Tag: women’s history month

  • Word-Worthy Women: Heroes of the Past

    In honor of Women’s History Month, Volumes and Issues has come up with a diverse list of women who’ve impacted fashion and culture in the past, the present and those who are influencing the future. We’ll focus on creative luminaries who’ve broken barriers and approached design in progressive ways—some of whom you may not be…

  • Needle-sharp Skills pt. I

    In honor of Women’s History Month, let us talk about the history of educating women.  This seems especially apt, because 84% of the overall students here at FIT are female.  Historically, the needle-arts have been associated with female gentility and marriageability, which used to be the measure of female success.  As women’s work outside of…