FASHION

Redrawing the Fashion Map

by Sue Williamson

Global Fashion Capitals at the Museum at FIT

A new exhibition at the Museum at FIT celebrates the world’s most fashionable cities—but London, Paris, New York, and Milan have some competition. In addition to the usual suspects, the show features designs from Seoul, Shanghai, Berlin, and more, making note of the economic and political conditions that brought them to be. See a preview of the enlightening exhibition here.

“Global Fashion Capitals” runs through November 14th at the Museum at FIT.

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Balenciaga cocktail dress, 1959, Paris © The Museum at FIT

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Walter Van Beirendonck ensemble, Summer 2006, Antwerp © The Museum at FIT

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Manish Aurora ensemble, Spring 2006, New Delhi © The Museum at FIT

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Agatha Ruiz de la Prada dress, Spring/Summer 2014, Madrid © The Museum at FIT

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Big Park dress, Spring 2015, Seoul © The Museum at FIT

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Sybilla for Gibo linen and silk dress, circa 1989, Madrid © The Museum at FIT

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Homo Consommatus ensembles, Spring 2013, St. Petersburg © The Museum at FIT

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Lisa Folawiyo dress, Spring 2015, Lagos © The Museum at FIT

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Lie Sangbong ensemble, Fall 2006, Seoul © The Museum at FIT

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Nettie Rosenstein evening dress, circa 1938, New York © The Museum at FIT

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Alexandre Herchcovitch jumpsuit, Spring 2007, São Paulo © The Museum at FIT