ART X FASHION CLOSING THIS MONTH
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Closing April 19th, Art X Fashion looks at the entangled and shifting relationship between fine art and fashion – typically considered a "decorative" or "applied" art. Featuring more than 140 objects, including garments, accessories, textiles, photographs, and original artworks drawn from MFIT's permanent collection, Art X Fashion challenges the traditional hierarchies of visual culture, presenting fashion and art each as parallel, potent expressions of social, intellectual, and creative forces. See below or visit our exhibitions page for more details.
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DR. VALERIE STEELE IN CONVERSATION AT RIZZOLI BOOKSTORE
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Still thinking about our past exhibition Dress, Dreams, Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis? Dr. Valerie Steele will be celebrating her most recent book, Dress, Dreams, and Desire: A History of Fashion and Psychoanalysis at Rizzoli Bookstore on Monday, April 13, 6:00 pm. She will discuss how psychoanalysis can provide important clues about the power and allure of fashion. A book signing follows the event. Register for free on Eventbrite
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THE INVISIBLE ART OF DRESSING AN EXHIBITION, AND MORE WITH PBS ALLARTS
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MFIT Assistant Conservator Callie O'Connor walks PBS AllArts' Museum Club through some of her purposely invisible work in exhibitions such as Art X Fashion. These two videos highlight the work of the museum's conservation department, from custom-made mounts and support for dressed objects to the historical and contemporary bodies of mannequins that help shape the fashions they wear. Watch PBS AllArts' Museum Club on Youtube.
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| OBJECT OF THE MONTH
Inexpensive ready-to-wear like this circa 1894 shirtwaist made fashion accessible to greater numbers of people. However, increased factory production brought with it many unsafe conditions. March 25th was the 115th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, a tragedy that led to labor reforms.
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FASHION CULTURE PODCAST
For this month's podcast, Norma Kamali joins Patricia Mears in conversation. Together, they unpack Norma's forward-thinking designs, from early athleisure and swimwear to her vision of fashion that empowers women to feel good in something beyond a dress. Listen today!
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MFIT ON THE ROAD
Cross-Pollination: Fashion and Psychoanalysis is a multi-cultural project featuring over forty designs by students from the United States, Mexico, and Singapore. Garments, accessories, animations, and more are inspired by MFIT's 2025 exhibition Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis.
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The Modernity of Antiquity:
Karl Lagerfeld's Vision of Ancient Greece
Thursday, April 16, 5:30 pm | FREE
Associate Professor of German at Williams College Christophe Koné explores Karl Lagerfeld's fascination with ancient Greece. Using Chanel's "The Modernity of Antiquity" 2017/18 Cruise collection as a point of departure, Koné will discuss the recurrence of Greek antiquity in Lagerfeld's work for both Chloé and Chanel, as well as in the designer's photography.
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Image: Karl Lagerfeld at MFIT's 2010 Couture Council Award for Artistry of Fashion Luncheon, NICK HUNT / PatrickMcMullan.com
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CURRENT | ART X FASHION
February 18 – April 19, 2026
Special Exhibitions Gallery
Art X Fashion looks at the entangled and shifting relationship between fine art and fashion – typically considered a "decorative" or "applied" art. Organized by Dr. Elizabeth Way, curator of costume and accessories, this exhibition features 140 garments, textiles, and accessories from MFIT's permanent collection, and we invite viewers to consider the much-asked question, "Is fashion art?" through historic and contemporary examples. Learn more about Art X Fashion.
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CURRENT | CROSS-POLLINATION: FASHION AND PSYCHOANALYSIS
March 27 – April 19, 2026
Museum Lobby
This is MFIT's ninth collaborative workshop that brings together students and faculty from higher education institutions around the globe. For this year's project, students from the Fashion Institute of Technology (USA), Universidad de Monterrey (Mexico), and LaSalle College of the Arts (Singapore) used MFIT's 2025 exhibition Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis as a springboard. Learn more about Cross-Pollination.
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UPCOMING | DOLL DRESSING
September 16, 2026 – January 4, 2027
Special Exhibitions Gallery
This exhibition will explore the ways in which dolls have influenced fashion and dressed appearance. Doll dressing takes many forms, ranging from the appeal of youthful baby doll dresses, to the 2D quality of "paper doll" looks, to the influence of creepy dolls on fashion. It encompasses clothing and accessories, hair and makeup, and even movement and gestures that take their cue from dolls. Learn more about Doll Dressing.
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// MEET US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
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FORGET AI. 2026 IS THE YEAR OF THE FASHION ILLUSTRATOR
Is 2026 the year of the fashion illustrator? Artists are feeling optimistic!
IS THE TIARA THE NEXT VIRAL ACCESSORY?
The glittery headpiece can feel subversive or princessy, depending on the context—and that tension is what makes it interesting. "The princess thing is so infantile but seems to be coming back in a big way," Dr. Valerie Steele tells Harper's Bazaar in regard to the rising popularity of tiaras. What is it about princesses right now? Well, she sees "a kind of hardening of gender stereotypes at the same time that we're seeing, with other young people, sort of gender fluidity" that contributes to old-fashioned ideas of femininity.
A CAMPUS MUSEUM UNLIKE ANY OTHER
MFIT's Senior Curator of Costume, Colleen Hill, shares some of the museum's "superlative" fashions with Hue, FIT's alumni magazine. See the collection through Colleen's eyes!
'WEIRD MEDIEVAL' FASHION MIGHT BE THE SOLUTION TO DRESSING FOR STRANGE TIMES
Why is everyone suddenly going all in on the Middle Ages?
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