by Cynthia Amnéus, Emeritus Curator of Fashion and Textiles

5/8/2026

Fashion Arts & Textiles, fashion, Elizabeth Hawes

Featuring more than 50 garments made between the 1920s and 1960s as well as original sketches and illustrations, Elizabeth Hawes: Radical American Fashion explores the life and fashions of Elizabeth Hawes (1903–1971), a groundbreaking and visionary American clothing designer.

by Obie Linn, Textile Conservator

9/21/2023

textile conservation, Elizabeth Hawes, Flag Dress, before and after, CAMConservation, textiles

There are few things more satisfying than seeing some really dramatic “before and after” photos when a conservation treatment is complete! Conservation of Elizabeth Hawes’ “flag dress” or Geographic (1940) has wrapped up, and now you can flip through a whole album of “before/after” pairs showing the transformations of many of the flags that cover the dress.

by Conservation

11/18/2021

CAMConservation, conservation, textile conservation, textiles, Elizabeth Hawes, behind the scenes

We’ve come a long way on the treatment of the Elizabeth Hawes flag dress! If

by Conservation

8/26/2021

CAMConservation, conservation, textile conservation, textiles, Elizabeth Hawes, behind the scenes

It’s time for a bath in textile conservation.

by Conservation

4/8/2021

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Precision dyeing and color-matching is an important part of textile conservation and this week, we have a dyed-to-match success to report for this silk Argentine flag from the Elizabeth Hawes Flag Dress.

by Conservation

10/20/2016

conservation, behind the scenes, textiles, Fashion Arts & Textiles, Brazil, Flag, CAMConservation, Elizabeth Hawes, textile conservation

Posted by: Conservation