The Fashion Archive LAB
spring 2019 - present
spring 2019 - present
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Koontz, M.L., & Amanda Thompson. (2020). Is it green? Evoking an objective digital color sense." The International Journal of New Media, Technology and the Arts, 15(3), 15-24.. doi:10.18848/2326-9987/CGP/v15i03/15-24
Koontz, M.L., & Amanda Thompson. (2020). Is it green? Evoking an objective digital color sense." The International Journal of New Media, Technology and the Arts, 15(3), 15-24.. doi:10.18848/2326-9987/CGP/v15i03/15-24
Peer-Reviewed Presentations & Workshops
Koontz, M.L., Abbott, K.K., & Reach, G.W. (2021, September 6-10). Using a Creative Synergistic Constructive Approach to Curate and Design a Collaborative Interdisciplinary University Museum Exhibition. Fourteenth International Conference on the Inclusive Museum. Lisbon, Portugal. (link)
Koontz, M.L., Foster, S.P., & Graves, C.L. (2021, June 16-18). The colors of humanity reflected in the skin tone of mannequins in a museum’s fashion collection [paper presentation]. Sixteenth International Conference on the Arts in Society. Perth, Australia. (link)
Thompson, A.J., & Koontz, M.L. (2020, September 8-10). Determining the true color value of a historic garment with a mobile spectrophotometer and an adaptive zone grid system [paper presentation]. Thirteenth International Conference on the Inclusive Museum. Lisbon, Portugal. (HD link) link
Thompson, A.J., Koontz, M.L., & Taylor, B.E. (2020, March 16-18). Paper & plastic: Flapper style re-imaged in the 1960s fashion zeitgeist [paper presentation]. Fourteenth International Conference on Design Principles & Practices. Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, United States.
Thompson, A.J., & Koontz, M.L. (2020, February 28). The color conundrum: Ease of use and reliability of a mobile spectrophotometer and app for recording true color measurements [demonstration]. Faculty Technology Showcase, Center for Instructional Technology, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States.
Koontz, M.L., & Thompson, A.J. (2020, January 26-29). What color is it? The digital color quandary [workshop]. New Voices: Georgia Association of Museums and Alabama Museums Association Annual Conference. Columbus, GA, United States.
Koontz, M.L., & Thompson, A.J. (2019, October 10-12). What color is it? The digital color quandary [workshop]. Digitorium: University of Alabama Digital Humanities Conference. Tuscaloosa, AL, United States.
Koontz, M.L., & Thompson, A.J. (2019, June 19-21). Is it green? Evoking an objective digital color sense [poster presentation]. Fourteenth International Conference on the Arts in Society. Lisbon, Portugal.
Koontz, M.L., Abbott, K.K., & Reach, G.W. (2021, September 6-10). Using a Creative Synergistic Constructive Approach to Curate and Design a Collaborative Interdisciplinary University Museum Exhibition. Fourteenth International Conference on the Inclusive Museum. Lisbon, Portugal. (link)
Koontz, M.L., Foster, S.P., & Graves, C.L. (2021, June 16-18). The colors of humanity reflected in the skin tone of mannequins in a museum’s fashion collection [paper presentation]. Sixteenth International Conference on the Arts in Society. Perth, Australia. (link)
Thompson, A.J., & Koontz, M.L. (2020, September 8-10). Determining the true color value of a historic garment with a mobile spectrophotometer and an adaptive zone grid system [paper presentation]. Thirteenth International Conference on the Inclusive Museum. Lisbon, Portugal. (HD link) link
Thompson, A.J., Koontz, M.L., & Taylor, B.E. (2020, March 16-18). Paper & plastic: Flapper style re-imaged in the 1960s fashion zeitgeist [paper presentation]. Fourteenth International Conference on Design Principles & Practices. Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, United States.
Thompson, A.J., & Koontz, M.L. (2020, February 28). The color conundrum: Ease of use and reliability of a mobile spectrophotometer and app for recording true color measurements [demonstration]. Faculty Technology Showcase, Center for Instructional Technology, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States.
