NYU Faculty Jessamyn Hatcher has published an article in the New Yorker about the 21 Callot Soeurs dresses preserved in the Acton Art Collection.Included in the article are a series of excellent photographs of Hortense’s dresses by Pari Dukovic.

More information on Hortense Mitchell Acton’s haute couture dresses can be found in the Fashion & Lifestyle section of the Transatlantic Modernities project.