MUSEUM EXHIBITE AT FIT

His and Hers

Fashion and Textile History Gallery

November 30, 2010 - May 10, 2011

"His & Hers explores the relationship between gender and fashion over the past 250 years. Clothing can act as an immediate signifier of gender – however, while making distinctions between “masculine” and “feminine” styles of clothing may seem natural, gendering is not a biological phenomenon. unisex and androgynous fashion. More than 100 garments, accessories, and textiles from the Museum’s permanent collection are featured chronologically.works include innovative designers such as Giorgio Armani, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Gianni Versace, and Vivienne Westwood. The exhibition is curated by Colleen Hill and Jennifer Farley."

His: Cucci, man’s tuxedo, navy slubbed silk, black satin, black wool, 1957, Italy, Gift of Elizabeth E. Brady.

Hers: Fontana, evening dress, grey silk taffeta and raffia, circa 1957, Italy, gift of Barbara Halpern.

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Jessica Wynne, Trurobay, 2010. Lightness: FIT Art and Design Faculty Exhibition

Gallery FIT

November 13, 2010 - December 11, 2010

The focus of Lightness is to embrace, explore, and exploit the many meanings, interpretations, and associations of "lightness." Lightness is a theme that emerges in many cultures, world religions, and ideologies. Ideas of lightness have also been explored by philosophers and writers such as Friedrich Nietzsche and Milan Kundera. Some definitions of lightness: blaze, glow, sparkle, illumination, weightlessness, buoyancy, levity, play, joy, grace, agility, ease, freedom, light in value, light in color, light as a feather.

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Japan Fashion Now

Special Exhibitions Gallery

September 17, 2010 - January 8, 2011 / Extended through April 2, 2011

"Japan Fashion Now is the first exhibition to explore how Japanese fashion has evolved in recent years. Japanese fashion today embraces not only the cerebral, avant-garde looks associated with the first wave of Japanese design in the 1980s, but also a range of subcultural and youth-oriented styles, such as the Elegant Gothic Lolita style and the Cosplay phenomenon. In addition, Japanese fashion often has a strong component of realism and an obsessive interest in perfecting classic styles. Contemporary Japanese fashion is globally significant precisely because it mixes elements of realism, such as high-tech fabrics or creating a perfect pair of jeans, with both the avant-garde and pop cultural elements, especially those associated with electronic media, such as manga (comics), anime (animated cartoons), and video games."

INFORMATION IS FROM THE FIT MUSEUM WESITE. http://www.fitnyc.edu/336.asp