Symposium Schedule
| Friday, December 4 | |
| 9:30–10:30 am | Check-in, registration, and coffee Haft Auditorium, Feldman Center, second floor |
| 10:30 am–12:30 pm | Welcoming remarks Dr. Valerie Steele, Introduction Patricia Mears, American Beauty Caroline Rennolds Milbank, The Origin of the American Look Kohle Yohannan, The Small Town Girl and the Femme Fatale: Claire McCardell & Valentina |
| 12:30–2 pm | Lunch break |
| 2–5 pm | Dr. Alexandra Palmer, Christian Dior and American Fashion Colleen Hill, The “Mad Hatter”: Mr. John and Mid-Century Millinery Pamela Golbin, A French View of American Fashion Maria Cornejo, and Christian Cota, Latin America and Fashion |
| Saturday, December 5 | |
| 9:30–10:30 am | Check-in, registration, and coffee Haft Auditorium, Feldman Center, second floor |
| 10:30 am–12:30 pm | David Colman, Prep-posterous: How History, Mythology, Race, and Fashion Have Clashed and Colluded to Create Today's Prep Revival Holly George-Warren, Manuel and Cowboy “Cool” Couture Dr. Van Dyk Lewis, Hip-hop Fashion: The Psycho Mind and Body Drop |
| 12:30–2 pm | Lunch break |
| 2–5 pm | Charles Kleibacker and Patricia Mears, In conversation Eric Wilson, Fashion Journalism in the Digital Age Yeohlee Teng and Dr. Susan Sidlauskas, In conversation |
| There will be time after each presentation for questions and answers. | |
| Registration Form | |








