The Most Fashionable Museum in New York City
Best known for its innovation and award-winning exhibitions, the museum has a permanent collection of more than 50,000 garments and accessories dating from the eighteenth century to the present.
The museum's online collections feature more than 2,500 object images as well as installation images from over 100 past exhibitions.
Lifestyles Podcast
"What are you wearing today?" MFIT's summer podcast series Lifestyles has concluded but you can still enjoy six short conversations with people who use clothing to define themselves on their own terms.
We Love Dolls Submissions
We’ve received so many charming, funny, heartfelt, creative, and inspiring stories. Head over to Tumblr to read some #WeLoveDollsMFIT stories.
Figured Cloth: From Sketch to Jacquard
"Figured cloth" is a historical term for a textile with a pattern or motif woven directly into its structure during the manufacturing process, rather than printed or dyed on its surface. These textiles, also known as jacquard fabrics, are now developed using specialized textile design software. This exhibition showcases the jacquard fabrics designed by Textile/Surface Design students in the spring of 2026.
Figured Cloth highlights the evolution of skills and the wide range of creative expression in the jacquard design course. Starting with hand-drawn and painted motifs, students then use weaving software as a tool to iterate, evaluate, and execute their designs. These textiles display the design, conceptual, and technical skills the Textile/Surface Design students have mastered to complete their work.
Special thanks to MTL Inc. for supporting the next generation of textile designers
and weaving the fabrics in this exhibition.
Image: Natasha Jensen-Albo
Exhibition Hours:
Monday - Friday: Noon to 8pm
The Couture Council of The Museum at FIT will honor Diane von Furstenberg—fashion
designer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist—with the 2026 Couture Council Award for
her transformational influence on women's fashion. Share your favorite doll with us!! Join our crowd-sourced project We Love Dolls! It's
related to the forthcoming exhibition "Doll Dressing" opening September 16, 2026.
The exhibition explores the history of fashion dolls and the influence of dolls on
high fashion. We hope you'll contribute a story about your doll! Check out Lifestyles – a new summer podcast series from The Museum at FIT. Digital
media manager Tamsen Young sits down with six people whose distinct expression of
style is outside conventional fashion trends. Discover how they use clothing to define
themselves on their own terms.
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