Join us for an exhibition open house with MOda 200: Missouri Style Makers, Merchants, and Memories curator Nicole Johnston. Explore clothing, textiles, artwork, and accessories from the Missouri Historic Costume and Textile Collection on display to highlight the evolution of Missouri style and the important role of the apparel industry—from rural dressmakers to urban retail and manufacturing giants.

Once the world’s largest primary fur market, a global leader of stylish footwear, the nation’s second-largest garment and millinery producer, and the nation’s largest manufacturer of junior dresses, Missouri’s mark on fashion has become part of its forgotten past, but emerging designers, retailers, and manufacturers are slowly reclaiming these roots to create a new fashion future.