Dorothea Towles Church and the New Look Era

Join SCAD FASH for an illuminating dialogue on Dorothea Towles Church, the pioneering model whose presence in 1950s Paris challenged the global fashion hierarchy. While the American industry remained stifled by segregation, Church found a transformative liberation in the ateliers of Christian Dior and Elsa Schiaparelli. Her ascent was not an isolated triumph, but a defining chapter in the legacy of Black American women who redefined "Parisian" elegance and claimed the city as a sanctuary for intellectual and creative agency.