Bloomberg Connects Digital Guide

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Enhance your visit using our Digital Guide on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app. Download the app and search for The Museum at FIT to plan your visit, access special exhibition content, or dive deeper into your favorite collection objects from home!

During your visit, look for the Bloomberg Connects icon and enter the lookup number in the app for exhibition-related features. Don’t forget to bring your headphones!

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A Closer Look: Highlights from Africa’s Fashion Diaspora

Join curator Elizabeth Way to take a closer look at nine objects, one from each theme, in Africa’s Fashion Diaspora.

two dresses from left to right: an ivory linen dress with a red printed bow motif and cap sleeves; a black velvet and pink satin dress with a large satin bow at the back around the lower back. a pink illustrated ribbon tied into a bow at the end threads through both dresses

Untying the Bow Audio Feature

Further untie the bow as four graduate students offer additional insights into their favorite bow objects from the exhibition Untying the Bow.

3/4 view of a red and gold shot filk saille dress with green cotton velvet accents and red silk sleeves with a puff at the shoulder and over the forearm defined by velvet bands positioned at below the elbow and wrist

Statement Sleeves in Detail: Curator's Notes

Enjoy hidden details of why curator Colleen Hill selected these garments for Statement Sleeves. Includes some closer looks.

moschino chocolate bar gown dress with food & fashion in a choclate font

Food & Fashion Special Audio Feature

Dive deeper into some of the objects on display in Food & Fashion with curators Melissa Marra-Alvarez and Elizabeth Way.

¡Moda Hoy! Latin American and Latin Fashion Design Today Audio Tour

The curators of ¡Moda Hoy! Latin American and Latinx Fashion Design Today share stories behind selected objects that represent the themes of the exhibition. Audio clips are available in both English and Spanish.

Fashion & Textile Conservation of a Lucile Gown

Before a circa 1912 Lucile gown could be exhibited in Designing Women: Fashion Creators and Their Interiors, it underwent extensive conservation treatment. Three short videos demonstrate how MFIT’s conservation team approached stabilizing shattered silk, replacing a disintegrating bodice, and matching existing fabric to reconstruct the neckline.

grid of featured interviews for hip hop style

Voices: Fresh, Fly, Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip Hop Style

To tell the story of hip hop style, the curators of Fresh, Fly, Fabulous: 50 Years of Hip Hop Style spoke with several influential people from the community. Listen below to learn more about the history, inspiration, and other stories about hip hop style from designers, archivists, fashion stylists, and more.

Also included:

Current + Upcoming Events
Events + Education
Collections
Selected Past Exhibitions
Selected Publications

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