No Rules: Fashion without Boundaries

Saturday April 5^th, 2014 9:00 am- 3:30 pm

Newport, Rhode Island was historically a sportingarena for America's high society, and a place governed by strict socialcodes.  But not everyone agreed to play by the rules.  Join us for "No Rules: Fashion withoutBoundaries", a symposium exploring fashion designers and connoisseurs whorefused to be constrained by social boundaries. This event is cosponsored bythe Costume Society of America Northeastern Region, Newport RestorationFoundation and International Tennis Hall ofFame & Museum. This symposium will feature scholarly lectures on a variety offashion-related topics, as well as curator-led tours of the Ted Tinlingcollection at the International Tennis Hall of Fame, and the Rough Point DorisDuke fashion exhibit.  Symposium attendees will be the first to viewthis extraordinary exhibit. 

The cost of registration is $60.00for Costume Society Members, $70.00 for nonmembers, $35.00 for Costume SocietyStudent Members. Registrationincludes breakfast, lunch, exhibit admission, collection tour andlectures.  Use the following link to registeronline: http://www.newportrestoration.org/calendar/details/36591-no_rules_fashion

A block of rooms with a specialrate of $109 for a 1 bed studio with a fold out couch or $149 for a 2 bed 2bath with breakfast is available at Residence Inn Newport Middletown. Toreserve a room call 401-845-2005 and mention the symposium to receive thediscounted rate. If you have questionscontact [log in to unmask] or call (401) 846-4152 x122 or email ReneeWalker-Tuttle at [log in to unmask]

Morning Schedule

TENNIS HALL of FAME and MUSEUM, 194 Bellevue Ave

9:00 a.m.         Registrationand refreshments

9:30 a.m.         Welcomeand opening remarks

9:45 a.m.      Sportswear: The Clothing of the 20^thCentury.

                     PatriciaCampbell Warner, Professor Emeritus, University of Massachusetts

Pat will discuss of the impactof sportswear on 20^th century clothing.

10:15 a.m.    Fancy Pants: Ted Tinling the Tennis Couturier

                     NicoleMarkham, Curator of Collections, ITHF&M

                     TedTinling played an integral role in the sport of tennis, especially inhighlighting the women’s game, from the 1920s through the 1980s. Nicole willgive an overview of Ted Tinling’s career, as both tennis personality and notedfashion designer.

10:45 a.m.    Curator led behind-the-scenes look at theTed Tinling Collection and guided tour of the exhibit.  

11:45 -1:00 p.m. Lunch in the US Tennis Association Wing

                                    Travel toRough Point, 680 Bellevue Avenue

Afternoon Schedule

ROUGH POINT, 680 Bellevue Avenue

12:30 - 2:00  View Exhibit No Rules: The Personal Style of Doris Duke 

                       Theexhibit looks at the clothing and personal style of Doris Duke from the 1940sto the 1990s with pieces ranging from couture evening gowns to sportswear.

2:00 p.m.        No Rules: The Personal Style of Doris Duke

                       KristenCosta, Assistant Curator, NRF

                       Kristenwill discuss the eclectic clothing collection of Doris Duke and how Duke’spersonal interests in design and art influenced her clothing selections.

2:30 p.m.       Trend-ology:Fashion Trends from Tartan to Unisex

                       Ariele Elia, AssistantCurator of Costume and Textiles, The Museum at FIT

                       A look at the diverse sources from whichtrends have emerged over the past 250 years, based on the current exhibition Trend-ology atthe Museum at FIT

3:00 p.m.        ClosingRemarks