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Maryam Bahary

My designs are inspired by the folklore of the people of my country. The clothes they wear are colorful and mysterious. Each piece of this clothing has a hidden story. I want to be a storyteller. I use costume design elements to tell you a story. And the one who wears it will be the next storyteller.

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Jacket $259.00

Skirt $125.00

Purple Velvet

This garment consists of two pieces. The jacket is made of thin velvet fabric with an embroidered ribbon on the edge of the collar and the skirt is made of organza fabric.

Summer Garden

Green velvet jacket with floral embroidery.
$195.00

Spring Blue Sky

Handmade blue embroidered fabric with white organza sleeves like spring blue sky with white cloud spots.

Blue Blouse $139.00

Persian Gypsy

60% cotton fabric with velvet chest front

Dress $129.00

Margot Dieu

(she/her)

I have been fascinated with history in every form for as long as I can remember. Whether it was Shakespeare’s plays, Edwardian clothing, or Gothic architecture it has never failed to capture my imagination or interest. It’s what lead me to achieve a degree in Art History and it is what has now lead me down the path of Dress History.

Out of all the centuries of fashion from our past, I was drawn first to the Late Edwardian era in part due to its gorgeous silhouette deceptively intricate designs. It is a unique transitional era in clothing between Early Edwardian and 1920’s fashion where the fashionable silhouette begins to diverge from the curvaceousness seen in the previous century towards an elongated columnar look which ultimately leads into the 1920’s flat, straight silhouette which has become so iconic. For my two ensembles, both of which are a blouse and skirt combination, I created the entire look from the ground up, including the appropriate undergarments of the era, which are essential to achieving the Late Edwardian silhouette. It is important to note that this era also coincides with the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment. This amendment, which grants women the right to vote, was ratified in 1920 due to the tireless protests of suffragettes which began with Millicent Fawcett in 1897. This historic moment was a large factor in my decision to create clothing prom this era, and in a way makes me feel closer to the women I owe so much to.

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Lady Mary

My inspiration for this design began with the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the19th amendment. I wanted to pay homage to this vital era in history through the medium of clothing. The television series Downton Abbey, set in 1912 was my first introduction to the Late Edwardian era and served as a major influence on the ensemble I created.

Silk Noil skirt lined Bemberg rayon lining, 100% cotton dotted Swiss blouse with lace insets

Lady Sybil

My inspiration for this design began with the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the19th amendment. I wanted to pay homage to this vital era in history through the medium of clothing. Here I branched off from the original Downton Abbey inspiration of my first piece into a more fashionable and intricate hobble shirt design paired with a different style blouse, while still remaining in the Late Edwardian era.

100% cotton chambray skirt, 100% cotton white dobby stripe blouse

Tracy Tootle

The fact that these hats came about in the 100th anniversary year of the 19th amendment was purely a fluke but it must have been in the cards for here they are. I have always loved the fashion styles of the 20s, 30s, and 40s, and in particular the hats and shoes. While I was searching for patterns and designs I found some fun facts about the Flapper of the 20s. Surprisingly, she could not vote, for only women 30 years of age and older got that first chance to vote and the Flapper was a very young woman, so named for the flapping pigtails hanging down her back. Obviously, that hairstyle changed quickly. These popular cloche styles were all the rage and perfectly complimented that new bobbed haircut. Also, almost every woman knew how to knit or crochet. So the crocheted cloche was quite common.

Although, there is nothing new under the sun (as you can see by the photo) I found these patterns on Ravelry.com. They are by a German designer named Janina Winkler. I have changed the color schemes and varied the yarn weights from the original patterns because I am always guessing weights and it's become a game to me to choose yarns by sight and feel. Sometimes I have to double or triple up yarns to get close to the original thickness. I crocheted these over the summer months of 2020 looking forward to the end of a very trying year and the prospects of a "roaring" new decade.

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Cloche #1

Recycled Yarn

Cloche #2

Recycled Yarn

Cloche #3

Recycled Yarn

Cloche #4

Recycled Yarn

Rachel Monique Maskell

It took 70 years for the 19th amendment to be ratified and still black women were not given the right to vote. There was much polarity and divisiveness throughout the women’s suffrage movement, challenged with issues of race and inclusion. Whether it was a vote for all women or just white women often had to do with geographical location and their current social politics. In the same vein - what the women wore also had an impact on how the movement was viewed. Being controlled through fashion garments was a trigger for female independence and the right to vote. Among others Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B Anthony, and Amelia Bloomer adopted the style of short skirts over Turkish trousers (trousers with full legs that gathered to fit tightly at the ankle) as a way of dress to accommodate their needs of greater mobility. The racial inequity and the desire to move more freely were the inspirations behind these white washed 80s bloomers.

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White Washed 80s Bloomers

Black cotton gauze and white fabric paint

White Criss-cross Crop Top

This garment was inspired by the sashes and the commitment of wearing white throughout the suffrage movement. White cotton gauze designed to bereversible for option of printing on one side

Gail Russell

The Music Man, set in 1912, tells the tale of transformation from the old to the new, a town hesitant to adjust to the winds of change. Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn, the mayor's wife, will not stand by without putting up a fight as she and her Ladies' League lead the way to a more empowered future.

