Exhibition
Time:
Nebraska: State of Fashion 1
Recurring Date Info:
Daily:
–
Date:
8:30 am –
4:00 pm
Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery
Room: 231
1650 North 35th Street
Home Economics Building Lincoln NE 68583-0802
Home Economics Building Lincoln NE 68583-0802
Additional Info: Free and open to the public Monday - Friday. Closed university holidays
Contact:
Barbara Trout, (402) 472-2911, btrout1@unl.edu
Seventy years of fashion are represented in the upcoming exhibition, “Nebraska: State of Fashion I.” From the closets of former Nebraska governor Kay Orr, from Avery Woods, and from the late Lincoln dressmaker Ilona Berk come vibrant examples of fashion worn in the state of Nebraska between 1920 and 1990. The exhibition runs February 15-April 1, 2016.
Featured in the exhibition are garments Kay Orr wore while she served as the state’s 36th governor, from 1987 to 1991. Nebraska legend and Omaha dressmaker Mary Anne Vaccaro was known for producing garments of fine fabrics with a classic minimalism and meticulous fit. Ilona Berk (1918 to 2013) was a prominent Lincoln designer who became an influential player in fashion for those who sought distinctive design and custom fit. Avery Woods offers three generations of impeccable fashion worn by her and members of the Woods family tp community fund raising events and celebrations, including Nebraska’s Ak-Sar-Ben Ball.
The exhibition includes a reception and gallery talk on March 4, 2016, a gallery talk featuring the story of Ilona Berk on March 25, 2016, and a public lecture by Dr. Barbara Trout and co-curator Kylin Jensen titled “Design that Lasts” on February 26.
Image: Printed evening dress by designer David Tribouillard for Leonard Fashion (France), from the wardrobe of Avery Woods. Gift of Avery Woods to the UNL Historic Costume Collection 2014.001.017. Photo by Orville Friesen.
Featured in the exhibition are garments Kay Orr wore while she served as the state’s 36th governor, from 1987 to 1991. Nebraska legend and Omaha dressmaker Mary Anne Vaccaro was known for producing garments of fine fabrics with a classic minimalism and meticulous fit. Ilona Berk (1918 to 2013) was a prominent Lincoln designer who became an influential player in fashion for those who sought distinctive design and custom fit. Avery Woods offers three generations of impeccable fashion worn by her and members of the Woods family tp community fund raising events and celebrations, including Nebraska’s Ak-Sar-Ben Ball.
The exhibition includes a reception and gallery talk on March 4, 2016, a gallery talk featuring the story of Ilona Berk on March 25, 2016, and a public lecture by Dr. Barbara Trout and co-curator Kylin Jensen titled “Design that Lasts” on February 26.
Image: Printed evening dress by designer David Tribouillard for Leonard Fashion (France), from the wardrobe of Avery Woods. Gift of Avery Woods to the UNL Historic Costume Collection 2014.001.017. Photo by Orville Friesen.
Additional Public Info:
Free and open to the public.