Photograph of a group of UNT College of Visual Arts and Design graduate students examining an 1888 tea dress and a painted velvet panel from the 1880s as part of an art history course session on November 8, 2023, taught by Dr. Carey Gibbons examining the connections between art and nature through fashion artifacts at the Texas Fashion Collection.

Photograph of a group of UNT College of Visual Arts and Design graduate students examining an 1888 tea dress and a painted velvet panel from the 1880s as part of an art history course session on November 8, 2023, taught by Dr. Carey Gibbons examining the connections between art and nature through fashion artifacts at the Texas Fashion Collection.

Photograph of UNT CVAD graduate student and Texas Fashion Collection graduate student Anna Smith photographing a 1960s dress as part of TFC digitization in Welch Street Complex 1.

Photograph of UNT CVAD graduate student and Texas Fashion Collection graduate area assistant Anna Smith and UNT CVAD interior design graduate student and TFC graduate area assistant Wei Sun turning a 1960s dress as part of TFC digitization in Welch Street Complex 1.

Photograph of UNT College of Visual Arts and Design Texas Fashion Collection director Annette Becker holding a 1920s beaded dress while pointing out damage while discussing inherent vice during a collection storage area tour with Marissa Zorola's fashion merchandising course "Dallas Study Tour."

Photograph of UNT College of Visual Arts and Design Texas Fashion Collection director Annette Becker pointing out shattering weighted silk on a 1897 mourning dress in TFC collection storage as part of a collection storage area tour with Marissa Zorola's fashion merchandising course "Dallas Study Tour."

Photograph of TFC College of Visual Arts and Design Texas Fashion Collection director Annette Becker (center) with a group of CMHT fashion merchandising undergraduates enrolled in the "Dallas Study Tour" course lead by Marissa Zorola (right, in light green jacket) in the TFC's collection storage area in Welch Street Complex 1.

Photograph of the spring 2022 exhibition "Hats: Humor and High Design" at NorthPark Center. The exhibit features pieces from the Texas Fashion Collection's permanent holdings alongside contemporary designs selected by a juried panel arranged by the Milliners Guild. The exhibit was co-curated by millinery Laura Del Villaggio and TFC director Annette Becker.

Photograph of the spring 2022 exhibition "Hats: Humor and High Design" at NorthPark Center. The exhibit features pieces from the Texas Fashion Collection's permanent holdings alongside contemporary designs selected by a juried panel arranged by the Milliners Guild. The exhibit was co-curated by millinery Laura Del Villaggio and TFC director Annette Becker.

Photograph of the introductory panel mounted for the spring 2022 exhibition "Hats: Humor and High Design" at NorthPark Center. The exhibit features pieces from the Texas Fashion Collection's permanent holdings alongside contemporary designs selected by a juried panel arranged by the Milliners Guild. The exhibit was co-curated by millinery Laura Del Villaggio and TFC director Annette Becker.

Photograph of the spring 2022 exhibition "Hats: Humor and High Design" at NorthPark Center. The exhibit features pieces from the Texas Fashion Collection's permanent holdings alongside contemporary designs selected by a juried panel arranged by the Milliners Guild. The exhibit was co-curated by millinery Laura Del Villaggio and TFC director Annette Becker.

Photograph of a Norma Kamali sweatsuit ensemble and several mannequins during exhibition deinstallation. The Texas Fashion Collection staff deinstalled the fall 2017 exhibition "Sportswear to Athleisure: The Creation of Comfortable Clothing" in the UNT ArtSpace Gallery in the UNT System Building in downtown Dallas.

Photograph of a Norma Kamali sweatsuit ensemble and several mannequins during exhibition deinstallation. The Texas Fashion Collection staff deinstalled the fall 2017 exhibition "Sportswear to Athleisure: The Creation of Comfortable Clothing" in the UNT ArtSpace Gallery in the UNT System Building in downtown Dallas.

Photograph of TFC collection manager Janelle McCabe (left) and TFC director Annette Becker in front of a Bonnie Cashin "toga" ensemble. The Texas Fashion Collection staff deinstalled the fall 2017 exhibition "Sportswear to Athleisure: The Creation of Comfortable Clothing" in the UNT ArtSpace Gallery in the UNT System Building in downtown Dallas.

