The texture of generosity: The 2022 Spirit of Philanthropy Award recipient
Linda L. Carlson (M.S., ’88), curator emerita of the Avenir Museum, is the 2022 recipient of the Spirit of Philanthropy Award.
Tag: "Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising"
Avenir Museum collection feature: Elegant Scaasi Ensemble
This ensemble from Scaasi's 1981 fall collection is the embodiment of his unique ready-to-wear aesthetic.
Department of Design and Merchandising student represents CSU style in the bright lights of New York City
Design and Merchandising senior competes in MET College Fashion competition in New York City.
One thread at a time: The Patchwork Initiative aims to mend the gaps in clothing sustainability
The Patchwork Initiative, a recent addition to CSU and the Fort Collins community, is looking to change the fact that the clothing and textile industry is the world's second-largest poilluter.
New visitor engagement coordinator joins the Avenir Museum
The CSU Avenir Museum and the Department of Design and Merchandising are very happy to introduce Douglas Andrews as the newest member of the Avenir team.
Avenir Museum collection feature: My wedding dress
Kristina Aaronson’s Grecian wedding dress is part of the New Threads exhibition on view at the CSU Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising in the Lucile E. Hawks Gallery.
CSU design students use innovative technology to preserve Mr. Blackwell patterns and create inspired textiles and garments
The Avenir Museum has the world's largest collection of garments, original pattern pieces, and memorabilia from famous designer Richard Blackwell. Now, the Avenir Museum and the Department of Design and Merchandising are using 2D and 3D digital technologies to ensure the collection is preserved for generations to come.
‘Girl Powder,’ Scaasi’s glamour, New Threads make up Avenir's Spring 2022 exhibits
Colorado State University Ph.D. student Kate Schmidt wants to make fashionable, functional winter sports clothing for women. She absolutely would love to see her Girl Powder collection – a portfolio of 11 skiing looks that comprises one of three exhibits at the Avenir Museum – all over the slopes of Colorado and beyond.
American West Program hosts guest speaker Yufna Soldier Wolf on Oct. 14
Yufna Soldier Wolf will share her experience successfully repatriating three Northern Arapaho children from the Carlisle Indian School, the United States’ oldest and largest residential school.
American West Program hosts guest speaker Yufna Soldier Wolf on Oct. 14
Yufna Soldier Wolf will share her experience successfully repatriating three Northern Arapaho children from the Carlisle Indian School, the United States’ oldest and largest residential school.