MA Fashion Studies Alumni: Rachel Fenderson, Guest Curator of ‘JAY JAXON: 40 Years Of Fashion Design Brilliance | Past, Present, Future’ Exhibition in NYC!
#ParsonsProud of Rachel Fenderson (MA Fashion Studies class of 2018) who is a Guest Curator for the exhibition “JAY JAXON: 40 Years Of Fashion Design Brilliance | Past, Present, & Future” in New York. This exhibition is to mark the 50th Anniversary of Fashion Designer, Haute Couture Designer, & Costume Designer Jay Jaxon’s historical role becoming the first American and African American to create haute couture and prĂŞt-Ă -porter collections for French Couture Maison Jean-Louis Scherrer.
Opening on February 8th from 3-5pm at the Queens Historical Society located on 143-35 37th Avenue, Flushing, New York 11354. The exhibition will run from the Feb 8, 2020 – Dec 29, 2020.
More about the exhibition:
The JAY JAXON: 40 Years Of Fashion Design Brilliance | Past, Present, & Future exhibition chronologically delves into the designer’s life and career spanning 40 years.  Jaxon’s historical contributions are displayed on 10 Acrylic panels, 17 Canvases, with ephemeral materials, and garments from the archive of Fashion Scholar and Lead Authority Rachel Fenderson.  What’s more this exhibition not only provides visual content it also features an audio component to allow for the audio and visual learners to experience Jaxon’s design process. The Guest Curator Rachel Fenderson also chose to utilize photographs from the Queens Historical Society’s archive to give the viewer a sense of how the world appeared through the eyes of a young Jay Jaxon and his parents from the early 1900s-1998 in Queens, New York. Â
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Designer Jay Jaxon, photographed at the Maison of Jean-Louis Scherrer’s design salon, to advertise the release of his 1970 Spring/ Summer, Haute Couture & Prêt-à -Porter collections, 1969 / 1970Photographer Unknown, Editorial Image, 1969 / 1970, Keystone Press Agency, Ltd., Jay Jaxon’s Portfolio, Bequest of Lloyd Hardy, Rachel Fenderson Collection, 2017.
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Designer Jay Jaxon, photographed in his office drawing, at the Maison of Jean-Louis Scherrer’s design salon, to advertise the release of his 1970 Spring/ Summer, Haute Couture & Prêt-à -Porter collections, 1969 / 1970
Photographer Unknown, Editorial Image, 1969 / 1970, Keystone Press Agency, Ltd., Jay Jaxon’s Portfolio, Bequest of Lloyd Hardy, Rachel Fenderson Collection, 2017.
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Model frontal posed wearing a boat-neckline shirred cap-sleeved smock dress in Nandel with a belted waist from Jay Jaxon’s Spring Collections 1975, 1974
Photographer Unknown, Print, 1974, Jay Jaxon’s Portfolio, Bequest of Lloyd Hardy, Rachel Fenderson Collection, 2017.
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Model Lester Wilson and unknown model, frontal posed wearing “Peace Coat – Femme: Manteau de paix pour Femme sans manche sans col avec incrustation de cuir jupe culotte carrée de jersey rose et gris” and “Peace Coat – Homme: Manteau de paix pour Homme manches longues avec col incrustation de fourrure pantalon de jersey jaune” from his Prêt-à -Porter collections, 1970
Photographer Unknown, Print, 1970, Jay Jaxon’s Portfolio, Bequest of Lloyd Hardy, Rachel Fenderson Collection, 2017.