Baby, the Stars Shine Bright, ensemble,2009, Japan, museum purchase. 2010.50.2 Join The Museum at FIT for family fun inspired by the exhibition Pink: The History of a Punk, Pretty, Powerful Color. On our first Friday, we will create a pink altar while learning about Mexico’s Día de los Muertos. Two weeks later, a scavenger hunt will […]
Detail of ensemble by XULY.Bët, repurposed acrylic sweaters, fall 1994, gift of XULY.Bët. May 25–November 17, 2018 Fashion Unraveled will examine the concepts of imperfection and incompletion in fashion. Garments that are altered, unfinished, or deconstructed, in addition to clothing that shows signs of wear, will highlight the aberrant beauty in flawed objects. Unless such […]
Author Elizabeth Sheehan The Department of English and Communications Studies and the School of Liberal Arts present a panel discussion about fashion and literature with special guest Elizabeth Sheehan, author and professor at Oregon State University. 4–5 pm: Guest speaker: Elizabeth Sheehan’s Presentation and Discussion 5–6 pm: Panel discussion and Q & A with three […]
Cover of How to Slay, courtesy of Rizzoli. Author Constance White will join Dr. Valerie Steele to discuss the influence of black style on today’s fashion vernacular, drawing on striking images of trendsetters from Josephine Baker to Michelle Obama, Rihanna, and Pharrell Williams. White’s book, How to Slay, is one of the few surveys of black […]
Research! Cite! Grab a bite! Librarians at the Gladys Marcus Library will be available for assistance on research and citation for term papers. There will be a mini-session on citation building from 8 to 9 pm. This event is for FIT students only.
