American Style and Fashion Heritage

Following our dinner party with Professor Cathay Smith and a discussion about the fashion law ramifications of reproducing the American flag on clothing and using the American flag as part of fashion expressions, we turn to examining American fashion and style with archivists and fashion historians. What makes American style? What are the origins of an American fashion brand logo? What role does nostalgia have in our conceptions of American fashion heritage? During this Fashion Law Dinner Party we delve deep into the Tommy Hilfiger Archive with Becca Love, Senior Brand Archivist and Brand Historian at Tommy Hilfiger. We also speak with fashion historian Sarah Byrd about American style in the context of freedom and American communities.