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  • Couture Copies in America: A Case-Study

      Over the last few years, Material Mode has frequently referenced the symbiotic relationship between Parisian couture and American fashion during the first half of the 20th century.  US-based ready-to-wear manufacturers looked to Paris to set the mode, which they subsequently mimicked, with riffs and revisions.  Inversely, the American dollar was a critical source of…

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

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

             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 to share a little more about it as it also happens to dovetail with the…