Category: museums
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Summer in New York City!
Hi everyone! In the FIT Library, we’re switching to a new e-system, so it’s pretty busy. Just so you know we haven’t forgotten about you, here are some reminders about cool things to do in the New York area. New York, your summer playground June is parade month in NYC. Here’s some background on the…
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The world in pattern
Walking past the new book shelf this week, I found a book I really like. In V&I, I often have talked about the history of design, the history of cloth, the history of fashion, and how closely important they are to the cultures within which they exist. This book gives a rough history of…
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Read Threads: Fashion sources for 14th century Europe
Hi, all! Welcome to a new series. My passion is fashion history before 1700, so I thought it would be fun to write a series on both good and bad fashion history sources. These posts expand upon the FIT Library’s research guide on the subject of fashion history: FIT Library research guide on fashion…