Preserving the Craft of Lacemaking in Contemporary Fashion @bardgradcenter

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A conversation with designer Emily Adams Bode Aujla

An evening with acclaimed menswear designer Emily Adams Bode Aujla, an innovator in textile and craft conservation and the re-use, study, and preservation of antique lace. Bode, in conversation with Threads of Power curators Emma Cormack and Michele Majer, will explore the importance of the archive in contemporary lace fashion and how the craft of lacemaking connects us to our past, present, and future.

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