Costumes created by students of the American River College Costume Shop

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Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn

The Music Man

Actor Pictured: Zanah Martin

The theme of transformation is inherent to the suffragist movement. The overall costume design of this production showed the town's turn from the past to the future through color. The opening scenes were all dressed in shades of grey, brown, tan, and dark blue. As their world opens up the colorway changes to bright, bold, energized hues that lead to the final Fourth of July celebration. This is Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn in the final scene, an outspoken citizen that uses her postion as the mayor's wife to push women's recognition and performance forward.

Grecian Urn Rehearsal

The Music Man: Actors Featured from ARC Theatre Arts Department

Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn and her Ladies' League rehearse for their Fourth of July Grecian Urn performance in this production of the Music Man. This women's group focused on good works, especially the arts, in their community. Their new found means of expression is dressed in 1912 bloomer workout wear, one of the few occasisons when women of the time were allowed to wear pants.

Nancy Yu

(she/her)

Clothing pieces represents liberation.

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Liberation

Women back then was not allowed to show skin and I thought designing a bralette top and an underwear skirt is a symbolic art form to represent women's liberation. Knit Stretch Fabric, Pink Elastic band for the strap, chiffon for the underwear dress, and satin for the underwear. $5.00

Shannon Malnicof

My inspiration for my 2019 Collection "Breaking Glass Ceilings" was my daughter “Nikki”. My daughter is a very smart, ambitious, strong, caring person who is on the verge of entering into the field of Microbiology Sciences. Typically, Math and Science fields are dominated by men. I wanted to show her that she can be strong yet show her feminine side in a field dominated by men. My daughter is a prime example of today’s version of the “Suffrage Movement.”

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Breaking Glass Ceilings

Power in Pin-stripes and Ruffles

Classic -

Not Classic

Strong in Black and White

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Kacie Watson

My inspiration was the idea of dressing femininely but still being a strong woman, as many the suffragists did. I researched the clothes women would wear in the 1910’s and incorporated certain elements, but I also tried to make them modern enough they would be appealing for people today. The fabrics I would choose if they were being produced are silk and chiffon with satin accents on the gathered dress. The two piece outfit is twill.

Kathryn Miramontes

This collection was inspired by the 19th Amendment and the Women’s Suffrage Movement-specifically the style of the suffragettes. I wanted to use influences and styles from the early 1900s, but create a modern formal collection, with six looks: two formal dresses, and four business formal outfits, with a coat that can be worn with all of the garments. The specific design details I looked at from the 1900s and wanted to incorporate in my garment designs were the high necklines and the tie-neck collars, as a way to incorporate a modern take on the sashes the suffragettes wore (by using bows). I also wanted to incorporate the design details of the button blouses, wider, puff sleeves at the shoulder, and longer skirts and/or dresses that I saw in many images from the movement.
For fabrics, I see the use of satin for the evening dresses and skirts, while the blouses could be made of silk or cashmere. I think tweed for the pants and perhaps for the cropped jackets and blazers would work well also. The coat would be made from a heavier fabric, like wool. For the trims on the two evening dresses, I pictured lace for the belt, to again, draw from the sashes of the movement. The high-collar dress has netting at thev-neck, and around the collar and waist, perhaps French net or lace.

Penny Stiles

My inspiration for this board came from a movie I recently saw called, Enola Holmes, which had a setting in the Suffrage Movement.. I have always been drawn to costumes representing different eras in history, and would love to learn more about costume design. I tried to take some of the looks I saw from the movie and online pictures of the Suffrage Movement to influence the sketches. I was a little surprised to read that the styles had amore feminine look and not more masculine. The fabrics I would choose for this collection would be wool, corduroy, cashmere and cotton blends. For the jackets I would use larger buttons and for the blouses and dresses very small buttons. Both dresses have belts which would be made from the same fabric. I really enjoyed drawing the blouses, especially the one with the fold up cuffs. I would definitely wear this collection myself.

Sienna Sloane

The prompt for my collection was to design six outfits using the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment as my inspiration. When I look at the current state of equality in the United States, I acknowledge both the progress we have made and the lengths we have yet to go to truly claim that we are a free nation. While participating in the protests this summer, I noticed many protesters including myself were wearing tactical gear to face off against a law enforcement agency that was eager to resort to violence against us. In this collection I included tactical gear to represent the long battle ahead to reach equality and freedom, combined with modest women's business wear to show the progression in gender equality in the United States.

Loretta Walker

My Resort 2021 collection was inspired by African American activist Mary Church Terrell’s campaign for black women’s suffrage. Her words, “Lifting as we climb,” focused on the notion of racial uplift, meaning as one succeeds, the whole race would be elevated. So, each look in this collection illustrates creative paths for being moved upward as a reminder of opportunities to support others.

The phrase, “Lifting as we climb,” also became the motto of the National Association of Colored Women (NACW) organization, of which Mary Church Terrell co-founded. The double triangle embellishment that you see on the swimsuit, capris, and long sleeve blouse was influenced by the triple triangle used as a symbol for the organization.
Fabrics include comfortable colorful cotton, rayon, silk organza and matte tricot with of matching embellishment, gold frog closure and exposed zipper with crystals.

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