Whom You Know: Upcoming Events at the FIT Museum

Monday, October 5, 2009

Upcoming Events at the FIT Museum

Talk and Tour
Fashion and Politics
Tuesday, October 6, 11am-noon
Fashion and Textile History Gallery, Museum lobby

Fashion can function as propaganda, as political expression, or as a medium for raising consciousness about diverse social issues. Join Jennifer Farley, exhibition curator, as she examines the history of politics and fashion. Tour begins in the museum lobby.

Lecture
"Rebel Rebel: Anti-Style" Keanan Duffty
Tuesday, October 6, 6pm
Katie Murphy Amphitheatre
Fred P. Pomerantz Art and Design Center, SW corner 7th Ave and 27th St.

British musician-turned-fashion designer Keanan Duffty explores the ironic connections between fashion and music. Duffty’s celebrity clients have included David Bowie, the Sex Pistols, Avril Lavigne, and Sarah Jessica Parker, and he was regularly featured on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Guest speakers are Patrick McDonald - star of Bravo TV's 'Launch My Line' and Simon Collins - Dean Of Fashion, Parsons School of Design. A signing of Duffy's book, Rebel, Rebel: Anti-Style, will follow the lecture.

Lecture
"Moods of Norway" Peder Børresen and Simen Staalnacke
Thusday, October 8, 6pm
Katie Murphy Amphitheatre
Fred P. Pomerantz Art and Design Center, SW corner 7th Ave and 27th St.

The youth-oriented label Moods of Norway has garnered unprecedented international acclaim in just under five years. Co-founders Peder Børresen and Simen Staalnacke will discuss how they established their fashion line—and in the process brought renewed attention to their homeland. Organized in collaboration with the Royal Norwegian Consulate General.

Talk and Tour
Fashion and Politics
Tuesday, October 12, 6pm-7pm
Fashion and Textile History Gallery, Museum lobby

Fashion can function as propaganda, as political expression, or as a medium for raising consciousness about diverse social issues. Join Jennifer Farley, exhibition curator, as she examines the history of politics and fashion. Tour begins in the museum lobby.

Lecture
"Textiles and the Future of Fashion" Hans Schreiber
Tuesday, October 13, 6pm
Katie Murphy Amphitheatre
Fred P. Pomerantz Art and Design Center, SW corner 7th Ave and 27th St.
Glimpse the future of fashion with Hans Schreiber, creative director at Forster Rohner, AG, the company that made the fabric used for Michelle Obama’s Inauguration Day dress. Schreiber will discuss trends in the textile industry and will share behind-the-scenes stories of his work with major fashion houses. Organized in collaboration with the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York.

Talk and Tour
Fashion and Politics
Tuesday, October 20, 11am-noon
Fashion and Textile History Gallery, Museum lobby
Fashion can function as propaganda, as political expression, or as a medium for raising consciousness about diverse social issues. Join Melissa Marra, exhibition curator, as she examines the history of politics and fashion. Tour begins in the museum lobby.

Lecture and Book Signing
"Ruben Toledo’s Art: From Fashion to Literature" Ruben Toledo
Thusday, October 29, 6pm
Katie Murphy Amphitheatre
Fred P. Pomerantz Art and Design Center, SW corner 7th Ave and 27th St.
Ruben Toledo talks about art, fashion, his wife Isabel, her influence on his work, and why “collaboration is the name of the game” for this Cuban-born artist. A signing of books from Penguin's Couture Classics series will follow the lecture. The covers of Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, and The Scarlet Letter feature original art by Ruben Toledo.

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www.Belleek.com

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