[3] She created an online project with the Morgan Library & Museum on fashion plates from the Journal des Dames et des Modes from 1797 to 1804 to demonstrate the revolution in women's fashion during the early 19th century, namely, how women turned their underwear into outerwear, adopted Indian textiles, and invented the handbag.
[5] Her students include Denise Murrell, curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
[9] In 2010, Higonnet was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct for an incident involving the parent of a Worthington Hooker Middle School student.
[10] It was alleged that Higonnet grabbed the parent's collar and yelled at them for improperly using the Everit Street back gate, which abuts a residential street, instead of using the front entrance.
[12] The case was dismissed five months later, after Higonnet voluntarily served 10 hours of community service and wrote a “letter of regret.”[11]