American Beauty at MFIT, Essay on Marc Jacobs, MFIT Symposium

In BlogDecember 15th, 2009

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The exhibition American Beauty: Aesthetics and Innovation in Fashion opened on November 5th at the Museum at FIT.  Curated by Patricia Mears, American Beauty is a very personal view of American fashion, focusing on designers who are technically innovative. Francisco Costa, Narciso Rodriguez, Thom Browne, Maria Cornejo, Yeohlee Teng, Jean Yu, and Charles Kleibacker were among the designers featured in the exhibition who attended the opening reception. The fascinating Daphne Guinness also saw the show, as did John Galliano, who visited the Museum the next day.
Patricia has also written a book to accompany the exhibition.

Other publishing news: I have an essay on Marc Jacobs in the book Louis Vuitton: Art, Fashion and Architecture. Do you think that means that I will finally get invited to Marc’s fashion shows in New York?

The Museum at FIT held its annual Fashion Symposium on December 4-5 on the theme American Style. Speakers included Caroline Millbank on “The Origins of the American Look,” Kohle Yohanan on “The Small Town Girl and the Femme Fatale: Claire McCardell and Valentina,” and Patricia Mears in conversation with designer Charles Kleibacker.