Category Archives: Textiles

Showgirls, starlets and ingenues in training: Costume Patterns of the 1930s

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         In the spirit of Halloween, we’ve been sharing some of our favorite costume designs from the collection on our new Instagram feed all week (@fitspecialcollections).  We found one of these costume holdings especially fun and wanted … Continue reading

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Fashion Designers A-Z: The Collection of The Museum at FIT

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The much anticipated publication featuring highlights from The Museum at FIT’s costume collection is finally here!  Published by Taschen, with a forward by Suzy Menkes, and text by The Museum at FIT’s Director Valerie Steele, the initial copies of the … Continue reading

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