Unlike Manhattan and Brooklyn, fashion is not frequently spotlighted in this borough.
Alexis Romano, who co-curated the show with Jenna Rossi-Camus, said, “The exhibition is showcasing the lived identities from different people from different backgrounds through their clothes.”
The duo met in 2011 as PhD students in the U.K. After they realized they were both from Staten Island, they wanted to create a Staten Island-rooted exploration of fashion in a cultural institution versus one that was based in Manhattan or Brooklyn. “We didn’t know at the time that it would take this personal everyday approach, which corresponds to our interests in the field of fashion studies,” Romano said.
In culling the show’s pieces from locals, they circulated a survey to define how the garments were connected to Staten Island or why they were of personal importance. One loaner, for example, offered a drag outfit that had been worn to a drag march inCity in 2016. En route, the person was harassed on the ferry and fought back so the garment symbolizes self-empowerment and individuality, Romano said.
School uniforms, Girl Scout uniforms, prom dresses, wedding accessories, everyday clothes and T-shirts emblazoned with Staten Island institutions like the Staten Island Ferry and the Todt Hill neighborhood are among the items that will be on view through Dec. 31. There is also attire from Wu Wear, a sportswear label that was started by the hip-hop band Wu-Tang Clan, a Staten Island-grown forerunner in hip-hop.
“Fashion is so accessible, pervasive and is something that you can naturally engage with. We’re displaying ordinary stories and making them extraordinary. We would like people to think about the significance of fashion in their own lives. It doesn’t have to be how they relate to their own identities as Staten Islanders. It can be completely tailored to their many identities,” Romano said.The curators are hopeful that a Colin Jost garment might come through.
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