NOW OPEN: DESIGNING WOMEN: FASHION CREATORS AND THEIR INTERIORS
Few creative fields exemplify the gracious art of living better than fashion and interior decoration. This is the first exhibition to explore and celebrate the intersection of these profoundly influential and perennially beloved disciplines. Drawn solely from MFIT’s permanent collection, more than 60 garments and accessories by 40 female designers—including Coco Chanel, Elsa Schiaparelli, Ann Lowe, Mary Quant, and Anna Sui—are accompanied by small photographs of interiors, as well as a selection of large-scale drawings created exclusively for the exhibition by artist and FIT adjunct associate professor of Illustration Bil Donovan.
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UNSEEN MEMORY CLOSES DEC 11, 2022
Memories, both real and imagined, are the catalyst of this group exhibition of photographic-based imagery by FIT Fine Arts students in the Photography Department. The exhibition Unseen Memory in Gallery FIT is a creative exploration of personal narrative, identity, and truth.
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SHOES: ANATOMY, IDENTITY, MAGIC CLOSES DEC 31, 2022
Curated by Dr. Valerie Steele, MFIT director and chief curator, and Colleen Hill, curator of costume and accessories, Shoes: Anatomy, Identity, Magic features more than 300 of the 5,000 pairs of shoes, boots, sandals, and sneakers in the museum’s permanent collection, aka “the closet.” Visit today!
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These 2014 Christian Louboutin fetish pointe shoes emphasize the connection between the image of the ballerina on pointe and the iconography of extreme high heels. See them in the gallery or learn more about these, and many other items, in our Online Collections
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FEATURED PUBLICATION
Fresh Fly Fabulous: 50 Years of Hip Hop Style complements the exhibition of the same name. It draws on the experiences and memories of those who were there, including a foreword by Slick Rick and interviews with Disco Fever club owner Sal Abbatiello and designers Dapper Dan and April Walker.
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VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM
Watch one or all of the recorded talks from our virtual symposium, Material Evidence: Assessing Risks in Museum Collections. The program considers the risks posed by museum collection objects tainted with hazardous substances. Watch on demand
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CURRENT | DESIGNING WOMEN: FASHION CREATORS AND THEIR INTERIORS
November 30, 2022 – May 14, 2023
Modern female fashion designers ardently incorporated interior decoration into their professional and personal lives. This is the first exhibition to explore the connection between these disciplines. Approximately 70 garments from MFIT’s permanent collection will be on view alongside photographic images of the most compelling interiors created for leading female fashion designers from the 1890s to the 1970s. Learn more.
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CURRENT | SHOES: ANATOMY, IDENTITY, MAGIC
September 1 - December 31, 2022
The museum's earliest shoes date from the 17th century (a pair of high-heeled men's shoes). The most recent are spectacular 21st-century footwear. This exhibition highlights more than 300 pairs of shoes from the museum's permanent collection of 5,000 shoes. Labels featured include Alaïa, Manolo Blahník, Chanel, Ferragamo, Christian Louboutin, Alexander McQueen, Prada, Noritaka Tatehana, Iris van Herpen, and Roger Vivier, among others. Learn more.
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CURRENT | UNSEEN MEMORY
October 29 - November 13, 2022
Unseen Memory in Gallery FIT is a creative exploration of personal narrative, identity, and truth. Memories, both real and imagined, are the catalyst of this group exhibition of photographic-based imagery by FIT students in the Photographic Concepts and Exhibition (PH352) classes. Learn more.
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UPCOMING | FRESH, FLY, AND FABULOUS: FIFTY YEARS OF HIP HOP STYLE
February 8 - April 23, 2023
Fresh, Fly, and Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip Hop Style will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip hop by examining the roots and history of hip hop fashion from its inception to the present time. This exhibition will explore themes such as the transition of hip hop from the 'hood to the runway, luxury and designer influence, the impact of hip hop celebrities on the fashion industry, and the growth of hip hop style as an international phenomenon. Learn more.
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CLAIRE / MCCARDELL
For those of you in the Baltimore area! An exhibition on the American fashion designer Claire McCardell is on view at the Maryland Center for History and Culture. McCardell redefined women’s fashion in America during the 1930s –1950s and she continues to influence American sportswear today.
DIOR’S COUTURE DIPLOMACY
“It isn’t just a question of how women look but of...how women feel in the clothes,” Valerie Steele explains about the designs of Dior’s Maria Grazia Chiuri in a feature about the designer in Harper’s Bazaar.
OTTESSA MOSHFEGH ON FINDING HERSELF THROUGH VINTAGE FASHION
“I wasn’t looking for a quality basic that I could wear year after year—I was on the hunt for something singular, that would feel as though I was fated to find it.” Read this evocative, personal story about vintage fashion from ELLE magazine.
A GUIDE TO COLLECTING TEXTILES: WHY EVERY DETAIL MATTERS
Titi Halle, owner and director of leading textile gallery Cora Ginsburg, explains what makes historic fabric and costume valuable.
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Manolo Blahník evening shoes, green lace and red silk pumps, 2017, England, a gift from Manolo Blahník, 2019.88.1
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