Halston, evening gown, 1972, USA, gift of Lauren Bacall, 74.107.30. The Museum at FIT is temporarily closed. View the online exhibition here. March 3–28, 2020 Gallery FIT As the “original fashion publicist,” Eleanor Lambert was a defining character of 20th century American fashion. Over her 75-year career, Lambert helped establish a number of organizations and initiatives […]
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The ARTSpeak Lecture Series hosts Naudline Pierre in conversation with curator Legacy Russell. Pierre is the Studio Museum in Harlem's artist in residence and Legacy Russell is the museum's associate curator of exhibitions. The central subject of Naudline Pierre's paintings serves as an alter ego, an unearthly representation rendered in a spectrum of colors. As […] |
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Courtesy of Rizzoli. Join author, fashion commentator, and judge on NBC's Emmy-nominated show Making It Simon Doonan and journalist and author Amy Fine Collins in conversation as they present her latest book, The International Best-Dressed List: The Official Story. Doonan and Fine Collins will discuss how the “Best-Dressed List” is reflective of current society. Organized in collaboration with FIT’s School […] |
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NYCB ballerina Lauren Lovette in Behnaz Sarafpour’s 2003 tulle and brocaded evening dress. Photograph by Isabel Magowan. Ballerina: Fashion’s Modern Muse will be The Museum at FIT’s 23rd academic symposium. The one-day event will explore the ways in which twentieth-century ballerinas and their glamorous, romantic costumes profoundly inspired modern fashion. Speakers will include Lynn Garafola, professor […] |
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Importune Injustice organized by Maeve Cahill, Photography ’21. January 31–March 8, 2020 In recognition of Black History Month, FIT's Black Student Union will curate an interactive exhibition that showcases work by students, faculty, and alumni illustrating the constant evolution of black art, using it also as a teaching tool to educate visitors about black fashion, […] |
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The UCE of FIT presents a commemoration of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire for Women's History Month, featuring presentations by: Mary Anne Trasciatti, president, Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition Richard Yoon Yoo, architect, co-designer of the Triangle Shirtwaist permanent public memorial Daniel Levinson Wilk, professor of American History, FIT This event is free and open […]
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Emma McClendon. Join Power Mode curator Emma McClendon for a discussion with Harvard scholar Chloe Chapin about the suit, gender, and “power dressing.” Drawing on the recent resurgence of the suit in fashion, they will consider the history and endurance of this enigmatic ensemble. All Fashion Culture events are free, but registration is required; register online here, call (212) 217-4585, […]
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https://youtu.be/quPU12W-7dg The Film and Media Screening Series will present My Art (2016) with director Laurie Simmons; she will participate in a Q&A after the film. My Art tells the tale of the frustrated New York City artist Ellie, who hopes to find inspiration as she house-sits for a friend in upstate New York. She turns the adjoining […] |
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Derick Melander creates artwork that examines the intersection between global consumerism and the intimate connection we have with what we wear. He creates large, geometric sculptures from carefully folded and stacked second-hand clothing. Sorted by hue, color, value or intensity, the garments are arranged to create patterns and gradients in the form of columns, walls, and enclosures. […] |
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Dimitri Dimizas, Hold It Together, 2014, steel and concrete. The Art and Design Gallery is temporarily closed. March 17–April 7, 2020 This exhibition calls attention to each artist's distinct visual voice, while simultaneously inviting them to engage with one another in a curated discourse. Conversations: Artworks in Dialogue brings together a group of 23 artists whose works […]
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Korina Emmerich photographed by Jonathan Nesteruk. POSTPONED Jeffrey Gibson and Korina Emmerich will discuss Native American fashion design. Gibson is an award-winning Choctaw-Cherokee artist, whose work combines traditional Native American elements with contemporary references. Emmerich is the founder of EMME, a fashion brand, which reflects her indigenous heritage stemming from the Coast Salish territory, Puyallup […] |
