Heavy Metal: The Malleability of Fashion examines utilization of metal as fabric, embellishment, structure and cultural symbol. This exhibit features designs by Paul Poiret, Paco Rabanne, Charles Frederick Worth and Rudi Gernreich alongside bustles and corsets, styles of Heavy Metal music culture, & everyday metal clothing.

The Exhibit is curated by Samantha Stern ('17) and supported by the Charlotte A. Jirousek Undergraduate Research Fellowship in the Cornell Costume and Textile Collection and the Department of Fiber Science and Apparel Design.