Zoé is our Exhibition Designer and a second-year master’s student in Costume Studies at NYU. Born in Paris, France, she has a multicultural background, having lived in four different countries. She thrives in interdisciplinary projects that blend art and fashion. Zoé has expertise in museum collection management, styling, curation, and archival research. Her master’s thesis examines how the French magazine Marie-Claire shaped the image of the modern French woman through themes of Orientalism and exoticism during the colonial and post-colonial eras from 1954 to 1968. Additionally, her research frequently explores representations of femininity.

Haley is our Graphic Designer. She is a second year master’s student in Costume Studies at NYU, where she focuses on the history of dance and theatre costume. Her latest research looks at the academic impact of dance costume collections in dance archives. She is interested in working at a museum upon graduating.

Kelly is our Registrar. She is a second year student in the Costume Studies master’s program at NYU. She is hoping to work in museum education after graduating from the program and is looking forward to seeing the turnout for this exhibition!

Marissa is our Communications Director. She is a second-year master’s student in Costume Studies at NYU with a background in wardrobe styling. Her current focus is examining the relationship between what modern fashion can tell us about our societal values.

Gillani is our Education Director. He is a second year master’s student in New York University’s Costume Studies program. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Gillani is a first generation Trinidadian-American. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism & Design, with a minor degree in Cultural Studies at Eugene Lang College, The New School. His research interests focus on twentieth century Black anti-colonial history, with a particular interest in fashion during the post-independence movement across the African continent and diaspora. His research interests also include queer activism and third world film studies.

Erin is our editor. She is a second-year Costume Studies student whose research interests include home sewing practice and the evolving historical relationship between craft, domesticity, and femininity. She is currently writing her thesis on sewing and fashion in the home economics movement of the early twentieth century.