Colorado State University's Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising houses the nation's largest collection of designs by "Mr. Blackwell," the fashion critic who produced an annual "Worst Dressed List." Blackwell died October 19. Ryan Warner speaks with the museum's curator Linda Carlson. Story images.
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