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Embroidery and applique detail from mantle of two piece ensemble by FrancyG.
Detail of Tanagra dress recreation. Pattern by Christina Trupiano, Made in NYC by Zoila Cruz. Based on an original 1908 design by Rosa Genoni.
Life Narratives by Paula Gabriel, 2017. Acrylic, gold leaf, spray pain, needlepoint thread, paper, fabric.
Samurai Dress by Sylvia Giovanardi, vegetable-tanned calfskin, organic cotton 25%, organic linen 75%, gardenia berry dyed silk laces Lining: organic silk 70%, hemp 30%, gardenya berry dyed.
Ferragamo Capsule Collection, 2017. Material by Orange Fiber Adriana Santanocio and Enrica Arena. Print designer: Mario Trimarchi, Compasso d’Oro.
Detail of skirt with extra-long embroidered and painted train, made with male pinstriped vintage trousers.
Lai, Maria (1919-2013), Telaio c. 1971-1975. Image courtesy of Olnick Spanu.
Lai, Maria (1919-2013), Senza titolo (Telaio), 1972. Photographer: Marco Anelli. Image courtesy of Olnick Spanu.
Lai, Maria (1919-2013), Telaio in sole e mare, 1971. Photographer: Marco Anelli. Image courtesy of Olnick Spanu.
Lai, Maria (1919-2013), Voce di infinite letture, 1992. Photographer: Marco Anelli. Image courtesy of Olnick Spanu.

The Fabric of Cultures is a pedagogical, research lab and platform that interprets fashion, clothing and textile from a historical, theoretical and globalized perspective as well as in mediated forms such as screen media. The Fabric of Cultures is the result of several years of research, teaching, exhibition curating, and program building within CUNY.

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