In honor of New York Textile Month, the Brooklyn Museum Libraries and Archives would like to highlig

In honor of New York Textile Month, the Brooklyn Museum Libraries and Archives would like to highlight materials about the  a set of volumes titled Color Directions produced by the Brooklyn Museum Design Laboratory in the early 1960s. In 1948 the Museum created a state of the art design laboratory to facilitate research and practice in the field of the decorative arts, including fashion design. Equipped with eight sound-proofed workrooms, drafting tables, a power sewing machine and scientific equipment like microscopes and color analyzers, the Design Lab came to be a valuable resource for the Industrial Design Division of the Brooklyn Museum and the field of design in general.The four volumes of Color Directions from the Library collection include swatches of popular colors that were noted in that season’s runway collections as well as predictions of which colors would be popular next season. One particular favorite from fall of 1964 reads, “In women’s wear there is a strong possibility of promotional activity in purple, color 189, and its variations.” Designs in purple from the Library’s Fashion and Costume Sketch Collection that date from the early twentieth century only prove how trends and colors come in and out of style constantly in the fashion industry. For more historical background on the Design Laboratory and its incredible contributions to the Brooklyn Museum collection and educational history, take a look at the finding aid for the Records of the Department of Costumes and Textiles.Posted by Giana Ricci -- source link

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