University Memories from the Texas Fashion Collection Department

Photograph of UNT Texas Fashion Collection director Annette Becker showing a group of students a dress by Oscar de la Renta for Balmain in the TFC's space in Welch Street Complex 1.
Date: February 1, 2024
Creator: Baxter, Denise Amy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Ailie Pankonien showing how garments are packed]

Photograph of UNT Texas Fashion Collection collection manager Ailie Pankonien showing how garments are packed in boxes for a lecture given to UNT Osher Lifelong Learning Institute members, in the TFC's space in Welch Street Complex 1.
Date: February 1, 2024
Creator: Becker, Annette
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Ailie Pankonien showing how garments are packed, 2]

Photograph of UNT Texas Fashion Collection collection manager Ailie Pankonien showing how garments are packed in boxes for a lecture given to UNT Osher Lifelong Learning Institute members, in the TFC's space in Welch Street Complex 1.
Date: February 1, 2024
Creator: Becker, Annette
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[The back of a Mary McFadden dress on display]

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.
Date: February 1, 2024
Creator: Becker, Annette
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Collection manager Ailie Pankonien speaking with a group of library science graduate students]

Photograph of UNT Texas Fashion Collection collection manager Ailie Pankonien speaking with a group of library science graduate students in Justin Lemon's preservation course. Here, a student examines an artifact tag. The photo was taken in the TFC's space in Welch Street Complex 1.
Date: February 1, 2024
Creator: Becker, Annette
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Collection manager Ailie Pankonien speaking with a group of library science graduate students, 2]

Photograph of UNT Texas Fashion Collection collection manager Ailie Pankonien speaking with a group of library science graduate students in Justin Lemon's preservation course. Here, a student examines an artifact tag. The photo was taken in the TFC's space in Welch Street Complex 1.
Date: February 1, 2024
Creator: Becker, Annette
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Creative professional development activity in progress]

Photos of a creative professional development activity for the UNT College of Visual Arts & Design Texas Fashion Collection staff. Lead by TFC Intern and student at Central Saint Martins Gabby Goldstein, the project included creating improvisational sketches of the colors and patterns of TFC artifacts, creating a contour drawing of a body, and cutting out the resulting character. The project was done in the TFC's space in Welch Street Complex 1.
Date: March 5, 2024
Creator: Becker, Annette
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Dale Smith sitting at his dining table]

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.
Date: June 21, 2021
Creator: Becker, Annette
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Display case full of dolls retailed by Neiman Marcus]

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.
Date: June 21, 2021
Creator: Becker, Annette
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Drag artist Richard D. Curtin standing with a large print-out]

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.
Date: February 1, 2024
Creator: Becker, Annette
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A dress by Ann Lowe from a pop-up exhibition]

Photograph of a dress by Ann Lowe from a pop-up exhibition curated by fashion design student Darria Wesley in the UNT Gloria and Bruzzy Westheimer Texas Fashion Collection Research Gallery in ART 259.
Date: February 1, 2024
Creator: Becker, Annette
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A dress by Hanae Mori]

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.
Date: February 1, 2024
Creator: Becker, Annette
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A dress by Mimi Prober]

Photograph of a dress by Mimi Prober in the permanent collection of the UNT Texas Fashion Collection, mounted and ready for collection digitization.
Date: June 14, 2021
Creator: Becker, Annette
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[An ensemble by Missoni]

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.
Date: February 1, 2024
Creator: Becker, Annette
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Garments by Patrick Kelly, Stephen Burrows, and Ann Lowe]

Photograph of garments by Patrick Kelly, Stephen Burrows, and Ann Lowe from a pop-up exhibition curated by fashion design student Darria Wesley in the UNT Gloria and Bruzzy Westheimer Texas Fashion Collection Research Gallery in ART 259.
Date: February 1, 2024
Creator: Becker, Annette
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Garments by UNT fashion design students]

Photograph of garments by UNT fashion design students Darria Wesley, FUBU, and Patrick Kelly from a pop-up exhibition curated by fashion design student Darria Wesley in the UNT Gloria and Bruzzy Westheimer Texas Fashion Collection Research Gallery in ART 259.
Date: February 1, 2024
Creator: Becker, Annette
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Group photograph with fashion designer Todd Oldham]

Photograph of fashion designer Todd Oldham visiting the UNT College of Visual Arts and Design Texas Fashion Collection, here pictured in TFC collection storage. Shown are Michelle Kromelis (Todd's ex-sister-in-law), Jack Oldham (Todd' father), Todd Oldham, Presley Oldham (Todd's newphew), TFC collection manager Ailie Paknonien, TFC graduate student assistant Anna Smith, and TFC intern (enrolled in Central Saint Martins) Gabby Goldstein.
Date: March 18, 2024
Creator: Becker, Annette
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Group photograph with fashion designer Todd Oldham & Annette Becker]

Photograph of fashion designer Todd Oldham visiting the UNT College of Visual Arts and Design Texas Fashion Collection, here pictured in TFC collection storage. Shown are Michelle Kromelis (Todd's ex-sister-in-law), Jack Oldham (Todd' father), Todd Oldham, Presley Oldham (Todd's newphew), TFC collection manager Ailie Paknonien, TFC graduate student assistant Anna Smith, and TFC intern (enrolled in Central Saint Martins) Gabby Goldstein. Annette Becker (foreground) is taking the group photograph.
Date: March 18, 2024
Creator: Becker, Annette
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[An Issey Miyake dress on display]

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.
Date: February 1, 2024
Creator: Becker, Annette
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Krissi Riewe calling attention to the pattern-making details]

Photograph of UNT fashion design graduate student and Texas Fashion Collection graduate area assistant Krissi Riewe calling attention to the pattern-making details on the back of a Givenchy evening coat in the TFC's holdings, with a group of fashion design undergraduates looking and taking photos.
Date: February 1, 2024
Creator: Becker, Annette
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A Mary McFadden dress]

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.
Date: February 1, 2024
Creator: Becker, Annette
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A mounted pair of men's shoes]

Photograph of a pair of men's shoes mounted on acid-free board and with foam as part of a preservation project lead by UNT Texas Fashion Collection-Onstead Institute graduate fellow Katherine Santos, addressing accessories in the Gloria and Bruzzy Westheimer TFC Study Gallery in ART 259
Date: February 1, 2024
Creator: Becker, Annette
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A mounted pair of Miu Miu sandals]

Photograph of a pair of Miu Miu sandals mounted on acid-free board and with foam as part of a preservation project lead by UNT Texas Fashion Collection-Onstead Institute graduate fellow Katherine Santos, addressing accessories in the Gloria and Bruzzy Westheimer TFC Study Gallery in ART 259
Date: February 1, 2024
Creator: Becker, Annette
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Myra Walker speaking with fashion editor and collector Hamish Bowles]

Photograph of UNT Texas Fashion Collection director Myra Walker speaking with fashion editor and collector Hamish Bowles. They are sharing a pot of tea and discussing the upcoming Chanel Metier d'Arte event hosted in Dallas, for which Bowles was in Texas to attend.
Date: February 6, 2024
Creator: Becker, Annette
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library