Photograph of the back of a Mary McFadden dress from the UNT Texas Fashion Collection's permanent holdings, mounted in the Neiman Marcus Hub in Oaklawn in Dallas. The garment was mounted as part of a cultural partnership between Neiman's and the TFC.

Photograph of an Issey Miyake dress from the UNT Texas Fashion Collection's permanent holdings, mounted in the Neiman Marcus Hub in Oaklawn in Dallas. The garment was mounted as part of a cultural partnership between Neiman's and the TFC.

Photograph of the back of a Mary McFadden dress from the UNT Texas Fashion Collection's permanent holdings, mounted in the Neiman Marcus Hub in Oaklawn in Dallas. The garment was mounted as part of a cultural partnership between Neiman's and the TFC.

Photograph of UNT College of Visual Arts and Design students and Texas Fashion Collection student staff Collin Farley, Andrew Jones, and Annie Puga speaking to a Neiman Marcus Group associate at the opening of the Neiman Marcus Group Hub in Dallas on June 27, 2023. The students shared information with over 500 visitors, highlighting the TFC's digitization efforts, which were supported by a grant from the Heart of Neiman Marcus Foundation.

Photograph of three figures standing in front of a screen: Kendel Bolton, founder of the Bolton Arts Foundation; Annette Becker, director of the Texas Fashion Collection; and Robert Emery, co-founder of The Dallas Way. The three presented a lecture "Out of the Closet and Into the Archive: Selections from the Texas Fashion Collection" at the Dallas Museum of Art on June 16 as part of a Dallas Arts District Pride Block Party.

Photograph of a dress by Hanae Mori from the UNT Texas Fashion Collection's permanent collection, mounted in the Neiman Marcus Hub space in Oaklawn in Dallas for the opening of the space.

Photograph of an ensemble by Missoni from the UNT Texas Fashion Collection's permanent collection, mounted in the Neiman Marcus Hub space in Oaklawn in Dallas for the opening of the space.

Photograph of a suit by Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel from the UNT Texas Fashion Collection's permanent collection, mounted in the Neiman Marcus Hub space in Oaklawn in Dallas for the opening of the space.

Photograph of drag artist Richard D. Curtin standing with a large print-out of him as his drag persona "Edna Jean," taken in his studio-warehouse in Dallas on August 22, 2022, as part of an exploratory visit where UNT Special Collections and Texas Fashion Collection staff reviewed his holdings.

Photograph of a garment, bag, and photograph of Richard D. Curtin as his drag persona "Edna Jean," taken in his studio-warehouse in Dallas on August 22, 2022, as part of an exploratory visit where UNT Special Collections and Texas Fashion Collection staff reviewed his holdings.

Photograph of Richard D. Curtin and UNT Texas Fashion Collection director Annette Becker, taken in his studio-warehouse in Dallas on August 22, 2022, as part of an exploratory visit where UNT Special Collections and Texas Fashion Collection staff reviewed his holdings.

Photograph of Richard D. Curtin standing next to a portrait of him as one of his drag personas, taken in his studio-warehouse in Dallas on August 22, 2022, as part of an exploratory visit where UNT Special Collections and Texas Fashion Collection staff reviewed his holdings.

Photograph of the top of a skirt covered in faux flowers and a photograph in a bag, taken in his studio-warehouse in Dallas on August 22, 2022, as part of an exploratory visit where UNT Special Collections and Texas Fashion Collection staff reviewed his holdings.

Photograph of Dale Smith sitting at his dining table in front of his kitchen with a shoebox full of Neiman Marcus labels and with a gold Neiman Marcus slinky in the foreground, taken just before the oral history interview began.

Photograph of a glass display case full of dolls retailed by Neiman Marcus, with garments created of handkerchiefs that could be used. Pictures were taken in the home of Dale Smith in Dallas, showing his collection of Neiman Marcus ephemera on a day that UNT Texas Fashion Collection director Annette Becker conducted an oral history interview with him. His collection has since been donated to UNT Special Collections.

Photograph of paper ephemera relating to Neiman Marcus fortnight events. Pictures were taken in the home of Dale Smith in Dallas, showing his collection of Neiman Marcus ephemera on a day that UNT Texas Fashion Collection director Annette Becker conducted an oral history interview with him. His collection has since been donated to UNT Special Collections.

Photograph of the poster advertising the Neiman Marcus East Meets West fortnight event alongside Christmas ornaments, on view in Dale Smith's kitchen. Pictures were taken in the home of Dale Smith in Dallas, showing his collection of Neiman Marcus ephemera on a day that UNT Texas Fashion Collection director Annette Becker conducted an oral history interview with him. His collection has since been donated to UNT Special Collections.

Photograph of an Alexander McQueen suit and an eighteenth-century suit, on view in a glass case. The Texas Fashion Collection showcased a 1990s suit by Alexander McQueen for Givenchy and to eighteenth-century menswear designs during a conference for HECAA (Historians of Eighteenth Century Art and Architecture) at the theater building on SMU's campus in Dallas.

Photograph of an Alexander McQueen suit and an eighteenth-century suit, on view in a glass case. The Texas Fashion Collection showcased a 1990s suit by Alexander McQueen for Givenchy and to eighteenth-century menswear designs during a conference for HECAA (Historians of Eighteenth Century Art and Architecture) at the theater building on SMU's campus in Dallas.

Photograph of researchers viewing an eighteenth-century vest from the Texas Fashion Collection, overseen by TFC director Annette Becker. The Texas Fashion Collection showcased a 1990s suit by Alexander McQueen for Givenchy and to eighteenth-century menswear designs during a conference for HECAA (Historians of Eighteenth Century Art and Architecture) at the theater building on SMU's campus in Dallas.

Photograph of Texas Fashion Collection director Annette Becker (striped dress) standing with the Costume Society of America members following a tour of the TFC exhibition "Reimagining the Kimono" at NorthPark Center in Dallas.

Photograph of Ann Medlock, a theater professor from West Texas A&M University, standing next to a nineteenth-century dress in a Texas Fashion Collection workspace in Welch Street Complex 1. Medlock's research resulted in stage costumes created for "A Flea in Her Ear."

Photograph of Ann Medlock, a theater professor from West Texas A&M University, studying a nineteenth-century dress in a Texas Fashion Collection workspace in Welch Street Complex 1. Medlock's research resulted in stage costumes created for "A Flea in Her Ear."

Photograph of Texas Fashion Collection director Annette Becker leading a tour of the exhibition "Reimagining the Kimono," organized by the TFC and hosted by NorthPark Center in Dallas. Tour attendees were members of the Costume Society of America, who met in early June 2017.