Museum at FIT in September 2013
MICHAEL KORS HONORED BY THE COUTURE COUNCIL
Hilary Swank presented Michael Kors with the Couture Council's 7th Annual Artistry of Fashion Award on September 4th. See photos from the event.
FALL PUBLIC PROGRAMS AVAILABLE
Our Fall Programs are now listed on our website. They tend to sell out quickly so be sure to register today.
A QUEER HISTORY OF FASHION OPENS
Friday marks the first day of our first major museum exhibition to explore the "queerness" of fashion and how LGBTQ people have contributed so significantly to fashion. Join the conversation on our Facebook page or tweet with #queerfashion.
Butch Chanel, Wigstock, NYC, 1992.
Photograph by Michael James O'Brien c.2013.
// PUBLIC PROGRAMS
TALK AND TOURS | RETROSPECTIVE
Monday, September 23 | 6:00 pm
Join Ariele Elia for a guided tour of the RetroSpective exhibition.Register here.
FASHIONING MODELS: IMAGE, TEXT AND INDUSTRY
Thursday, September 26 | 6:00 pm
A new book on models as icons of gender, class, and ethnicity in modern consumer culture. Register for this event.
THIS IS A KENNETH COLE PRODUCTION
Tuesday, October 1 | 6:00 pm
Don't miss Kenneth Cole and Amy Levin of College Fashionista in a discussion on the new book This Is A Kenneth Cole Production, celebrating the provocative designer and social activist's 30-year career in fashion. Find out more.
GET SOCIAL
OBJECT OF THE MONTHHave you seen our object of the day series on Facebook? Last month a delightful windowpane-pattern dress by Claire McCardell was a favorite. You can see this dress, along with others by Claire McCardell, in our online collections.
FEATURED PRESSMichael Musto on A Queer History of Fashion in W Mag: "Gays have long used fashion to accessorize the blues out of their oppression and to identify and elevate one another with panache and a sash: We've dressed up to get noticed, to celebrate, to fight, to mourn, and to celebrate again."
NEW ACQUISITIONSMFIT focuses on collecting aesthetically and historically significant "directional" clothing, accessories, textiles and visual materials, with emphasis on contemporary avant-garde fashion. See four new objects by Akris, Thom Browne, Diana Slip, and Dries Van Noten.
EXHIBITIONS
CURRENT | RETROSPECTIVE
RetroSpective explores fashion's relationship with its own history, and the many designers who embrace the past to create reinterpretations of every style from crinolines to "flapper" dresses. Runs through November 16, 2013.
UPCOMING | QUEER HISTORY OF FASHION
A Queer History of Fashion: From the Closet to the Catwalk seeks to explore the "gayness" or "queerness" of fashion by drawing attention to the historic presence of gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender, and other "queer" people in the fashion system. Curated by Fred Dennis and Valerie Steele, the exhibition features approximately 100 ensembles spanning more than a century of fashion.Opens September 13. And don't miss the Online Exhibition!
In 1971, they "burned, sizzled, and just plain exploded."
A couture model who worked for Chanel, Mainbocher and Vionnet turned spy for the Allies!
Runway VIDEO from a 1988 Thierry Mugler show.
Reaching back into the Museum at FIT's history. An excellent interview with the late Richard Martin in Bomb 1989.
We're listed as one of the 10 best free museums in the US!
Remembering the life of YSL on his birthday.
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