unsheared silk velvet. Human Ecology’s Clothing and Textiles Collection. Donated by Ms. D. Colvin-MacDormand (1995.1.1bc). Worn with: Reproduction White Linen Ruffled Shirt and Cravat Meg Furler, … Read More …
Off White Striped Floral Robe à la Française and Petticoat Unknown creator, France, 1775-mid 1780s. Silk brocaded exterior, bodice lined in linen. Human Ecology’s Clothing and Textiles Collection (2014.1.1ab). Purchase. Worn with: Whitework Engageantes Unknown creator, England, 18th century. Cotton … Read More …
Designed by Phil Cohn, manufactured by Alton-Lewis, Canada, 1954. Tailored wool twill jacket and skirt with princess seams, shallow pockets, padded shoulders, and plastic green button fastenings. Human Ecology’s Clothing and Textiles Collection. Donated by Cassie Palamar (1992.16.1 a and … Read More …
Peach Brocaded Corset Unknown creator, Canada, ca. 1935-1955. Possibly of silk fabric with a geometric brocaded design. Boning in back and center front, elasticized garter straps at bottom, metal hook and eye side fastening, and elasticized sides. Ribbon shoulder straps. … Read More …
ALES Logo Anne’s Contact Information QUESTIONS & DONATIONS Dr. Anne Bissonnette, Curator 325 Human Ecology Phone: (780) 492-3604 Email Academic Profile Vlada Contact Information RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS Vlada Blinova, Collections Manager 103 Human Ecology Phone: (780) 492-2528 Email Academic Profile … Read More …
ALES Logo Anne’s Contact Information QUESTIONS & DONATIONS Dr. Anne Bissonnette, Curator 325 Human Ecology Phone: (780) 492-3604 Email Academic Profile Vlada Contact Information RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS Vlada Blinova, Collections Manager 103 Human Ecology Phone: (780) 492-2528 Email Academic Profile … Read More …
Bodice Pattern Grading Created by Anne Bissonnette as part of a class assignment, 1988. Pencil on paper. On loan courtesy of Anne Bissonnette. … Read More …
White with Red and Green Borders Vrindavan-style Dhoti (Lower Body Draped Garment) Unknown creator, India, Tamil Nadu, 1983. Handwoven plain weave cotton with jacquard selvages. Human Ecology’s Clothing and Textiles Collection (1988.17.48b). Purchase. Worn with: White ChikankariKurta (Shirt) Unknown creator, … Read More …
Press Release: “Misfits: Bodies, Dress and Sustainability” April 12, 2017 Anne Bissonnette The exhibition “Misfits: Bodies, Dress and Sustainability” highlights problems in the current fashion system of coded labels and arbitrarily sizes determined by manufacturers. In Canada, as in many … Read More …
ALES Logo Anne’s Contact Information QUESTIONS & DONATIONS Dr. Anne Bissonnette, Curator 325 Human Ecology Phone: (780) 492-3604 Email Academic Profile Vlada Contact Information RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS Vlada Blinova, Collections Manager 103 Human Ecology Phone: (780) 492-2528 Email Academic Profile … Read More …
ALES Logo Anne’s Contact Information QUESTIONS & DONATIONS Dr. Anne Bissonnette, Curator 325 Human Ecology Phone: (780) 492-3604 Email Academic Profile Vlada Contact Information RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS Vlada Blinova, Collections Manager 103 Human Ecology Phone: (780) 492-2528 Email Academic Profile … Read More …
How Have Past Creators Been Able to Cater to Changing Global Bodies? Before standardized sizing, a variety of adjustable garment closures were commonly used to provide personalized fit. In addition to ensuring that clothing stayed in place, closures such as … Read More …
Contemporary fashion is based on an unregulated system where ready-made apparel is produced according to sizes arbitrarily determined by manufacturers. For example, in Canada, clothing sizes are not standardized; the size ten from one manufacturer may differ from the size … Read More …
April 12 to September 13, 2017 Dr. Anne Bissonnette, Josée Chartrand, Meg Furler, Yara Sayegh and Patricia Siferd co-curators as part of the graduate course “Material Culture and Curatorship” (HECOL 668). Contemporary fashion is based on an unregulated system where … Read More …
