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: Fashion and Textile Studies
Fashion and Textile Studies’ Exhibition Examines Utilitarian Fashion
What happens when garments designed for protection, durability, and labor move beyond necessity and into the realm of fashion? Beyond […]
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Building a Biomaterials Reference Library, One Avocado Skin at a Time
From 60,000-year-old Neanderthal “super-glue” to WWII-era milk-spun fabric, humans have always found ways to forge useful materials from whatever is […]
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Rebecca Jumper Matheson Publishes Book on Phelps Associates
Rebecca Jumper Matheson, adjunct instructor in Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice, has published a new monograph, Artisans […]
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Callie O’Connor Publishes Article on FIT’s Textile Studies in Leading Conservation Journal
Callie O’Connor, assistant conservator at The Museum at FIT (MFIT), was lead author of a feature published in the October […]
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Hilary Davidson’s Jane Austen Expertise on Full Display
A silk pelisse coat created by Associate Professor Hilary Davidson, chair of FIT’s Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum […]
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Hilary Davidson Wins Award From Costume Society of America
Hilary Davidson, associate chair of the Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice program in the School of Graduate Studies, […]
Read moreFashion Culture: All That Glitters … Conservation and Sustainability of Fashion Collections
In connection to the exhibition All That Glitters … , The Museum at FIT and the master’s-level Fashion and Textile […]
Read moreExhibition: All That Glitters … — Closes
February 26–March 23, 2025 The Museum at FIT Lobby FIT’s School of Graduate Studies, in collaboration with The Museum at […]
Read moreExhibition: All That Glitters … — Opens
February 26–March 23, 2025 The Museum at FIT Lobby FIT’s School of Graduate Studies, in collaboration with The Museum at […]
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