JANUARY - FEBRUARY | AT THE MUSEUM
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Our thoughts are with the people, cultural heritage, and wildlife of Los Angeles.
We hope that the terrible fires in California will be extinguished very soon,
and the urgent work of restoration of a living environment will begin.
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A NEW YEAR BRINGS MORE FASHION CULTURE
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Start the new year in style by registering for one (or more!) of our upcoming Fashion Culture Special Programs this spring. Keep reading for details about the event line up below.
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THE MUSEUM AT FIT INSPIRES STUDENTS
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African Diaspora, an exhibition curated by FIT's Fashion Design AAS exhibition committee, is on view through January 29 in the Art and Design Gallery (Fred P. Pomerantz Art and Design Center). This exhibition showcases the talents of students from the FIT Fashion Design, Illustration, and Photography AAS programs, featuring works that were inspired by MFIT's Africa's Fashion Diaspora exhibition that closed December 29, 2024.
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| OBJECT OF THE MONTH
"Mermaids poignantly remind us of all the great mysteries of the ocean, all of its beauty and melancholy … [they] poetically capture the spirit of the sea." ~ Rodarte
Rodarte evening gown, spring 2015, USA, museum purchase.
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MFIT ON THE ROAD
With a sweeping range of objects and a global perspective, the exhibition Solid Gold at the Brooklyn Museum traces the many odysseys of the metal that has influenced cultures and legacies worldwide. The Museum at FIT loaned an Anna Sui necklace, which you can see on view through July 6, 2025.
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AFRICA'S FASHION DIASPORA SURVEY
Did you visit Africa's Fashion Diaspora in person? We'd love to hear from you! Tell us what your favorite object was or how you think we're doing? Take the survey today!
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For the full listings of Spring 2025 Fashion Culture Public Programs, VISIT OUR WEBSITE.
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Styled for Survival:
How Music and Fashion Converge
Monica Miller, Lana Turner, Dr. Kendall Williams in conversation with Elizabeth Way
Wednesday, February 19, 5:30 pm | FREE
Music and fashion have long inspired each other, but how has that relationship served as a tool of resistance in systems of oppression? This conversation includes an exploration of Superfine: Tailoring Black Style. Panelists are Monica Miller, chair and professor of Africana studies at Barnard College, Columbia University, and curator of the forthcoming exhibition on Black Dandyism at The Costume Institute; Lana Turner, historian and fashion icon; steel-pan player and composer Dr. Kendall Williams; and moderator Elizabeth Way, MFIT's curator of costume and accessories. This event is organized in collaboration with the New York Philharmonic.
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| Installation view of Africa's Fashion Diaspora.
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Cover of Black in Fashion. Courtesy of WWD.
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| Black in Fashion:
100 Years of Style, Influence, and Culture
Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Aaron Potts, and Byron Lars
Wednesday, February 26, 5:30 pm | FREE
Tonya Blazio-Licorish, author and archives editor of Women's Wear Daily, host a panel discussion of Black in Fashion, a celebration of Black voices in fashion as captured by WWD contributors and photographers since 1910. WWD is showcased here with more than 375 black-and-white and color photographs, illustrations, and articles from its massive archive. Panelists include designers Aaron Potts and Byron Lars. A book signing follows the event.
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Objects of Wonder for Person Place Thing
Randy Cohen and Dr. Colleen Hill
Tuesday, March 4, 5:30 pm | FREE
Join Randy Cohen and Dr. Colleen Hill in an engaging conversation about the exhibition Fashioning Wonder: A Cabinet of Curiosities. Cohen’s podcast Person Place Thing is an interview show based on the idea that people are most captivating when they talk not directly about themselves, but about something they care about. Hill, MFIT's senior curator of costume, discusses three particularly meaningful objects featured in the exhibition and how they piqued her curiosity.
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| Comme des Garçons, polyester, cotton, and nylon dress printed with Arcimboldo’s Vertumnus, spring 2018, Japan, gift of Nordstrom, 2021.33.5.
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UPCOMING | FASHIONING WONDER: A CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
February 19 – April 20, 2025
This inventive exhibition provides the first in-depth exploration of the fascinating connections between cabinets of curiosities and fashion. Also known as wunderkammern in German, cabinets of curiosities can be traced back to the early 16th century and were precursors to the modern museum. The nearly 200 garments and accessories, almost exclusively selected from MFIT’s permanent collection, are inspired by the breadth of objects collected within the cabinets. Learn more.
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UPCOMING | ALL THAT GLITTERS...
February 26 – March 23, 2025
All That Glitters… explores surfaces that shine, focusing on themes of material production, social and financial values, and conservation. This exhibition, conceived of and organized by graduate students in FIT's MA Fashion and Textiles Studies program, examines not only the bright side of these materials, but also their darker side–including their environmental impact and their use in protests, such as "glitter bombing." Learn more.
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// MEET US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
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PEOPLE ARE SHARING OLD PHOTOS FROM THE '60S, AND THE FASHION IS ON POINT
Bored Panda compiled some delightful vintage photos of 1960s fashion. Enjoy these looks of parents and grandparents from back in the day, all dressed up with somewhere to go.
HOW FASHION ARCHIVES PRESERVE LUXURY BRANDS' LEGACY AND INSPIRE FUTURE COLLECTIONS
Having their own archives had not always been a priority for brands, but that has significantly changed. "Now, it is clear to everyone that fashion is not only an economic subject, but also a cultural phenomenon," explains Italian designer Alberta Ferretti. L'Officiel runs through a number of fashion houses working to preserve their cultural legacies.
HOW A COMPLETE UNKNOWN COSTUME DESIGNER TURNED DETECTIVE TO FIND VINTAGE OUTFITS FOR TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET AND HIS CO-STARS
Have you seen the Bob Dylan biopic yet? Well, the film's costume designer had to cultivate her detective skills to track down the source of the thousands of costumes featured in the movie.
PANTONE’S 2025 COLOR OF THE YEAR IS MOCHA MOUSSE
"This is the first time in the 25-year history of Pantone’s color of the year that they've chosen a shade of brown, which is kind of a big deal. I admit, my mind went immediately to comfort eating," declares fashion correspondent Vanessa Friedman. Maybe there's something in the color's name, Mocha Mousse, that is giving food vibes? Maybe? 🤷🏽♀️ But does the Pantone color of the year actually reflect any reality? Read this gift NYTimes article to find out.
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HEADER IMAGE CREDIT
Necklace by Robert Goossens for Yves Saint Laurent, gold metal, plastic, and ceramic, 1985, France, gift of Yves Saint Laurent, 86.91.9
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