Monthly Archives: March 2011

‘Undressing the Fashionable Myth’ Symposium

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Keren Ben-Horin

Undressing the Fashionable Myth Symposium, organized by FIT’s  MA program Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice , will  present nine papers by students that will try to explore the myths and misconception of the fashion world. In the next few weeks … Continue reading →

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Requiem For Eternity

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Keren Ben-Horin

This is a guest post by blogger and fashion designer Ya’ara Keydar. Ya’ara is a talented designer who graduated from Shenkar College for Engineering and Design in 2006. After graduation she worked for a leading Israeli brand, and in recent years she … Continue reading →

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Posing Beauty Exhibition Review

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Keren Ben-Horin

Posing Beauty: African American Images from the 1890s to the Present At The Newark Museum By Anna Yanofsky Beauty is not the first thing that comes to mind when considering the African American experience since the end of the 19th century. Talk … Continue reading →

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Color Moves: Art and Fashion by Sonia Delaunay

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Keren Ben-Horin

The exhibition Color Moves: Art and Fashion by Sonia Delaunay, at the Copper-Hewitt National Design Museum which opens March 18th, will center “on fashion designs from her own Atelier Simultané in Paris during the 1920s, as well as textiles designed … Continue reading →

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Two new exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Keren Ben-Horin

Phoenix Art Museum holds a collection of over 4,500 American and European garments, shoes and accessories and hosts four fashion-related exhibitions every year. The exhibition Fashion Independent: The original Style of Ann Bonfoey Taylor opened February 27th and celebrates the … Continue reading →

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Vivienne Westwood, 1980-89, opens March 8th

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Keren Ben-Horin

This is a reminder that tomorrow is the opening of the exhibition Vivienne Westwood, 1980-89 which was organized and curated by the graduate students of our program. To read more about it, click here.

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The Changing Face of William Shakespeare Exhibition Review

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Keren Ben-Horin

The Changing Face of William Shakespeare At The Morgan Library & Museum By Donna Ho The premise of this exhibition at the Morgan Library and Museum is to present a painting discovered in 2009 and posited to be the only … Continue reading →

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