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My Experience at Special Collections- Part II
This three part post documents the experiences of three students in their first internship at Special Collections and FIT archives. The mission statement of the Special Collections is to acquire,...
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The Oldest Book
You probably guessed by now that we, at On Pins and Needles, are big fans of Special Collections and FIT Archives. What is housed on the shelves of this department is a dream come true for every...
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Pulp Fashion: The Art of Isabelle de Borchgrave
By Marsha Heiman Graduate of the program 2006 Do try to see the exhibit “Pulp Fashion: The Art of Isabelle de Borchgrave,” if you live in the San Francisco area or are visiting there. A painter by...
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Revolutionizing the Riding Habit: Théroigne de Méricourt as Fashion Innovator
Revolutionizing the Riding Habit: Théroigne de Méricourt as Fashion Innovator By Tracy Jenkins Of the women patriots of the French Revolution whose names are known, Théroigne de Méricourt (1762-1817),...
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Then&Now
(left)Thomas Gainsborough(1727 – 1788), Sarah, Lady Innes, c.1757 oil on canvas. Henry Clay Frick Bequest, Frick Collection. (right) Rodarte, Spring 2007.
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exhibition: Illuminating Fashion: Dress in the Art of Medieval France and the...
Illuminating Fashion: Dress in the Art of Medieval France and the Netherlands Morgan Library and Museum May 20 through September 4, 2011 Delilah Shearing Samson's Hair (detail), by the workshop of the...
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The Study of Dress in European Paintings- Lucas Cranach the Elder
For our class of History Through the Nineteenth Century we were asked to analyze dress in a chosen painting from the 1400s to the 1800s with the aim to determine if the painter could be considered a...
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Then & Now
(left) Cornelis de Vos (Flemish, Hulst 1584/85–1651 Antwerp), Portrait of a Young Woman, Oil on canvas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Accession Number: 71.46. (right) Jacques Fath (Designed in...
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The Art of Exhibiting Fashion History- Part I
La Belle Époque: The Art of Exhibiting Fashion History at the Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art By Janet Lee “Now I was born in the heart of the Belle Époque. I was born in Paris. I...
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