#fitmuseum

[astridland]

My first Supima Design Competition and my denim Goddess gown made it on the front & back cover. WWD called it “minimal yet bold”-the catch phrase then became my brand tagline. No credit was given but I am still very proud of my design and happy that the FIT Museum has it in their collection! #wwd #tbt #designcompetition #astridlandnyc #fitmuseum #covermodel #nycdesigner https://www.instagram.com/p/CqJY-87AkfV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[vivianfashionreview]

FIT MUSEUM- Designing Womens: Fashion Creators and Their Interiors

The FIT Museum had an exhibit called "Designing Womens: Fashion Creators and Their Interiors" and it showcased 70 garments from different influential female designers. The exhibit was featured in a long showroom with the front mannequins displayed pieces from the 1890s and as you walked further in, the time period reached to 1970s.

Many of the garments from the earlier period (around 1890s) had aspects that enhanced the appearance of the bust like a straight seam underneath the bust or a downward "v" shaped seam. Then midway into the exhibit, there can be seen a turning point in style where dresses were more drop waisted. Seams were starting to be made towards the hip line and emphasizes were added like a ribbon or lace. Finally, when you get to the back of the exhibit and approaching the 1970s, there starts to be garments with looser fits. There is also a change in color and patterns in a more colorful, vibrant, and funky pattern approach.

I can see current day garments that were influenced by fashion in the past and reminiscence of later periods like the 1970s that still holds a huge impact over many people today. This exhibit highlighted how fashion trends change over time between 1890s and 1970s, similar to how the trend cycle today is rapidly moving. While trends come and go, this exhibit reminded me of how fashion truly is timeless.

[manhattanfashionblog]

The Connection between the Creator and Their Interiors

February 4, 2023

An innovative exhibit of more than 70 garments from female fashion designers including Jeanne Paquin, Robe à la Française, and Madame Hardy, showcasing how and why the aesthetics of interior decoration influenced their brands.

In the late 19th century when interior decoration became a possible profession, female designers constantly used French interiors to influence their own styles and designs to enrich their brand leading to an influx number of women starting haute couture houses in the fashion capitals of the world. Ultimately, these fashion creators devoted themselves to their luxe or modest interiors at home as they also carefully crafted their couture salons with their garments serving as testaments for the art of decoration.

The Museum at FIT showcases this connection, between the female creator and their interiors, as it dives into the different eras in fashion and how specific trends in interior entered into design. In the 1890s during the Belle Époque, luxurious silks dominated inside the home which translated to garments where a dramatic and overly feminine design was then produced and vice versa. Jeanne Paquin, who opened her couture house in 1891, rose to fame during the luxurious Belle Époque where she created innovative designs that epitomized the era by using silk taffeta and silk chiffon. Her success led her to become a powerful figure in fashion as the location of her couture house, on rue de Paix, reflected the exclusivity of her brand which later took abroad in London. Her couture shop in Paris was decorated in a modern and elegant way with a rococo revival style as she loved interiors and modern furnishings and was influenced by them like many female designers in her time and there on after.

During the 1890s to 1970s, many female designers felt that "the interior of a home is a natural project of the soul," as Coco Chanel herself stated.

DESIGNING WOMEN: FASHION CREATORS AND THEIR INTERIORS is on free display on W 27th Street, at FIT, until February 08, 2023.

Zuleica Prado

[bricehammack]

#VictimBlame #ReinventionAndRestlessness #FashionInTheNineties @museumatFIT #FITMuseum #MichaelHoban #EightBallJacket #BriceDailyPhoto https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca-3yi8FuAf/?utm_medium=tumblr

[haarstickjewelry]

Beautiful dresses at the FIT Museum’s “Paris: Capital of Fashion” exhibit. #fit #fitmuseum #nyc (at Fashion Institute of Technology) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4n5gfbA24a/?igshid=1tifgkeveuqof

[vickybarranguet]

#fitmuseum #pink #punk #powerfulcolor #newyorkcity #commedesgarcons 💓💕💖💗 (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnrnaryhyBn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qgh9yuazs9hr

[christophermasonnewyork]

Toreador cape by @justoalgaba lent by @hamishbowles at last night’s launch 🚀 of PINK: The History of a Punk, Pretty, Powerful Color, #exhibition at @museumatfit #fitmuseum #fashion #pink almost #orange #yellow #bizarreobsessionwithorange🍊 #christophermasonphotography📷 (at Fashion Institute of Technology) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnbRtTqDk_7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1bum7l626nu2s

[michelangeloalasa]

Norell@FIT. #fitmuseum #norell #fashion #beautiful (at Museum at FIT)