Back in August we sent out a call to alumni seeking clothing from their student days. The items will be used in an exhibition about student fashion at UNC in the twentieth century.
We’ve been thrilled by the generous response to our request: Alumni have come forward with a mountain of fantastic items to loan and donate. As we make final decisions about what we have space for in the exhibit, we’re looking for a handful of specific items to fill in a few gaps.
Do you have any of these in your attic or closet?
From the late 1960s and early 1970s
Black Power necklace
Tie-dye t-shirt
Dashiki
From the mid- to late 1970s
Colorful head scarf
Wide tie
From the 1970s or 1980s
Custom message t-shirt made (just for you!) in the Shrunken Head Boutique
Foster Grant sunglasses
Foster Grant sunglasses
From the early 1980s
Roller skates
Striped tube socks
Big plastic glasses frames
Square-end knit tie
From the late 1980s
Legwarmers
Clothing with Benetton label
Sweatshirt with the neck cut off
Ray-Ban Aviator sunglasses (or Wayfarers)
Checkered slip-on Vans sneakers
From the 1990s
Baja jacket
Slouch socks
Pleated shorts
Button-down plaid shirt
Hair scrunchie
Hemp jewelry
From any era
Rainbow sandals*
Can you help?
If you have any of these articles and would be willing to lend or donate them for the exhibit, please get in touch by calling the North Carolina Collection Gallery at 919-962-0104 or by emailing jack@email.unc.edu.
* All photos from UNC’s yearbook, The Yackety Yack, except Rainbow Sandals photo by JVO27.
