Museum Talk – The Hepburn Style: Katharine and Her Designers

Presented in Partnership with the Kent State University Museum and the Katharine Hepburn Museum; takes place at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center. There is a streaming option for this program.

The Kate and the Katharine Hepburn Museum welcome colleagues from the Kent State University Museum (KSUM) for a special Museum Talk. The presentation with Kate staff and guest presenters Dr. Sarah Spinner Liska, KSUM Director; Joanne Fenn, KSUM professor and Collections Manager/Registrar; and Dr. Sara Hume, KSUM Curator, will focus on some of the costumes and personal wardrobe items included in the current KSUM exhibition “The Hepburn Style: Katharine and Her Designers.”

Curated by Joanne Fenn, the KSUM exhibition showcases Hepburn’s style with examples from her personal wardrobe, costumes, and the contemporary designers she wore. Throughout the exhibition are elements of Katharine Hepburn’s style: comfort, line and proportion represented in her fashion choices and in the costumes she wore. The personal wardrobe ranges from her “uniform” of pants and a simple top, to dresses, and a swimsuit.

Items from the Katharine Hepburn Museum collection that relate to the featured costumes will also be highlighted during a moderated discussion and Q&A with the audience.