As the year 2024 comes to a close, I want to thank you for being members of the MFIT family. We hope that you enjoyed visiting our free exhibitions and attending our public programs. Colleen Hill curated Statement Sleeves in the Fashion History Gallery, and in Gallery FIT we helped the graduate students organize Untying the Bow. After we finished renovating the big Special Exhibitions Gallery downstairs, it has been the site for Africa’s Fashion Diaspora, curated by Elizabeth Way. The exhibition has garnered attention from The New York Times and The New Yorker. In 2025, we plan to renovate the ground floor Museum galleries so be sure to visit our website before planning a visit.
On behalf of everyone at the Museum, we are thankful for your enthusiasm and generosity. Joining the Couture Council is one of the best ways to support the Museum. Every year we honor a designer at our annual benefit luncheon, and in 2024, Simon Porte Jacquemus received the Couture Council Award, as well as an enthusiastic student welcome on campus. I can promise that the 2025 awardee will also be very special…
With best wishes for a happy and safe holiday season,
Dr. Valerie Steele, Director and Chief Curator, The Museum at FIT
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STUDENT PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT IN THE MUSEUM LOBBY
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Image: Coral Day, Jan Edward, Fabiana Torres
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This Must Be The Place, an exhibition of images taken by 42 students in the Photography and Related Media BFA program, closes December 8. Swing by the MFIT lobby to see a range of photographs that reflect contemporary trends of fine art photography and highlight individual creative vision. Learn more.
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| OBJECT OF THE MONTH
Kindness is always in style, and just like a great outfit, it leaves a lasting impression. Whether it’s a compliment, a helping hand, or simply showing up for someone, let's make kindness our favorite accessory. 💖
Christian Louboutin "Love" flat, fall 1991, gift of Christian Louboutin.
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FASHION CULTURE PODCAST
We’re excited to bring you a conversation between designer Simon Porte Jacquemus, and Dr. Valerie Steele for this month’s podcast. Jacquemus received the Couture Council Artistry of Fashion Award from MFIT in September. Enjoy a listen to what had been an exclusive in-person event for FIT students.
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EXHIBITION AUDIO TOUR
Join curator Elizabeth Way as she takes a closer look at nine objects in Africa's Fashion Diaspora. This audio tour walks you through the stories behind each theme of the exhibition. Listen today.
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CURRENT | AFRICA'S FASHION DIASPORA
September 18 – December 29, 2024
Africa's Fashion Diaspora examines fashion as a medium of storytelling and as a vital way for designers to contribute to longstanding and evolving ideas of transnational Black cultural spaces. Whether described as Négritude, Pan-Africanism, the Black Atlantic, Black consciousness, or Afrofuturism, Black thinkers and creatives, from philosophers to writers, musicians, and visual artists, have theorized cultural connections between diverse communities of African descent. Learn more.
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CURRENT | THIS MUST BE THE PLACE
November 2 – December 8, 2024
This Must Be the Place is a student-led exhibition, produced and created in the Photographic Concepts and Exhibition course. Throughout the semester, students produce photographs to challenge their technical and creative abilities while collaborating in committees to bring the show to life. Learn more.
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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 Textile 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."
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Halston, evening dress, resort 1980, USA, gift of Ms. Chris Royer, 91.185.2
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