Dress & Drinks Tameka Ellington & Joseph Underwood|Conversations on Dress|Costume Society of America

This Drinks & Dress program, moderated by Costume Society of America’s Vice President for Grants and Projects Leon Wiebers, previews an exhibition at Kent State University, "Textures: The History and Art of Black Hair." Co-curators Tameka Ellington and Joseph L. Underwood discuss how they used their different backgrounds to unite in a mission to showcase Black art and history—in the case of this collaboration, Black hair. Ellington is the Interim Assistant Dean for the College of the Arts and Associate Professor of Fashion; Underwood is an Assistant Professor of Art History for Africa and its Diaspora. You can read a profile with Ellington and Underwood on Costume Society of America's website: https://costumesocietyamerica.com/curator-profile-joseph-underwood-tameka-ellington-kent-state-university/ Our cocktail for the evening: Uncle Nearest Old Fashioned Combine 2T simple syrup, 1T water, and 2 dashes orange bitters in a glass. Stir. Place ice in glass, pour over 1.5oz Uncle Nearest Whiskey. Stir. Garnish with an orange peel. Uncle Nearest is an all minority-led distillery: https://unclenearest.com/ Our mocktail for the evening: A New-Fangled Mocktail Combine 1oz Ritual non-alcoholic whiskey alternative, .5oz Seedlip Grove 42 citrus distilled non-alcoholic spirit, 1tsp simple syrup. Shake ingredients and pour over crushed ice. Garnish with a twist of orange peel. Please consider supporting our mission and our free webinar series by clicking here to make a contribution: h