Photograph of the UNT College of Visual Arts and Design's Texas Fashion Collection holdings being photographed as part of collection digitization, here executed by undergraduate photography student and TFC student photographer Andrew Jones and undergraduate fashion student and TFC student assistant Annie Puga on August 8, 2023, in the Westheimer Student Research Gallery in the UNT Art Building.

Photograph of historic garments designed by Claire McCardell, Tom Brigance, Carolyn Schnurer, an unknown designer, and Tina Leser, on display for the exhibition "Sportswear to Athleisure: The Creation of Comfortable Clothing," drawn from the holdings of the UNT College of Visual Arts and Design Texas Fashion Collection, curated by TFC director Annette Becker, and with exhibition design by contractor Larry Leathers.

Photograph of contemporary sportswear designs from the TFC, including an ensemble by Yohji Yamamoto for Y-3, a dress by A$AP Rocky for Guess, and a set of coordinated separates by Riccardo Tisci for Nike. The exhibition "Sportswear to Athleisure: The Creation of Comfortable Clothing," drawn from the holdings of the UNT College of Visual Arts and Design Texas Fashion Collection, curated by TFC director Annette Becker, and with exhibition design by contractor Larry Leathers.

Photograph of a "toga ensemble" from 1950 by Bonnie Cashin. The exhibition "Sportswear to Athleisure: The Creation of Comfortable Clothing," drawn from the holdings of the UNT College of Visual Arts and Design Texas Fashion Collection, curated by TFC director Annette Becker, and with exhibition design by contractor Larry Leathers.

Photograph of a dress by A$AP Rocky for Guess, a tunic dress by Mary Katrantzou for Adidas, a set of floral separates by Riccardo Tisci for Nike, and a dress by Charles Smith II. The exhibition "Sportswear to Athleisure: The Creation of Comfortable Clothing," drawn from the holdings of the UNT College of Visual Arts and Design Texas Fashion Collection, curated by TFC director Annette Becker, and with exhibition design by contractor Larry Leathers.

Photograph of sportswear by Bonnie Cashin, Rudi Gernreich, Bill Blass, Norma Kamali, and Calvin Klein. The exhibition "Sportswear to Athleisure: The Creation of Comfortable Clothing," drawn from the holdings of the UNT College of Visual Arts and Design Texas Fashion Collection, curated by TFC director Annette Becker, and with exhibition design by contractor Larry Leathers.

Photograph of sportswear by Bill Blass, Norma Kamali, and Calvin Klein. The exhibition "Sportswear to Athleisure: The Creation of Comfortable Clothing," drawn from the holdings of the UNT College of Visual Arts and Design Texas Fashion Collection, curated by TFC director Annette Becker, and with exhibition design by contractor Larry Leathers.

Photograph of sportswear by Claire McCardell, Vera Maxwell, and Rudi Gernreich. The exhibition "Sportswear to Athleisure: The Creation of Comfortable Clothing," drawn from the holdings of the UNT College of Visual Arts and Design Texas Fashion Collection, curated by TFC director Annette Becker, and with exhibition design by contractor Larry Leathers.

Photograph of historic garments designed by Claire McCardell, Tom Brigance, Carolyn Schnurer, an unknown designer, and Tina Leser, all drawn from the TFC's holdings. The exhibition "Sportswear to Athleisure: The Creation of Comfortable Clothing," drawn from the holdings of the UNT College of Visual Arts and Design Texas Fashion Collection, curated by TFC director Annette Becker, and with exhibition design by contractor Larry Leathers.

Photograph of garments by Mary Katrantzou for Adidas, Charles Smith II, Yohji Yamamoto for Y-3, and A$AP Rocky for Guess. The exhibition "Sportswear to Athleisure: The Creation of Comfortable Clothing," drawn from the holdings of the UNT College of Visual Arts and Design Texas Fashion Collection, curated by TFC director Annette Becker, and with exhibition design by contractor Larry Leathers.