George Washington: America’s First Menswear Influencer
Two of the most significant menswear looks from the past 250 years are attributable to George Washington. So says Chloe […]
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Tag: American History
Women Workers in NYC’s Garment District Deserve Better, These Speakers Say
At its peak, from about 1920 to 1980, New York’s Garment District employed about 46% of the city’s industrial labor […]
Read moreWomen of the Garment District: Past to Present
In celebration of Women’s History Month, we will host an event highlighting FIT’s special history with the Garment District, and […]
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For Historian Amy Werbel, Past Is Prologue
Those of us who aren’t historians might imagine that 19th-century efforts to impose morality on America have little to do […]
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Daniel Levinson Wilk Publishes Articles on Black Men in History
Daniel Levinson Wilk, professor, American History, has had two articles published recently. One, titled “Black Men in Elevators—The Seldom Discussed […]
Read moreBlack History Month: Talking Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity in African American Lives and Families
Students from History 201: Classics in African American History present a Black History Month video in which they talk with […]
Read moreBlack History Month: Uncovering and Recovering Early African American Family Life
This event has been canceled. This online lecture will share archaeological and archival research into early African American family life, […]
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Carl Rutberg Designs Tie and Scarf for Frederic Church’s Olana
Carl Rutberg, adjunct professor of American History, through his other career as creative director and founder of Lindman New York, […]
Read moreUCE of FIT Remembers Victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
On Tuesday, February 11, the United College Employees (UCE) of FIT hosted a commemorative event on the history of transatlantic […]
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Carl Rutberg Lectures in China
Carl Rutberg, American History, lectured at Ocean University in Qingdao, China, this summer. He discussed American history, culture, and fashion […]
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