Tweet The Spring 2012 Museum at FIT lecture series has been posted. Providing the public a chance to hear from some top fashion industry experts including the current President of the CFDA Diane Von Furstenberg and iconic designer Oscar de la Renta these lectures are FREE to attend. Fashion Culture programs are organized by The...
Tweet This morning following a press conference held in New York City Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Garavani with partner Giancarlo Giammetti announced the launch of The Valentino Garavani Virtual Museum. Anne Hathaway opened the press conference joined by Franca Sozzani, editor in chief of Italian Vogue and Amit Sood, creator of the Google Art Project in New...
Tweet The Spring 2012 exhibit at the Costume Institute will showcase the work of two fashion icons, Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada. Set to open to the public from May 10th through August 19th, 2012 the exhibit will explore the lives of these two Italian designers from different eras. Elsa Schiaparelli (1890–1973) was an Italian...
Tweet Alexander McQueen, British fashion designer and couturier, is being honored with a retrospective of his most iconic designs at the Costume Institute. McQueen, who committed suicide on September 11th, 2010, was a graduate of the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London. He presented his first collection in 1992 and by the end...
Tweet On October 29th The Museum at FIT in NYC invited Ruben and wife Isabel Toledo to share their stories of fashion and art. As a team they are a tour de force in fashion beyond compare. Ruben, an artist & illustrator, has recently completed three book covers for Penguin’s Couture Classics series (A...
