Exhibition: Shoes: Anatomy, Identity, Magic — Opens

Special Exhibitions Gallery, The Museum at FIT Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Tom Ford, evening sandals, spring 2012, USA, gift of Tom Ford International, 2013.10.1 September 1–December 31, 2022 Special Exhibitions Gallery Shoes: Anatomy, Identity, Magic explores our physical, social, and psychological relationship with shoes. The exhibition begins with a pair of baby shoes, indicating how shoes accompany us on the journey of life. The theme of anatomy […]

Exhibition: Reinvention and Restlessness: Fashion in the Nineties — Closes

Special Exhibitions Gallery, The Museum at FIT Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Moschino Couture suit, printed rayon, 1990, Italy, museum purchase, 2009.1.4. January 19–April 17, 2022 Special Exhibitions Gallery Minimalism. Retro revivals. Deconstruction. The rejuvenation of haute couture. These are just a few of the concepts that have come to define 1990s fashion, which was not easily characterized by a handful of silhouettes or the dictates of […]

Exhibition: Reinvention and Restlessness: Fashion in the Nineties — Opens

Special Exhibitions Gallery, The Museum at FIT Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Moschino Couture suit, printed rayon, 1990, Italy, museum purchase, 2009.1.4. January 19–April 17, 2022 Special Exhibitions Gallery Minimalism. Retro revivals. Deconstruction. The rejuvenation of haute couture. These are just a few of the concepts that have come to define 1990s fashion, which was not easily characterized by a handful of silhouettes or the dictates of […]

Exhibition: Ravishing: The Rose in Fashion — Closes

Special Exhibitions Gallery, The Museum at FIT Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Charles James, debutante dress, 1937, USA, Gift of Mrs. John Hammond, 77.89.3. August 6–November 28, 2021 Special Exhibitions Gallery Ravishing: The Rose in Fashion presents the first socio-cultural examination of the rose in fashion. This flower can be dated back over 3 million years, and its broad geographic sweep is entwined with stories of trade, immigration, politics, […]

Exhibition: Ballerina: Fashion’s Modern Muse — Closes

Special Exhibitions Gallery, The Museum at FIT Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Charles James ballgown, silk chiffon, satin, netting, and boning, 1954-1955, USA, gift of Robert Wells in memory of Lisa Kirk. The Museum at FIT is temporarily closed.  View the online exhibition here. February 7–April 18, 2020  Ballet took its place in the western pantheon of modern high culture during the interwar years of the twentieth century. […]