Dr. Valerie Steele, director and chief curator of The Museum at FIT, appeared on CBS This Morning to discuss “Fashion […]
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Tag: Black Fashion Designers
Spotlighting a Barrier-Busting Designer
Last August, historian and curator Rachel Fenderson put on a retrospective exhibition about American couturier Jay Jaxon ’66 at […]
Read moreExhibition: Threads of Bondage, Invisibility, and Style Influence: Hidden African American Contributions to American Couture — Closes
Note: This exhibition has been extended; it will now close April 30. February 26–April 30, 2018 The Office of Educational […]
Read moreExhibition: Threads of Bondage, Invisibility, and Style Influence: Hidden African American Contributions to American Couture
February 26–March 31, 2018 The Office of Educational Opportunity Programs and Leonard Davis present Threads of Bondage, Invisibility, and Style […]
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Elizabeth Way of MFIT Wins Award
Elizabeth Way, assistant curator of costume at The Museum at FIT, has been awarded an Innovation in Collection award for […]
Read moreExhibition: Black Fashion Designers — Closes
December 6, 2016–May 16, 2017 Black Fashion Designers examines the impact made by designers of African descent on the world […]
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President Brown Shares Her Vision for FIT
Tune in this weekend to see FIT President Joyce F. Brown on CUNY TV’s Black America. Dr. Brown speaks about […]
Read moreBlack Fashion Designers Symposium – SOLD OUT
The Museum at FIT will host a one-day symposium on February 6, 2017, featuring talks by designers, models, journalists, and […]
Read moreExhibition: Black Fashion Designers — Opens
December 6, 2016 – May 16, 2017 Black Fashion Designers examines the impact made by designers of African descent on […]
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