Author Archives: Keren Ben-Horin

CRISIS AS CATALYST IN SYSTEMS OF DRESS- Two More Abstracts

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Keren Ben-Horin

Below are two more papers that will be presented this coming Saturday May 7th at The Annual Research Symposium of the Fashion and Textiles: History, Theory, Museum Practice Program at FIT’s School of Graduate Studies. JACQUES ESTEREL’S 1971 COLLECTION AND THE GENDER … Continue reading →

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She’s Got Legs on Unravel Podcast

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Keren Ben-Horin

I had the pleasure to be interviewed for the (relatively) new fashion history podcast Unravel. Jasmine Helms and Dana Goodin, two graduates of our program, have been doing such a great job in going deep into different aspects of fashion history. … Continue reading →

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CRISIS AS CATALYST IN SYSTEMS OF DRESS- More selected abstracts

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Keren Ben-Horin

Below is another glimpse into the kind of papers that will be presented this coming Saturday May 7th at The Annual Research Symposium of the Fashion and Textiles: History, Theory, Museum Practice Program at FIT’s School of Graduate Studies. NEW WOMEN, NEW … Continue reading →

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CRISIS AS CATALYST IN SYSTEMS OF DRESS- Selected abstracts

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Keren Ben-Horin

Following are some of the fascinating papers which will be presented this coming Saturday May 7th at The Annual Research Symposium of the Fashion and Textiles: History, Theory, Museum Practice Program at FIT’s School of Graduate Studies. CONSTRUCTING A SOVIET NARRATIVE: … Continue reading →

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The Annual Research Symposium- Crisis as Catalyst in Systems of Dress

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Keren Ben-Horin

Crisis as Catalyst in Systems of Dress Please join the students of the Fashion and Textiles: History, Theory, Museum Practice Program at FIT’s School of Graduate Studies for their  Annual Research Symposium this coming Saturday May 7th.   Fashion’s ability to mirror society is … Continue reading →

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She’s Got Legs- The Book

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Keren Ben-Horin

Those of you who have followed the blog, must have noticed that beyond our lively facebook page I haven’t posted in almost two years. It’s not because I got lazy or shifted all my attention to posting links on FB, … Continue reading →

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Interview: Tracy Jenkins talks to Christine Zhu

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Keren Ben-Horin

Tracy Jenkins and Christine Zhu are two graduates of our program. Last year Christine interviewed Tracy for the Biweekly art publication Packet. Tracy co-curated the graduate exhibition Youthquake! The 1960s Fashion Revolution, you can read the interview I did with her, here and here. … Continue reading →

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Eight Memorable Fashion Moments

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Keren Ben-Horin

By Cary O’dell As we all know, fashion comes and…goes.  And, yet, for all its transitory properties, there comes along, once in a while, truly staggering, time-freezing incidents that forever impact not only the world of fashion, the world at … Continue reading →

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Clara Bow: The Rise and Fall of the Fashionable Flapper

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Keren Ben-Horin

It’s happening tomorrow! Join us for Modes of Modernity, a symposium held by the  Fashion and Textiles Studies program at FIT. Here is another example of the kind of research students will share. We know you don’t want to miss it. Come … Continue reading →

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Modesty in Fashion: Dress Reform in Modern Orthodox Judaism

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Keren Ben-Horin

Tomorrow is the symposium held by the students of the Fashion and Textiles Studies program at FIT. Here is another fascinating paper that will be presented, this time by Paula Sim, a contributor to this blog. We hope to see you … Continue reading →

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