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Upcoming Talk on March 5
Tomorrow Begins Today: The Creative Legacy of Bonnie Cashin
Immerse yourself in the creative life of Bonnie Cashin (1908-2000), one of the most innovative American fashion designers in the second half of the 20th century, at the biennial Bonnie Cashin Lecture Series, presented by UCLA Library Special Collections. This year’s lecture features Mellissa Huber, Associate Curator in The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and a fashion historian specializing in 20th-century dress.
Huber's talk will serve to revisit Cashin’s significant legacy as a prescient thinker, innovative designer, and dedicated philanthropist who challenged convention and anticipated the needs of women, seeking creativity and freedom for maker and wearer alike.
About the Series
UCLA Library acquired the Bonnie Cashin Collection of Fashion, Theater and Film Costume Design (1913-2000) as a gift from the designer's estate in 2003. In addition to Cashin’s personal papers and other physical artifacts, the estate provided an endowment to establish The Bonnie Cashin Lecture Series.
The biennial lecture celebrates the creative process and innovation of gifted individuals represented in Library collections and in so doing preserves the legacy of Cashin’s remarkable life and work.
Fashion History | Preserving Bonnie Cashin’s Legacy
Explore the enduring legacy of 20th century fashion designer Bonnie Cashin and the Library’s stewardship of her archive with Deborah Nadoolman Landis(opens in a new tab), distinguished professor and faculty director of The David C. Copley Center for the Study of Costume
Design at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, UCLA
Library performing arts curator Miki Bulos(opens in a new tab) and Library Projects Conservator Devin Mattlin.
Past Events in this Series
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