{"id":331,"date":"2013-03-26T15:40:22","date_gmt":"2013-03-26T19:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/materialmode\/?p=331"},"modified":"2013-06-04T17:42:25","modified_gmt":"2013-06-04T21:42:25","slug":"fashion-designers-a-z-the-collection-of-the-museum-at-fit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/materialmode\/2013\/03\/26\/fashion-designers-a-z-the-collection-of-the-museum-at-fit\/","title":{"rendered":"Fashion Designers A-Z:  The Collection of The Museum at FIT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The much anticipated publication featuring highlights from The Museum at FIT&#8217;s costume collection is finally here!\u00a0 Published by Taschen, with a forward by Suzy Menkes, and text by The Museum at FIT&#8217;s Director Valerie Steele, the initial copies of the title are gorgeous limited-editions housed in lucite display cases.\u00a0 Six &#8216;Designer Editions&#8217; are available, featuring fabric covers selected by Akris, Etro, Stella McCartney, Missoni, Prada and Diane von Furstenberg.<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:56,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/materialmode\/2013\/03\/26\/fashion-designers-a-z-the-collection-of-the-museum-at-fit\/&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-331 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/materialmode\/files\/2013\/03\/NK7402-.N5-F374-2012-Prada.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/materialmode\/files\/2013\/03\/NK7402-.N5-F374-2012-Prada-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-333\" data-attachment-id=\"333\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/materialmode\/2013\/03\/26\/fashion-designers-a-z-the-collection-of-the-museum-at-fit\/nk7402-n5-f374-2012-prada\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/materialmode\/files\/2013\/03\/NK7402-.N5-F374-2012-Prada.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"749,967\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NK7402 .N5 F374 2012-Prada\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Prada &amp;#8216;Designer Edition&amp;#8217;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Prada edition&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/materialmode\/files\/2013\/03\/NK7402-.N5-F374-2012-Prada.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-333'>\n\t\t\t\tPrada edition\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/materialmode\/files\/2013\/03\/KN7402.N5.F347.2012-McCartney.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/materialmode\/files\/2013\/03\/KN7402.N5.F347.2012-McCartney-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-334\" data-attachment-id=\"334\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/materialmode\/2013\/03\/26\/fashion-designers-a-z-the-collection-of-the-museum-at-fit\/kn7402-n5-f347-2012-mccartney\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/materialmode\/files\/2013\/03\/KN7402.N5.F347.2012-McCartney.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"749,967\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"KN7402.N5.F347.2012-McCartney\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Stella McCartney edition&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/materialmode\/files\/2013\/03\/KN7402.N5.F347.2012-McCartney.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-334'>\n\t\t\t\tStella McCartney edition\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/materialmode\/files\/2013\/03\/NK7402.N5.F374.2012-Akris.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/materialmode\/files\/2013\/03\/NK7402.N5.F374.2012-Akris-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-335\" data-attachment-id=\"335\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/materialmode\/2013\/03\/26\/fashion-designers-a-z-the-collection-of-the-museum-at-fit\/nk7402-n5-f374-2012-akris\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/materialmode\/files\/2013\/03\/NK7402.N5.F374.2012-Akris.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"749,967\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NK7402.N5.F374.2012-Akris\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Akris edition&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/materialmode\/files\/2013\/03\/NK7402.N5.F374.2012-Akris.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-335'>\n\t\t\t\tAkris edition\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/materialmode\/files\/2013\/03\/NK7402.N5.F374.2012-Missoni.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/materialmode\/files\/2013\/03\/NK7402.N5.F374.2012-Missoni-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-338\" data-attachment-id=\"338\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/materialmode\/2013\/03\/26\/fashion-designers-a-z-the-collection-of-the-museum-at-fit\/nk7402-n5-f374-2012-missoni\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/materialmode\/files\/2013\/03\/NK7402.N5.F374.2012-Missoni.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"749,967\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NK7402.N5.F374.2012-Missoni\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Missoni edition&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/materialmode\/files\/2013\/03\/NK7402.N5.F374.2012-Missoni.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-338'>\n\t\t\t\tMissoni edition\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Profiles of one-hundred and twenty-three prominent 20th and 21st century fashion designers are interspersed with images of the Museum&#8217;s holdings of their work.\u00a0 Steele contributes additional essays on the history of exhibiting fashion in a museum setting as well as a history of the Museum at FIT itself. Additional contributions by MFIT staff Fred Dennis, Jennifer Farley, Colleen Hill, Melissa Marra and Patricia Mears.\u00a0 The trilingual title is published in English, French and German.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The much anticipated publication featuring highlights from The Museum at FIT&#8217;s costume collection is finally here!\u00a0 Published by Taschen, with a forward by Suzy Menkes, and text by The Museum at FIT&#8217;s Director Valerie Steele, the initial copies of the title are gorgeous limited-editions housed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":235,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23247,147,14225,12249],"tags":[25363,25366,25361,25362,25364,25365,25367,23746,9929],"class_list":["post-331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-costume","category-fashion","category-fashion-history","category-textiles","tag-colleen-hill","tag-fashion-designers-a-z","tag-fred-dennis","tag-jennifer-farley","tag-melissa-marra","tag-patricia-mears","tag-taschen","tag-the-museum-at-fit","tag-valerie-steele","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2LOan-5l","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/materialmode\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/materialmode\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/materialmode\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/materialmode\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/235"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/materialmode\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=331"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/materialmode\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/materialmode\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/materialmode\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/materialmode\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}