QUEENS COLLEGE–“Quinceañera: Dress and Memory in Latine Culture,” a colorful exhibition at Queens College’s Godwin-Ternbach Museum celebrates a pivotal cultural tradition, showcasing seventeen dresses and accessories loaned by members of the local Latin American community.
The exhibition running from September 25th through December 18th explores the cultural significance of the Quinceañera, a traditional rite of passage signifying a 15 year old’s entry into adulthood.
The show is the vision of Emily Ripley, Director of the Fashion and Design program at QC, whose background includes working at the Calvin Klein Archive and the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The exhibition involved collaborations across the Queens College Fashion and Design Program. Students helped make handmade fabric flowers for the exhibition.
The idea for the exhibition came from a student’s assignment: Stephanie Giraldo-Deabreu’s Quinceañera essay for Ripley’s “Dress Matters” class.
