The Department of Fashion and Textile Studies will hold an event for faculty member Sonya Abrego to celebrate the release […]
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Fashion and Textile Studies Symposium: Functions of Dress: Serving the Body and Beyond
The concept of function in dress may initially conjure ideas of utilitarianism, but dress functions in a variety of ways […]
Read moreExhibition: Asian Americans in New York Fashion: Design, Labor, Innovation — Closes
March 2–27 Gallery FIT Asian Americans in New York Fashion: Design, Labor, Innovation celebrates the Asian American community’s diverse contributions to […]
Read moreAsian Americans in New York Fashion: A Conversation with Mary Ping and Christina Moon
Join designer Mary Ping and scholar Christina Moon as they discuss the contributions of Asian Americans in the New York […]
Read moreExhibition: Asian Americans in New York Fashion: Design, Labor, Innovation — Opens
March 2–27 Gallery FIT Asian Americans in New York Fashion: Design, Labor, Innovation celebrates the Asian American community’s diverse contributions to […]
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Textbook on Mannequins Features Two FIT Educators
In fashion exhibitions, one usually focuses on the clothes, not the stiff figures wearing them. But a recent new book, […]
Read moreFashion Culture Online Event: From Louis Armstrong to Dizzy Gillespie: Jazz and Black Glamour
In a conversation moderated by MFIT Assistant Curator Elizabeth Way, historian Alphonso McClendon and vintage performer Dandy Wellington will discuss […]
Read moreOnline Exhibition: The Roaring Twenties and the Swinging Sixties — Opens
Launches online March 15, 2021 The School of Graduate Studies and The Museum at FIT (MFIT) present The Roaring Twenties […]
Read moreHue Live: What Is Mexican Fashion? With Museum at FIT curator Tanya Melendez-Escalante ’04
Tanya Melendez-Escalante ’04 grew up in Mexico City and taught at Universidad Latinoamericana in Mexico before moving to New York […]
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Curating Her Own Career: Tanya Melendez-Escalante’s Exhibition in Mexico
As senior curator of education and public programs at The Museum at FIT (MFIT), Tanya Melendez-Escalante, also a graduate of […]
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