Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty May 4, 2011–July 31, 2011 Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Exhibition Hall, 2nd floor The exhibition, organized by The Costume Institute, will celebrate the late Alexander McQueen’s extraordinary contributions to fashion. From his postgraduate collection of 1992 to his final runway presentation which took place after his death in February 2010, … Continue reading
Category Archives: Exhibitions
Exhibitions at museums and galleries that feature or include fashion-related pieces.
Going Green Exhibition Closing This Month
CURRENT EXHIBITION Eco-Fashion: Going Green FIT: Fashion & Textile History Gallery May 25 – November 26, 2010 The Museum at FIT presents Eco-Fashion: Going Green, an exhibition exploring the evolution of the fashion industry’s multifaceted and complex relationship with the environment. By examining the past two centuries of fashion’s good—and bad—environmental and ethical practices, Eco-Fashion: … Continue reading
EXHIBITION ANNOUNCEMENT: An Other Fashion: Claiming America through
The description of the project is below as well as a call for donations to the exhibition. Please forward or link this to any group or individual you think might have objects that would enhance this exhibition. Please consider cross-posting or linking to this post on your blogs. The direction of the exhibition will continue … Continue reading
American High Style: Fashioning a National Collection Exhibition
Brooklyn Museum American High Style: Fashioning a National Collection May 7–August 1, 2010 Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing, 4th Floor To mark the new relationship between the Brooklyn Museum and the Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum presents an exhibition of some of the most renowned objects from its … Continue reading
American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity Exhibition
Costume Institute The Metropolitan Museum of Art May 5, 2010–August 15, 2010 Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Exhibition Hall, 2nd floor American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity is the first Costume Institute exhibition drawn from the newly established Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at the Met. It explores developing perceptions of the modern American woman from … Continue reading
Lecture: Sustainable Fashion Futures – Mathilda Tham at FIT
Sustainable Fashion Futures – Mathilda Tham Thursday, June 17, 6-8 pm Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Fred P. Pomerantz Art and Design Center, first floor Dr. Mathilda Tham will discuss how fashion and our relationship with it can incorporate more sustainable ideas, practices, and processes. Dr. Tham is a Visiting Professor in Fashion at Beckmans College of … Continue reading
Talks & Tours at FIT: Eco-Fashion: Going Green
Eco-Fashion: Going Green Wednesday, June 23, 10:30 am (CH) Wednesday, July 14, 10:30 am (JF) Monday, July 26, 6 pm (CH) Wednesday, August 11, 10:30 am (CH) Monday, August 23, 6 pm (JF) Fashion & Textile History Gallery Co-curators Jennifer Farley and Colleen Hill lead tours of Eco-Fashion: Going Green, an exhibition that surveys 250 … Continue reading
Eco-Fashion: Going Green Exhibition
Eco-Fashion: Going Green Fashion & Textile History Gallery May 26 – November 13, 2010 The Museum at FIT presents Eco-Fashion: Going Green, an exhibition exploring the evolution of the fashion industry’s multifaceted and complex relationship with the environment. By examining the past two centuries of fashion’s good—and bad— environmental and ethical practices, Eco-Fashion: Going Green … Continue reading
Black Fashion Museum
A great post from iheartthreadbared.wordpress.com! The commentary before the review could apply to all the underrepresented groups of women in the United States. http://iheartthreadbared.wordpress.com/2010/05/22/linkage-black-fashion-museum/ Hopefully more collections and scholarship like the ones for Hispanic designers listed below will help bring more attention to these glaring gaps. The Latin American Fashion Reader Regina Root Berg Publishers … Continue reading
Major Yves Saint Laurent Retrospective
March 11 – August 29, 2010 Petit Palais Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris Avenue Winston Churchill 75008 Paris +33 1 53 43 40 00 http://www.yslretrospective.com/attente/ Continue reading
Object of Fashion 