Museum Publications

The Fashion Institute of Technology and Yale University Press have collaborated on a series of exhibition catalogues and on a forthcoming book devoted to highlights of the Museum’s collection. The Museum also produces substantive brochures for most exhibitions, which are provided free upon visiting the museum.

American Beauty American Beauty: Aesthetics and Innovation in Fashion by Patricia Mears, Yale University Press, 2009.  
China Chic China Chic: East Meets West by Valerie Steele and John S. Major, Yale University Press, 1999.
 
the corset The Corset: A Cultural History by Valerie Steele, Yale University Press, 2003.  
Daphne Guiness book cover MFIT Daphne Guinness by Valerie Steele, Yale University Press, 2011.  
Fashion A-Z  book cover Fashion Designers A-Z by Valerie Steele with an introduction by Suzy Menkes, TASCHEN, 2012  
Fashion, Italian Style Fashion, Italian Style, by Valerie Steele, Yale University Press, 2003.
 
50 years of fashion Fifty Years of Fashion: New Look to Now by Valerie Steele, Yale University Press; New Ed edition, 2000.
 
gothic: dark glamour book Gothic: Dark Glamour by Valerie Steele, Jennifer Park, and Patricia Mears, Yale University Press, 2008.
AAM Honorable mention
Isabel Toledo: Fashion from the Inside Out Isabel Toledo: Fashion from the Inside Out by Valerie Steele and Patricia Mears, Yale University Press, 2009.  
ivy style book Ivy Style by Patricia Mears, Christopher Breward, G. Bruce Boyer, Christian Chensvold, Masafumi Monden, and Peter McNeil, Yale University Press, 2012.  
Japan Fashion Now Book Cover Japan Fashion Now by Valerie Steele, Patricia Mears, Yuniya Kawamura, and Hiroshi Narumi, Yale University Press, 2010.
 
Madame Gres: Sphinx of Fashion Madame Grès: Sphinx of Fashion by Patricia Mears, Yale University Press, 2008.
Mme Gres AAM award
Paris Fashion Paris Fashion by Valerie Steele, Berg Publishers, 1998.  
Ralph Rucci: Art of Weightlessness Ralph Rucci: The Art of Weightlessness by Valerie Steele, Patricia Mears, and Clare Sauro, Yale University Press, 2007.
 
Shoe Obession book cover Shoe Obsession by Valerie Steele and Colleen Hill, Yale University Press, 2013.  
shoes: a lexicon of style  Shoes: A Lexicon of Style by Valerie Steele, Rizzoli, 1999.