Exhibition: Designing Women: Fashion Creators and Their Interiors — Opens

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

Paquin, evening cape, pink silk chiffon and metal sequins, 1897, France, museum purchase, P83.19.7 November 30–May 14, 2023 Fashion and Textile History Gallery Modern female fashion designers ardently incorporated interior decoration into their professional and personal lives. This phenomenon became increasingly evident beginning in the late nineteenth century, as more women founded important couture houses […]

Exhibition: Dior + Balenciaga: The Kings of Couture and Their Legacies — Closes

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

June 1–November 6, 2022 Fashion and Textile History Gallery Dior + Balenciaga: The Kings of Couture and Their Legacies features fashions by Christian Dior (1905–1957) and Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895–1972), the two most important couturiers of the mid-20th century. Featuring objects drawn solely from The Museum at FIT’s permanent collection, this exhibition is the first to […]

Exhibition: Dior + Balenciaga: The Kings of Couture and Their Legacies — Opens

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

June 1–November 6, 2022 Fashion and Textile History Gallery Dior + Balenciaga: The Kings of Couture and Their Legacies features fashions by Christian Dior (1905–1957) and Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895–1972), the two most important couturiers of the mid-20th century. Featuring objects drawn solely from The Museum at FIT’s permanent collection, this exhibition is the first to […]

Exhibition: Head to Toe — Closes

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

Roger Vivier for Christian Dior, silk evening pumps and clutch, 1955-1959, France, Gift of Arthur Schwartz. 79.169.6. November 17, 2021–May 15, 2022 Fashion and Textile History Gallery Head to Toe will explore approximately 200 years of women’s dress from 1800 to the early 21st century through the lens of accessories. Often garments are the focus […]

Exhibition: Head to Toe — Opens

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

Roger Vivier for Christian Dior, silk evening pumps and clutch, 1955-1959, France, Gift of Arthur Schwartz. 79.169.6. November 17, 2021–May 8, 2022 Fashion and Textile History Gallery Head to Toe will explore approximately 200 years of women’s dress from 1800 to the early 21st century through the lens of accessories. Often garments are the focus […]