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Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising

Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising New Threads 2023

Curator: Megan Osborne

The Lucile E. Hawks Gallery 

Spring 2023

New Threads 2023

New Threads is a reoccurring exhibition highlighting new donations to the Avenir before they are housed in collections storage. 

The Spring 2023 installation of New Threads featured 11 garments recently donated to the Avenir, including five from designer Nancy Johnson and two from designer Bonnie Cashin. 

 

 

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Yellow Jacket and Pants, Bonnie Cashin, Cotton and leather, U.S.A., 1977

Donor: Renata Stanton, Avenir Museum no. 2022.5.6AB 

a mustard yellow pant suit with collar and buttons on the jacket on a manequin

Purple Tunic and Pants, Joan Vass, Wool, U.S.A., 1970s

Donor: Renata Stanton, Accession #2022.5.8AB  

a purple dress with poofy shoulders, long sleeves, and pants with poof around the ankle

CSU Source Article

Classic upcycling, Bicentennial spirit and new threads comprise Spring 2023 Avenir Museum exhibits