EXHIBITION ALERT!!
“All That Glitters…”
February 26 – March 23, 2025
FIT's School of Graduate Studies, in collaboration with The Museum at FIT, presents “All That Glitters…,” an exhibition conceived and organized by graduate students in FIT's MA Fashion and Textiles Studies program. All that glitters is not always gold—it can be any medium that catches the light, shines, and reflects. The post-World War II era saw a blossoming of new textiles and technologies that changed the relationship between fashion materials and light. “All That Glitters…” explores surfaces that shine, focusing on themes of material production, social and financial values, and conservation. It examines not only the bright side of these materials, but also their darker side–including their environmental impact and their use in protests, such as "glitter bombing." #AllThatGlittersMFIT
https://www.fitnyc.edu/museum/exhibitions/all-that-glitters/index.php
🌟🧧 Happy Lunar New Year! 🎊🐉 The Snake represents wisdom, transformation, and intuition. It’s a time to embrace growth, shed old habits, and step boldly into a new chapter. 🌙 Let this year inspire you to move with purpose, trust your instincts, and find beauty in the changes ahead. ✨🐍 #LunarNewYear #YearOfTheSnake
📸 [Image: A floor-length hostess dress in bleached blue denim with a large snake appliqués on back and one shoulder, sold by Serendipity circa 1972, USA, gift of Stephen Bruce]
Happy Heavenly Birthday André Leon Talley!
Born #OnThisDay in 1948, the inimitable André Leon Talley provided fashion commentary throughout his varied and illustrious career. We were honored that he agreed to narrate the mobile tour that accompanied our 2016 exhibition Black Fashion Designers. Here he showcases a Scott Barrie (1941-1993) evening dress.
OPENS TODAY: Africa’s Fashion Diaspora
Don’t miss this exciting exhibition featuring sixty ensembles and accessories by Black designers from Africa, Europe, North and South America, and the Caribbean. While Black Diasporic connections have been explored in music, literature, art, and philosophy, this exhibition is the first to investigate how 20th- and 21st-century fashion designers contribute to these conversations with creative practices that focus on visual storytelling to explore how Black identity operates in the contemporary world.
#AfricasFashionDiaspora
Africa’s Fashion Diaspora is on view from September 18 - December 29, 2024.
https://www.fitnyc.edu/museum/exhibitions/africas-fashion-diaspora/index.php
Main image: AAKS by Akosua Afriyie-Kumi, Hana Mini Tan Bag, 2023.
Photo: Cara Johnson. Model: Nyawargak Gatluak. Courtesy of AAKS.
All other object credits are available on our website
“Untying the Bow” invites visitors to delve into the captivating world of bows and explores the impact of bows as they transcended their humble utilitarian origins to become a sophisticated and influential component of personal style. This exhibition, curated by graduate students in FIT’s MA Fashion and Textiles Studies program, opens March 1, 2024 in Gallery FIT. 🎀🎀🎀 #UntyingTheBowMFIT
https://www.fitnyc.edu/museum/exhibitions/untying-the-bow/index.php
Images: Victor Edelstein evening dress, black velvet and pink silk satin, 1987, USA, gift of Anna Wintour / Commes des Garçons dress with padded bows, pink nylon, fall 2007, Japan, museum purchase / Chanel evening dress, black wool crepe with ivory and black silk satin, fall/winter 1994-1995, France, anonymous donor / Evening dress, ivory and red linen, c. 1934, USA, gift of Mrs. Stewart McDonald / Burberry coat, taupe silk taffeta, spring 2006, England, gift or Burberry Prorsum / Suit, natural linen and blue cotton, c. 1896, USA, museum purchase
OPENING TODAY: “Statement Sleeves”
Whether puffed, ruffled, split, or sheer, statement sleeves have been a ubiquitous fashion trend for the past decade. These dramatic, contemporary creations can enliven and update a wardrobe, yet many current sleeve styles have cycled in and out of fashion for decades, if not centuries. Although sleeves can be especially challenging to make, they also inspire countless creative ideas. With more than sixty styles on view, “Statement Sleeves” will emphasize how sleeves hold the power to define a look–in both the past and present. #StatementSleevesMFIT
“Statement Sleeves” runs January 24 - August 25, 2024.
https://www.fitnyc.edu/museum/exhibitions/statement-sleeves/index.php
Images: Christian Dior, purple silk faille evening ensemble, 1953-1954, France, gift of Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Jr.
Isabel Toledo, taupe silk faille evening set, spring 2002, USA, gift of Anonymous Donor
Madame Grès, navy blue silk taffeta evening gown, c. 1980, France, gift of Mrs. Mildred Hilson
Marc Bohan for Christian Dior, peach silk crepe dress with feather and rhinestone embellishments, fall 1968, gift of Mrs. Linda Mitchell
Thierry Mugler, silver metallic lamé dress, fall 1979, France, gift of Clarins Fragrance Group/Thierry Mugler Perfume
Rudi Gernreich, black and cream wool dress, c. 1967, USA, gift of Ruth Ford
FIT alum Laverne Cox wore Thierry Mugler’s “Sea Urchins” look from the designer’s 1989 Les Atlantes collection while hosting red carpet coverage of the 75th Emmys.
Last September, Laverne Cox visited The Museum at FIT for an exclusive look at a few of our archival pieces by Mugler. Cox spoke with museum director Valerie Steele about the designer and had a special fitting with pieces from her own Mugler collection.
Find the full video on our YouTube channel. https://youtu.be/xyrUuDiszvU?si=wDyS5xnzke-ckoNW
Happy Heavenly Birthday André Leon Talley!! We miss your wit and humor!
Recorded in conversation with Valerie Steele in 2019 at an MFIT #FashionCulture event
Watch the full program on our YouTube channel.
https://youtu.be/COQzR2Hceys