Category: retail

  • Seeking Spring Flowers (and stripes)

    Hi, there! Many who do fashion research here at the library have been looking back to the 1990s. The issues of i-D and The Face and Vogue Italia from 1994-2000 have been used hundreds of times in the last five years, mostly by industry professionals working on upcoming lines. Looking back, the most popular fashion…

  • Color to fight January grays

      Here in NYC it’s dreary, dark and gray. I thought talking about color would be a good way to prepare for Spring 2019. I’ve written a lot about color lately, especially the symbolism of colors in clothing. In the graphic design and garment manufacturing worlds, colors have to come from somewhere. The FIT Library…

  • Magazine of the Week

      “Inventory was established in 2009 as an online platform and biannual publication to explore the aesthetic and cultural interests of its founders. By offering a unique and global perspective on design, craftsmanship and culture, both forgo the temporariness of trend to focus on the brands, designers and artists whose bodies of work reflect a…