Photograph of people standing in they audience listening to a welcoming speech, including recent UNT MFA alumn Chesley Antoinette (pink shirt). This image was taken to celebrate the opening of the exhibition "American Brides" at the Denton Visual Arts Center. The exhibition was curated by Texas Fashion Collection director Myra Walker and drawn from the TFC's holdings, with select loans from community members.

Photograph of people sitting in chairs with Stephen Porterfield (a vintage dealer of the Cat's Meow in Midland) at the center. This image was taken to celebrate the opening of the exhibition "American Brides" at the Denton Visual Arts Center. The exhibition was curated by Texas Fashion Collection director Myra Walker and drawn from the TFC's holdings, with select loans from community members.

Photographof visitors walking into the Gough gallery with wedding dresses on display in the background. This image was taken to celebrate the opening of the exhibition "American Brides" at the Denton Visual Arts Center. The exhibition was curated by Texas Fashion Collection director Myra Walker and drawn from the TFC's holdings, with select loans from community members.

Photograph of Texas Fashion Collection director Myra Walker speaking at a podium. This image was taken to celebrate the opening of the exhibition "American Brides" at the Denton Visual Arts Center. The exhibition was curated by Texas Fashion Collection director Myra Walker and drawn from the TFC's holdings, with select loans from community members.

Photograph of a reception display that mimics the style of a wedding party. This image was taken to celebrate the opening of the exhibition "American Brides" at the Denton Visual Arts Center. The exhibition was curated by Texas Fashion Collection director Myra Walker and drawn from the TFC's holdings, with select loans from community members.

Photograph of fashion and costume designer Winn Morton (left) standing next to Bob Cook and an unidentified woman. This image was taken to celebrate the opening of the exhibition "American Brides" at the Denton Visual Arts Center. The exhibition was curated by Texas Fashion Collection director Myra Walker and drawn from the TFC's holdings, with select loans from community members.

Photograph of five young women modeling wedding dresses, including UNT fashion design graduate student Chanjuan (Raina) Chen at the center.

Photograph of Texas Fashion Collection director Myra Walker speaking at a podium next to a young woman modeling a wedding dress. This image was taken to celebrate the opening of the exhibition "American Brides" at the Denton Visual Arts Center. The exhibition was curated by Texas Fashion Collection director Myra Walker and drawn from the TFC's holdings, with select loans from community members.

Photograph of College of Visual Arts and Design advancement officer Susan Sanders speaking to UNT President Neal Smatresk.

Photograph of visitors from the UNT Libraries in the entry area to Texas Fashion Collection facilities in Welch Street Complex 1, shown with TFC collection manager and UNT librarian Edward Hoyenski.

Photograph of visitors looking at historic wedding dresses in a gallery. This image was taken to celebrate the opening of the exhibition "American Brides" at the Denton Visual Arts Center. The exhibition was curated by Texas Fashion Collection director Myra Walker and drawn from the TFC's holdings, with select loans from community members.

Photograph of reception decorations mimicking wedding traditions with people standing to the right. This image was taken to celebrate the opening of the exhibition "American Brides" at the Denton Visual Arts Center. The exhibition was curated by Texas Fashion Collection director Myra Walker and drawn from the TFC's holdings, with select loans from community members.

Photograph of textile conservator Melanie Sanford speaking with Texas Fashion Collection graduate assistant Annette Becker. This image was taken to celebrate the opening of the exhibition "American Brides" at the Denton Visual Arts Center. The exhibition was curated by Texas Fashion Collection director Myra Walker and drawn from the TFC's holdings, with select loans from community members.

Photograph of a group of UNT fashion merchandising students from Professors Iva Jestratijevic's undergraduate course conducting research in the Texas Fashion Collection Westheimer Student Research Gallery in the UNT Art Building.

Flyer inviting the Dallas & Fort Worth Metroplex Archivists to meet at the UNT College of Visual Arts and Design Texas Fashion Collection and to view the TFC exhibition "Delight" in the CVAD Gallery on April 27, 2022.

Photograph of UNT College of Visual Arts and Design Dean Robert Milnes (left) speaking with CVAD Associate Dean Eric Ligon (white coat) and UNT professor Robert Figueroa. This image was taken to celebrate the opening of the exhibition "American Brides" at the Denton Visual Arts Center. The exhibition was curated by Texas Fashion Collection director Myra Walker and drawn from the TFC's holdings, with select loans from community members.

Photograph of Winn Morton looking at historic wedding dresses while standing next to Tom Cook. This image was taken to celebrate the opening of the exhibition "American Brides" at the Denton Visual Arts Center. The exhibition was curated by Texas Fashion Collection director Myra Walker and drawn from the TFC's holdings, with select loans from community members.

Photograph of visitors observing a historic purple wedding dress. This image was taken to celebrate the opening of the exhibition "American Brides" at the Denton Visual Arts Center. The exhibition was curated by Texas Fashion Collection director Myra Walker and drawn from the TFC's holdings, with select loans from community members.

Photograph of visitors from the UNT Libraries in the entry area to Texas Fashion Collection facilities in Welch Street Complex 1.

Photograph of textile conservator Melanie Sanford (right) speaking with vintage dealer Caralee Smith. This image was taken to celebrate the opening of the exhibition "American Brides" at the Denton Visual Arts Center. The exhibition was curated by Texas Fashion Collection director Myra Walker and drawn from the TFC's holdings, with select loans from community members.

Photograph of Texas Fashion Collection director Annette Becker sharing a pre-Colombian textile in a cardboard clamshell mount, inside TFC collection storage, surrounded by a group of people; this photo was taken during a meeting of the Metroplex Archivists group on April 27, 2022, when the TFC hosted the group.

Photograph of an UNT Art History undergraduate student examining an early twentieth-century silk wedding shoe with a wax orange blossom detail. The student is hunched over to take a photograph of the piece resting on a table in the Texas Fashion Collection's workspace.

Photograph of UNT College of Visual Arts and Design fibers students examining garments by Marimekko and Todd Oldham during a visit to the Texas Fashion Collection. The purpose of their visit was to examine artifacts with innovative patterns, under the supervision of visiting Assistant Professor Gabe Duggan at a TFC workspace in Welch Street Complex 1.

Photograph of UNT Librarian and Texas Fashion Collection collection manager Edward Hoyenski standing next to UNT MFA fashion design alumnus and exhibition lender Remy Odukomaiya (with her husband and children) and UNT TFC graduate assistant and fashion graduate student Ashley.