What's new at the Museum at FIT

This Tuesday, 8 May, a book signing and discussion regarding New York Fashion:

NEW YORK FASHION
A booksigning and discussion with Sonnet Stanfill

Victoria & Albert Museum's curator of contemporary fashion, Sonnet Stanfill, will discuss her new book and coinciding exhibition, New York Fashion. The book features the work of Miguel Adrover, Thom Browne, Sean "Diddy' Combs, Derek Lam, Maggie Norris, Alexandre Plokhov for Cloak, Zac Posen, Behnaz Sarafpour, Proenza Schouler, and Three as Four.

Tuesday May 8 from 5-7pm
Barnes & Noble at FIT
227 West 27th Street
Basement Level, between the A & B buildings

Also, graduate students in the Textiles Studies: History program present their work , this time focusing on Fashion Journalism.

Fashion and Textile Studies:
History, Theory, Museum Practice Symposium
Focus on Fashion Journalism

Editors, writers, art directors, web designers, illustrators, photographers, and models all create the first draft of fashion history. Graduate students in the Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice program present original research on the people who have made fashion news, from the 17th century to the present.

Saturday, May 12, 2007 from noon - 6:00pm
Boardroom
Marvin Feldman Center (C Building), 9th floor

This week at the Museum at FIT

Hats 101

Thursday, March 29 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Marvin Feldman Center (C-Building), 9th floor Boardroom

Berets, beanies, and baseball caps . . . all familiar terms, but have you ever wondered what a cloche is or what a milliner does? Join Ellen Goldstein, chairperson of Accessory Design at FIT, for an illustrated lecture on the artistry and allure of hats and hatmaking. "Hats 101" is offered in conjunction with the exhibition Lilly Daché: Glamour at the Drop of a Hat.