Tag Archives: Museum at FIT

BEHOLD THE 21ST CENTURY SHOE OBSESSION

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Hue

Sometimes the most beautiful works of art never see the light of day. That fate befell Hue’s feature on Shoe Obsession at The Museum at FIT, that homage to droolworthy footwear which (sadly) closed April 13. Hue’s spring textile issue … Continue reading →

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FORGET THE FOURTH DIMENSION. THE THIRD ONE IS STILL PRETTY COOL

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Hue

Visitors to Shoe Obsession at The Museum at FIT might have noticed some mind-blowing biomorphic shoes that seemed to be made of bone. Like this “Biomimicry” shoe by Marieka Ratsma. It was made with a 3D printer by Shapeways, a … Continue reading →

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BOOTS = HEIGHT x FASHION

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Hue

Hue recently acquired a top-secret video in conjunction with the graduate student exhibition, Boots: The Height of Fashion, running through April 6. The video you are about to watch, produced for a graduate studies class, has scenes that have been … Continue reading →

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OVERHEARD AT “FASHION AND TECHNOLOGY” AT THE MUSEUM AT FIT

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Hue

Around lunchtime on a gloomy Wednesday, visitors stepped into The Museum at FIT for a show about “the impact of emerging technologies on the nature of fashion and production.” Some were awed by the objects, like a marvelous pink polyester … Continue reading →

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OVERHEARD AT THE MUSEUM AT FIT

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Hue

In Fashion, A-Z: Highlights from the Collection of The Museum at FIT, Part One, November 29, 2011 to May 8, 2012: “I like the paisley look.” “No you don’t.” “Yeah. I do.” *** “That looks like something Judge Judy would … Continue reading →

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