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Prabal Gurung photographed by Joanna Totolici. POSTPONED Fashion designer Prabal Gurung and Museum at FIT Director Valerie Steele will discuss his innovative and international career. With over 80 percent of his collections made in New York, Gurung is committed to sustaining domestic employment, income, and production. His family’s Shikshya Foundation Nepal provides education to children […]
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POSTPONED At this Presidential Scholars Colloquium, the internationally acclaimed Tardo Hammer Trio will be joined by tenor saxophonist Julieta Eugenio. Argentina-born saxophonist Eugenio has been rapidly making her presence known on the New York jazz scene, performing at numerous venues in the metropolitan area. She won the International Women in Jazz competition in 2017 and […] |
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Courtesy of Theresa Ruth Howard. POSTPONED Join Theresa Ruth Howard for an enlightening lecture documenting the history of black people in ballet. A former ballerina, Howard is now a writer, lecturer, and consultant. She is also the founder and curator of Memoirs of Blacks in Ballet (MoBBallet.org), a website filled with the biographies of nearly […] |
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https://youtu.be/7M_-ucSaFpU CANCELLED Rafiki (Swahili for "friend") is a 2018 Kenyan drama film directed by Wanuri Kahiu. Rafiki is the story of romance that grows between two young women, Kena and Ziki, amidst family and political pressures around LGBT rights in Kenya. Kena and Ziki live very different lives in Nairobi. Kena works in her father's […] |
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Image courtesy of Park Circus/MGM Studios. POSTPONED Lauded as the greatest ballet movie ever made, The Red Shoes (1948) is a compelling story of a young ballerina who must choose between her career and love. The film is enriched with extraordinary dance sequences and opulent cinematography. All Fashion Culture events are free, but registration is required; register online here, call […] |
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CANCELLED Kenan Trebincevic, author of The Bosnia List: A Memoir of War, Exile, and Return, will discuss the war in Bosnia and Muslim identity with Associate Professor of Social Sciences Emre Özsös. The Department of Social Sciences’ World Affairs Lecture Series fulfills FIT’s mission to foster an understanding of diverse cultures and politics within the […] |
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Halston, evening gown, 1972, USA, gift of Lauren Bacall, 74.107.30. The Museum at FIT is temporarily closed. View the online exhibition here. March 3–28, 2020 Gallery FIT As the “original fashion publicist,” Eleanor Lambert was a defining character of 20th century American fashion. Over her 75-year career, Lambert helped establish a number of organizations and initiatives […] |
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The Executive Committee of the Fashion Institute of Technology Board of Trustees and of the FIT Student Housing Corporation will hold a meeting remotely by conference call. Live public access available is at fitnyc.edu/executivecommittee. This event is free and open to the public — and is being held remotely. Use the link above. |
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Exhibition: Vanishing Community, Vanishing Cultures: The Yörüks of Taurus Mountains, Turkey — Closes
Exhibition: Vanishing Community, Vanishing Cultures: The Yörüks of Taurus Mountains, Turkey — Closes
The Gladys Marcus Library is temporarily closed. February 3–March 31, 2020 Vanishing Community, Vanishing Cultures: The Yörüks of Taurus Mountains, Turkey was inaugurated by the photographer and professor Praveen K. Chaudhry, Social Sciences, along with ethnographer Souzeina Mushtaq. Chaudhry and Mushtaq have been working on the issues of nomads and weavers in Kashmir and Tibet for […]
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POSTPONED Poet Solmaz Sharif will read from and discuss her groundbreaking book of poems, LOOK (Graywolf Press, 2016), a finalist for the National Book Award. LOOK asks readers to see the ongoing costs of war as the unbearable loss of lives and also the insidious abuses against everyday speech. A book signing will follow, courtesy […] |
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Robin Givhan photographed by Helayne Seidman. POSTPONED Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Robin Givhan will discuss the current relationship between fashion, politics, and power. Drawing on her experience as fashion critic for The Washington Post, Givhan will address such potent sartorial symbols as the MAGA hat, the Pussyhat, and the white suit. All Fashion Culture events are free, but registration […] |
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