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Black Fashion Designers Symposium – SOLD OUT

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

Cover illustration © Edward Wilkerson. The Museum at FIT will host a one-day symposium on February 6, 2017, featuring talks by designers, models, journalists, and scholars on African diasporic culture and fashion. The accompanying exhibition, Black Fashion Designers, examines the significant but often unrecognized, impact that designers of African descent have had on fashion design. Join celebrity […]

Fashion, Science, and Exploration Symposium

Haft Theater Marvin Feldman Center, New York City, NY, United States

Photograph by John Cowan, 1964. © The John Cowan Archive. The Museum at FIT presents its 18th academic symposium, Fashion, Science, and Exploration. This daylong event explores the impact of scientific thought on fashion in conjunction with two current MFIT exhibitions Expedition: Fashion from the Extreme and Force of Nature. Speakers will delve into the influence […]

Fashion Symposium: Pink

Haft Theater Marvin Feldman Center, New York City, NY, United States

Photograph: Yves Saint Laurent, black sheath dress with “Paris rose” satin bow, Paris haute couture collection, 1983. Gilles Tapie/ELLE/Scoop © Fondation Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint Laurent, Paris. The Museum at FIT presents Pink, its 20th academic symposium. This symposium will explore the significance of the color pink in fashion, art, and culture. Pink provokes exceptionally […]

Ballerina Symposium

Haft Theater Marvin Feldman Center, New York City, NY, United States

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 […]

Fashion Symposium: Ravishing: The Rose in Fashion

Noir Kei Ninomiya, ensemble, red wool, resin-treated faux fur, nylon, spring 2020. Photograph © Noir Kei Ninomiya, photograph courtesy Comme des Garçons. This virtual event will be The Museum at FIT’s 24th academic symposium. Ravishing: The Rose in Fashion explores how the beauty, mythology, and symbolism of the rose have long influenced fashionable dress. Rose: it's a […]