Photograph of UNT College of Visual Arts and Design graduate student and Texas Fashion Collection graduate area assistant Anna Smith photographing an 1880s dress donated by Pamela King as part of the TFC's digitization project. The photo was taken in Welch Street Complex 1.

Photograph of UNT College of Visual Arts and Design graduate student and Texas Fashion Collection graduate area assistant Anna Smith photographing an 1880s dress donated by Pamela King as part of the TFC's digitization project. The photo was taken in Welch Street Complex 1.

Photograph of UNT College of Visual Arts and Design graduate student and Texas Fashion Collection graduate area assistant Anna Smith photographing a green evening dress designed by Michael Faircloth and donated by Gretchen Bataille as part of the TFC's digitization project. The photo was taken in Welch Street Complex 1.

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 CMHT fashion merchandising undergraduate students sketching an 1880s bodice as part of a fashion history course taught by Dr. Tammy Kinley; the session took place on November 9, 2023, at the Texas Fashion Collection's space in Welch Street Complex 1

Photograph of UNT CMHT fashion merchandising undergraduate students sketching an 1880s bustle or crinoline as part of a fashion history course taught by Dr. Tammy Kinley; the session took place on November 9, 2023, at the Texas Fashion Collection's space in Welch Street Complex 1.

Photograph of a group of UNT Osher Lifelong Learning Institute program attendees examining a variety of artifacts at the UNT College of Visual Arts and Design Texas Fashion Collection. The program, lead by TFC director Annette Becker, featured accessories and encouraged participants to make notes about the assumptions they would make about who used the accessories, which was followed by a presentation about the histories of each piece. Artifacts featured included: 1630s gloves, 1964 air hostess uniform rain helmet, 1988 handbag, and 1994 drag contest tiara. The program was held on November 15, 2023, at the TFC's space in Welch Street Complex 1.

Photograph of materials featured in a UNT Osher Lifelong Learning Institute program attendees examining a variety of artifacts at the UNT College of Visual Arts and Design Texas Fashion Collection. The program, lead by TFC director Annette Becker, featured accessories and encouraged participants to make notes about the assumptions they would make about who used the accessories, which was followed by a presentation about the histories of each piece. Pictured are a tiara donated by Richard D. Curtin, photos of Curtin as his drag personas Edna Jean Robinson and Elizabeth, and post-it notes with the comments left by UNT Osher Lifelong Learning program attendees.

Photograph of UNT College of Visual Arts and Design graduate student and Texas Fashion Collection graduate area assistant Anna Smith photographing a 2023 evening dress by BCALLA as part of the TFC's digitization project. The photo was taken in Welch Street Complex 1.

Photograph of UNT College of Visual Arts and Design graduate student and Texas Fashion Collection graduate area assistant Anna Smith photographing a 2023 high fashion garment titled "WHAT'S A GIRL TO DO?!" by BCALLA as part of the TFC's digitization project. The puffer jacket is held open by CVAD undergraduate fashion design student and TFC student assistant Collin Farley. The photo was taken in Welch Street Complex 1.

Photograph of Texas Fashion Collection assistant director Dawn Figueroa leading an educational tour of a TFC workspace in Welch Street Complex 1.

Photograph of Texas Fashion Collection assistant director Dawn Figueroa leading an educational tour of a TFC workspace in Welch Street Complex 1.

Photograph of Texas Fashion Collection assistant director Dawn Figueroa leading an educational tour of a TFC workspace in Welch Street Complex 1.

Photograph of UNT College of Visual Arts and Design fibers professor Amie Adelman (left) and fibers lecturer Lesli Robertson examining a kimono with a shibori-dyed textile in a Texas Fashion Collection workspace in Welch Street Complex 1.

Photograph of UNT College of Visual Arts and Design fibers professor Amie Adelman (left) and fibers lecturer Lesli Robertson standing next to a kimono with a shibori-dyed textile in a Texas Fashion Collection workspace in Welch Street Complex 1.

Photograph of UNT College of Visual Arts and Design fibers professor Amie Adelman (left), another person, and fibers lecturer Lesli Robertson standing next to a kimono with a shibori-dyed textile in a Texas Fashion Collection workspace in Welch Street Complex 1.

Photograph of UNT College of Visual Arts and Design fibers lecturer Lesli Robertson with a student walking in Texas Fashion Collection storage in Welch Street Complex 1.

Photograph of Texas Fashion Collection collection manager and UNT librarian Edward Hoyenski speaking with a group of students from the Dallas Art Institute about a western-style suit in a TFC workspace in Welch Street Complex 1.

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

Photograph of Texas Fashion Collection assistant director Dawn Figueroa speaking with a group of students from the Dallas Art Institute in a TFC workspace in Welch Street Complex 1.

Photograph of Texas Fashion Collection collection manager and UNT librarian Edward Hoyenski speaking with a group of students from the Dallas Art Institute in collection storage in Welch Street Complex 1.

Photograph of two dresses by Norman Norell mounted on dress forms and an Issey Miyake dress framed and mounted on the wall in the entry area for the Texas Fashion Collection in Welch Street Complex 1.