Join us for an engaging gallery talk exploring the elegance and storytelling of Jazz Age fashion illustration. Led by Curator of American Art Heather Campbell-Coyle and special guest Farai Simoyi, the conversation will dive into the art and cultural impact of fashion illustration from the 1920s to the 1940s. Don’t miss this opportunity to see the exhibition before it closes on Jan. 26 and take a deeper look into Jazz Age fashion!
Farai Simoyi is a globally recognized fashion leader, celebrated for her transformative contributions to the industry. With 18 years of experience, Simoyi has helped over 70 international brands successfully enter the U.S. market and has been featured in numerous publications including Forbes, Vogue, and Essence Magazine for her work. Through her company, The Narativ House, she provides opportunities and platforms for international designers and artisans. An alum of the inaugural season of Netflix’s fashion design competition series Next in Fashion, Simoyi continues advancing diversity, equity, sustainability, and inclusivity in fashion. She currently serves as the Head of the Virgil Abloh ‘Post-Modern’ Scholarship Fund & Equity at the Fashion Scholarship Fund. Before her current role, she was a professor and the program director for the Fashion Design program at Thomas Jefferson University. “
Image: Girls I Adore (detail), 1934, Illustration for “Girls I Adore” by McClelland Barclay with text by Alice-Leone Moats, syndicated nationally by King Features. Appeared in Philadelphia Inquirer, March 18, 1934. McClelland Barclay (1891–1943). Charcoal on illustration board, composition: 31 9/16 × 25 7/8 inches, sheet: 33 1/8 × 28 inches. Delaware Art Museum, F. V. du Pont Acquisition Fund, 1992. © Artist or Publisher.