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Fall 2024 Exhibitions

Tiger’s Leap: Fashion Past, Present, Future

Part I: Oct. 8, 2024 – April 26, 2025
Part II: May 6 – July 19, 2025

 

The philosopher Walter Benjamin used the image of a tiger leaping through time as a metaphor for the way that fashion pulls from the past to create new styles. This exhibition draws on a variety of time periods and styles to investigate the echoes that reverberate across fashion history.

Fashions for Flying 

January 21 – May 3, 2025

This exhibition brings together uniforms from the military and commercial aviation professions to examine the social and sartorial influences that have shaped fashions for flying.

The Art of Sneaker Design: Bridging Heritage and Innovation 

January 21 – May 3, 2025

A selection of sneakers designed by students in the Department of Design and Merchandising, shown alongside historic footwear from the Avenir Museum collection which were used as design inspiration.

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