Koontz, M.L., & Thompson, A.J. (2020, January 26-29). What color is it? The digital color quandary [workshop]. New Voices: Georgia Association of Museums and Alabama Museums Association Annual Conference. Columbus, GA, United States.
Koontz, M.L., & Thompson, A.J. (2019, October 10-12). What color is it? The digital color quandary [workshop]. Digitorium: University of Alabama Digital Humanities Conference. Tuscaloosa, AL, United States.
Koontz, M.L., & Thompson, A.J. (2019, June 19-21). Is it green? Evoking an objective digital color sense [poster presentation]. Fourteenth International Conference on the Arts in Society. Lisbon, Portugal.
Invited Presentations
Koontz, M.L. (2020, November 8). The fashion archive lab. Faculty Research Showcase, Office for Undergraduate Research, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States. https://spark.adobe.com/page/NYBBLcghmymo7/
Koontz, M.L. (2020, July 25). fashion bugs: To dye for [video]. Bama Bug Fest: On the Web, Alabama Museum of Natural History, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States. link
Koontz, M.L. (2020, November 8). The fashion archive lab. Faculty Research Showcase, Office for Undergraduate Research, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States. https://spark.adobe.com/page/NYBBLcghmymo7/
Koontz, M.L. (2020, July 25). fashion bugs: To dye for [video]. Bama Bug Fest: On the Web, Alabama Museum of Natural History, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States. link
Koontz, M.L., & Thompson, A.J. (2020, February 20). Is it green? Evoking an objective digital color sense [poster presentation]. HES Faculty Research Symposium, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States.
Koontz, M.L., Thompson, A.J., & Pace, J.T. (2019, November 8). The fashion archive lab [poster presentation]. Inaugural Faculty Research Showcase, Office for Undergraduate Research, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States. *
*denotes research/presentations with undergraduate/graduate students
Koontz, M.L., Thompson, A.J., & Pace, J.T. (2019, November 8). The fashion archive lab [poster presentation]. Inaugural Faculty Research Showcase, Office for Undergraduate Research, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States. *
*denotes research/presentations with undergraduate/graduate students
Graduate Researchers
spring 2020
Curating and digitally rendering three-dimensional cross-disciplinary museum objects for the social media crowdsourcing project #ColorOurCollections to promote awareness and digital participatory public engagement
Mingyi Bi
Non-Thesis Master’s Project
HES (General Studies)
Apparel and Textiles
College of Human Environmental Sciences
Co-Advisors: Dr. Marcy L. Koontz & Dr. Amanda J. Thompson
Committee Member: Dr. John C. Abbott
Mingyi Bi
Non-Thesis Master’s Project
HES (General Studies)
Apparel and Textiles
College of Human Environmental Sciences
Co-Advisors: Dr. Marcy L. Koontz & Dr. Amanda J. Thompson
Committee Member: Dr. John C. Abbott
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click the image above to view the launch video of Mingyi's project
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click the image above to download Mingyi's coloring book
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Peer-Reviewed Presentation
Bi, Mingyi. (2020, September 8-10). Curating and digitally rendering three-dimensional cross-disciplinary museum objects for the social media crowdsourcing project #ColorOurCollections to promote awareness and digital participatory public engagement [paper presentation]. Thirteenth International Conference on the Inclusive Museum. Lisbon, Portugal. link
Bi, Mingyi. (2020, September 8-10). Curating and digitally rendering three-dimensional cross-disciplinary museum objects for the social media crowdsourcing project #ColorOurCollections to promote awareness and digital participatory public engagement [paper presentation]. Thirteenth International Conference on the Inclusive Museum. Lisbon, Portugal. link
Undergraduate Researchers
Spring 2020
Summer 2019
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Leah Sneddon - Conservation Intern
Senior: Apparel Design |
James Bynum - Conservation Intern
Senior: Anthropology & History Major |
Spring 2019
URCA: The University of Alabama 2019 Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity Conference
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Tommie Quinlan - Senior Scholar
Research Study: The Rise & Fall of the Paper Caper First Place: Fine Arts Category |
John Pace - Freshman Scholar
Research Study: Operation Monkey Coat: A Fashionable Material Culture Approach to Object-based Research in Dress |
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