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Past Exhibitions - Alphabetical List

Selected Exhibitions

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

Adrian evening dress, 1947, printed rayon textile by Wesley Simpson/Salvador Dali

Adrian: Hollywood and Beyond

three denim ensembles

AFRICA'S FASHION DIASPORA

close up of shimmering beige and gold plastic rectangles chained together

ALL THAT GLITTERS...

red dress detail

AMERICAN BEAUTY

tartan jacket

ARBITERS OF STYLE

illustration of woman at vanity table

THE ARTFUL LINE

two bright green jackets on dress forms

ASIAN AMERICANS IN NEW YORK FASHION

B

strapless black tulle ballgown

BALLERINA: FASHION'S MODERN MUSE

detail of black leather motorcycle jacket

BEYOND REBELLION: FASHIONING THE BIKER JACKET

blue and yellow sweater dress

BLACK FASHION DESIGNERS

The Body: Fashion and Physique

THE BODY: FASHION AND PHYSIQUE

Boots: The Height of Fashion

Boots: The Height of Fashion

C

red dress shown from the back

red corset

The Corset: Fashioning the Body

D

pink point shoes

Dance & Fashion

DAPHNE GUINNESS

DAPHNE GUINNESS

Junya Watanabe, dress, repurposed denim, spring 2002, Japan, museum purchase, 2010.37.12. Photograph by William Palmer

DENIM: FASHION'S FRONTIER

illustration of three dresses of interiors on dress forms

DESIGNING WOMEN: FASHION CREATORS AND THEIR INTERIORS

two cream colored evening gowns by Dior and Balenciaga, left to right

DIOR + BALENCIAGA: THE KINGS OF COUTURE AND THEIR LEGACIES

E

black and white spaghetti strap dress

ECO FASHION: GOING GREEN

full length long sleeve blue-violet sequin dress

Eleanor Lambert: Empress of Seventh Avenue

ELEGANCE IN AN AGE OF CRISIS

Elegance in an Age of Crisis

ELIZABETH HAWES: ALONG HER OWN LINES

ELIZABETH HAWES: ALONG HER OWN LINES

EXHIBITIONISM: 50 YEARS OF THE MUSEUM AT FIT

EXHIBITIONISM: 50 YEARS OF THE MUSEUM AT FIT

EXOTICISM

EXPEDITION: FASHION FROM THE EXTREME

EXPEDITION: FASHION FROM THE EXTREME

EXPOSED: A HISTORY OF LINGERIE

EXPOSED: A HISTORY OF LINGERIE

F

dress bodice with embroidered flowers

FABRIC IN FASHION

red cape

FAIRY TALE FASHION

FAKING IT: ORIGINALS, COPIES, AND COUNTERFEITS

Faking It: Originals, Copies, and Counterfeits

FASHION AND POLITICS

FASHION AND POLITICS

FASHION AND TECHNOLOGY

FASHION AND TECHNOLOGY

THE FASHION AND TEXTILE HISTORY GALLERY

THE FASHION AND TEXTILE HISTORY GALLERY

Fashion Underground: The World of Susanne Bartsch

Fashion Underground: The World of Susanne Bartsch

strapless oatmeal colored dress with black and red stitching and black fabric stitched to left side, draped over shoulder

FASHION UNRAVELED

magnifying glass on a blue butterfly printed on white dress with printed butterflies and seashells

FASHIONING WONDER: A CABINET OF CURIOSITIES

hot dog and fries purse charms

Detail of Alexander McQueen dress with reptile-like print

FORCE OF NATURE

red and white high top sneakers with black nike swoosh

FRESH, FLY AND FABULOUS: FIFTY YEARS OF HIP HOP STYLE

G

Lisa Folayiwo dress, spring 2015, from Global Fashion Capitals

Global Fashion Capitals

GOTHIC: DARK GLAMOUR

Gothic: Dark Glamour

H

HEAD TO TOE

HIS AND HERS

I

IMPACT: 50 YEARS OF THE CFDA

Impact: 50 Years of the CFDA

ISABEL TOLEDO

IVY STYLE

J

JAPAN FASHION NOW

Japan Fashion Now

K

L

LAUREN BACALL: THE LOOK

Lauren Bacall: The Look

LOVE & WAR

LUXURY

M

MADAME GRS: SPHINX OF FASHION

Madame Grès: Sphinx of Fashion

patterned mens shirt

Mandela: The Inspirational Style of a Revolutionary Statesman and World Leader

sleeveless floor length bias cut evening dress with train in blush ivory silk charmeuse; patchwork body suit with extended and exaggerated sleeves in multicolored pink synthetic and natural fabrics

MINIMALISM/MAXIMALISM

back view of a red devotion coat with an image of the lady of guadeloupe and front view of mustard yellow dress with ruffled sleeves

¡MODA HOY! LATIN AMERICAN AND LATINX FASHION DESIGN TODAY

MURIEL KING: ARTIST OF FASHION

Muriel King: Artist of Fashion

N

NIGHT AND DAY

norell: dean of american fashion

NORELL: DEAN OF AMERICAN FASHION

O

P

close up of cotton muslin 3/4 length jacket with with semi-attached under jacket in red and white stripes

PARIS, CAPITAL OF FASHION

orange top with zipper neck

PARIS REFASHIONED, 1957-1968

pink dress with tiers of fringe-trimmed taffeta, corset bodice and belled sleeves

PINK: THE HISTORY OF A PUNK, PRETTY, POWERFUL COLOR

Detail of green Bonnie Cashin raincoat pocket

POCKETS TO PURSES: FASHION + FUNCTION

Power Mode: The Force of Fashion

POWER MODE: THE FORCE OF FASHION

Proust's Muse

PROUST'S MUSE, THE COUNTESS GREFFULHE

Q

A QUEER HISTORY OF FASHION

A Queer History of Fashion

R

Ralph Rucci The Art of Weightlessness

Ralph Rucci: The Art of Weightlessness

red dress with big ruffles like rose petals

RAVISHING: THE ROSE IN FASHION

red and black tartan dress with black lace details at waist

Reinvention and Restlessness: Fashion in the Nineties

two mannequins with sleeveless dresses made from chain-linked pieces

Roaring and Swinging dresses

THE ROARING TWENTIES AND THE SWINGING SIXTIES

S

red satin slingback heels

SCANDAL SANDALS AND LADY SLIPPERS: A HISTORY OF DELMAN SHOES

black lace cocktail dress with pink bow as belt

Shoe Obsession

red and green heels with ribbons

Shoes: Anatomy, Identity, Magic

Sole Desire: The Shoes of Christian Louboutin

Sole Desire: The Shoes of Christian Louboutin

Sporting Life

navy oversized puff sleeve

STATEMENT SLEEVES

T

Leg o'mutton-sleeved jacket, c. 1895, France, gift of Joseph S. Simms

The Tailor's Art

red, green, and blue one-shoulder dress with spaced print in yellow, red, blue, and black

THE TRAPHAGEN SCHOOL: FOSTERING AMERICAN FASHION

Trend-ology

U

Uniformity

Untying the Bow

UNTYING THE BOW

V

Vivienne Westwood

Vivienne Westwood

W

Carolyn Schnurer, top, 1952, gift of Mitch Rein, 82.153.78

The Women of Harper's Bazaar

X

Y

Youthquake

YSL-Halston

Yves Saint Laurent + Halston: Fashioning the 70s

Z

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