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Fashion Culture: China Chic: Orientalist Orientations in Western Performing Arts

Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Pomerantz Art and Design Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Kyle Davis in The Nutcracker. Photo by Beau Pearson. Phil Chan is co-founder of Final Bow for Yellowface, a movement to eliminate stereotypes of Asians in the ballet community. From The Nutcracker to Crazy Rich Asians, Chan approaches issues of race and representation by exploring “cultural appropriation” through the lens of dance history—where he finds many parallels to fashion and […]

Fashion Culture: John Galliano for Dior

Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Pomerantz Art and Design Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Join André Leon Talley and Valerie Steele as they discuss John Galliano for Dior (Thames & Hudson), the new book showcasing John Galliano’s creations for the House of Dior, captured in inspiring images by celebrated photographer Robert Fairer. The unforgettable designs, which have become collectors’ items and form a key chapter in the history of the House […]

Maker Minds Workshop: Needle Felting with Conductive Roving

Gladys Marcus Library, Goodman Resource Center, Maker Minds Space, Sixth Floor 227 West 27th Street, New York City, NY, United States

Needle felting gets and e-textile twist in this take on a trending craft. Whether you've needle felted before or you're a newbie, come make your own crazy light-up creature! This event is for the FIT community only. 

Art and Design Gallery Talk: Picturing Space

Art and Design Gallery Pomerantz Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, 227 West 27th Street, New York City, NY, United States

Picturing Space is a conversation among FIT students, alumni, faculty, and guest artists. Some artists react to the physical structures of the city by incorporating photography into their work. Others are inspired by the endless construction and deconstruction that surrounds us or interpret the city as a metaphor and construct spaces that symbolize home and […]

Exhibition: Power Mode: The Force of Fashion — Opens

Fashion and Textile History Gallery, The Museum at FIT Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Pyer Moss by Kerby Jean-Raymond, jacket, fall 2015, USA, gift of Pyer Moss. The Museum at FIT is temporarily closed.  View the online exhibition here. December 10, 2019–May 9, 2020  Power is part identity, part behavior, and part physicality. The way we outfit ourselves can play an outsized role in conveying power to others—whether it […]