Deirdre Clemente

Fashion historian. Professor. Curator. Mother of many. Year-round wearer of Christmas socks.

[Deirdre Clemente @FitzFash]

This one is for all the grandkids of Italian tailors...

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[Deirdre Clemente @FitzFash]

This @wwd article "Culottes, Culottes, Culottes" from April 1936 tells "conservatively-minded" women, "the culottes should be promoted as a comfortable fashion (because ) it looks exactly like a dress, but it's really a style utility."
#Fashionhistory #womeninpants

[Deirdre Clemente @FitzFash]

Well needed and by a true scholar @ShaunRCole. I'll be assigning some chapters for fashion history this spring.

#gaystyle #gayfashion #LGBTQ #fashionidentity #fashionhistory

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[Deirdre Clemente @FitzFash]

@LasVegasLocally Love it.

[Deirdre Clemente @FitzFash]

Grateful for all those years in the archives, so I could help out with this.

https://t.co/2rv1KmRXOZ

[Deirdre Clemente @FitzFash]

@dieworkwear selvedge denim spot? genius.

[Deirdre Clemente @FitzFash]

Dutch artist Pieter Mijer brought Batik from Java to Greenwich Village in 1911. It was used to create colorful borders for smocked dresses. Bleached cotton is painted with wax, dipped into dye baths for a pattern. The wax is removed with gasoline. https://t.co/nf73cJHWVq @GVSHP

[Deirdre Clemente @FitzFash]

The Trufflers (1917) called Greenwich Villagers “anarchists, feminists, Freudian psycho-anayists of self, Jewish intellectuals, painters of all nationalities, sex hygiene enthusiasts, theatrical press agents and youthful experimenters in living." #GreenwichVillage

[Deirdre Clemente @FitzFash]

To all the avid soccer scarf collectors out there, here's where the trend came from.
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A good life rule..#rats

[Deirdre Clemente @FitzFash]

@vintagebabe3535 You look incredible. Don't ever let the haters win. Love it.

[Deirdre Clemente @FitzFash]

@LasVegasLocally Hold onto your garbage cans, this is Vegas, baby.

[Schiaparelli @Schiaparelli]

"His creations will be seen in the context of a vast retrospective that will gather some 577 items – 212 silhouettes and accessories; 365 paintings, sculptures, jewels, photographs and more, all looking to underline Elsa’s cultural impact."
#Schiaparelli
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[American Historical Association @AHAhistorians]

The AHA will host a webinar on Abortion, Choice, and the Supreme Court: History Behind the Headlines, bringing together leading scholars to place #DobbsvJackson in historical context. More details about the webinar coming soon.

[Deirdre Clemente @FitzFash]

Roe v Wade has been overturned. Here’s what this will mean | Moira Donegan https://t.co/zYqKjSlIF0

[Deirdre Clemente @FitzFash]

@BurnItDownPod ...sportswear treats for kick-ass women who like my book, Dress Casual.

[Deirdre Clemente @FitzFash]

1927 fashion illustration this...modern?!? I am dying for the sheerness of that lower skirt! Found it in the archives at @wolfsonian #fashionhistory #twitterfashion

[Deirdre Clemente @FitzFash]

"No, mother. I don't study that period. I know you're annoyed, but I just won't get into the accuracy of the costumes." #fashionhistory

Bridgerton: in defence of 'inaccurate' costumes in period dramas https://t.co/Cj1ghyQVZG via @ConversationUK

[Deirdre Clemente @FitzFash]

Yeah for one of my favorite students, PhD candidate Doris Morgan Rueda. Historians find intellectual inspiration from many places...here's @dee_linquent 's take on the connections between art and history. @ncph

[Deirdre Clemente @FitzFash]

@doree @TheCut Live for Niecy. Great piece...and women's history month addition!