Author Archives: Keren Ben-Horin

Posing Beauty Exhibition Review

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

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

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

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

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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On Pins and Needles on Facebook

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When Nicolas Met Cristobal

Let’s start with a confession: I am a total fashion magazines addict, I read them cover to cover, I cut out images that I like and I find it hard to throw them away so they just pile up in … Continue reading

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Who Are You Madame Marge’?

I have recently started my internship at the Special Collections and FIT Archives . One of my projects involves a collection created by Madame Marge’, donated to FIT by her sister, daughter and grand-daughter in 1957. Chances are, like me, … Continue reading

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Exhibition- Vivienne Westwood, 1980-89

The exhibition Vivienne Westwood, 1980-89 which opens March 8th, has been organized and curated by the graduate students of our program. Vivienne Westwood, 1980-89 is the first exhibition to examine Vivienne Westwood’s transformation from “street” provocateur to high-end fashion designer … Continue reading

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On Costumes and Credits

Check out this interesting interview with Black Swan costume designer Amy Westcott, surrounding the controversy over Rodarte’s contribution to the film’s costumes. The interview raises the question of who should be credited (and how) when a well- known fashion designer collaborates with … Continue reading

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