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Cross Pollination at Ecouterre

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Keren Ben-Horin

Check out this post on our cross pollination project at Ecouterre, a website devoted to the future of sustainable fashion design. You can also upload the PDF of the publication which, if printed, is also a shirt pattern.

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Cross Pollination: Eco-Fashion

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Keren Ben-Horin

Over the summer some of us took part in the Cross Pollination: Eco- fashion workshop, which resulted in a wearable publication. Check it out here.      

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Pants make the man?

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Keren Ben-Horin

Here and here you can find two interesting pieces about two very different men and how they are defined by the pants they wear.

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My Experience At Special Collections- Part III

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Keren Ben-Horin

This three part post documents the experiences of three students in their first internship at Special Collections and FIT archives.  The mission statement of the Special Collections is to acquire, preserve and provide access to wide range of primary materials … Continue reading →

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My Experience at Special Collections- Part II

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Keren Ben-Horin

This three part post documents the experiences of three students in their first internship at Special Collections and FIT archives.  The mission statement of the Special Collections is to acquire, preserve and provide access to wide range of primary materials … Continue reading →

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My Experience at Special Collections- part I

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Keren Ben-Horin

This three part post documents the experiences of three students in their first internship at Special Collections and FIT archives.  The mission statement of the Special Collections is to acquire, preserve and provide access to wide range of primary materials … Continue reading →

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Job Opp: Collections Assistant, Antonio Ratti Center

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Kat Lapelosa

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, one of the world’s finest museums, is seeking a Collections Assistant in the Antoino Ratti Textile Center Department. Working under the direction of the Ratti Center’s Collections Manager, the Collections Assistant will provide collections care … Continue reading →

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Mary Todd Lincoln’s Bloody Scarf

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Keren Ben-Horin

Written by Clara Berg Two years ago, while working at the Museum of History and Industry in Seattle, I discovered an artifact record that read the following: “Scarf: Supposed to have been Mrs. Lincoln’s. Spots are blood spots from assassination.” … Continue reading →

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Christian Dior and Charles James

Posted on September 27, 2010 by emmakpenner

After the spring 2010 Christian Dior haute couture show, John Galliano cited a trip to the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as the inspiration for his collection. Galliano explained, “I was reading that, actually, it was Charles … Continue reading →

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Style Icons

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Keren Ben-Horin

Today is the opening of Notorious & Notable:20th century Women of Style at the Museum of the City of New York. The exhibition, in collaboration with The National Jewelry Institute, explores the lavish attire of eighty New York socialists such … Continue reading →

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