<strong>Museum at FIT:</strong> "Paris: Capital of Fashion" is on view through January 4, 2020, at the Museum of FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology). The exhibit looks at the "mythic glamour" of the city. Click through the gallery for more photos of top museums around the New York for fashion:
Museum at FIT: "Paris: Capital of Fashion" is on view through January 4, 2020, at the Museum of FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology). The exhibit looks at the "mythic glamour" of the city. Click through the gallery for more photos of top museums around the New York for fashion:
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<strong>Couture: </strong>High-fashion aficionados will thrill at seeing pieces by notable designers including Christian Dior and Chanel.
Couture: High-fashion aficionados will thrill at seeing pieces by notable designers including Christian Dior and Chanel.
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<strong>Brooklyn Museum: </strong>The cavernous halls of the Brooklyn Museum always lend themselves to big ideas.
Brooklyn Museum: The cavernous halls of the Brooklyn Museum always lend themselves to big ideas.
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<strong>"Pierre Cardin: Future Fashion":</strong> Visitors travel through Star Trek-esque showrooms and space-age disco environments at this Brooklyn Museum exhibition.
"Pierre Cardin: Future Fashion": Visitors travel through Star Trek-esque showrooms and space-age disco environments at this Brooklyn Museum exhibition.
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<strong>Gender-fluid fashion: </strong>Though at first glance much of the Cardin exhibition can seem like a throwback, it's illuminating to consider how the still-living designer's visions seem all the more relevant in today's design landscape.
Gender-fluid fashion: Though at first glance much of the Cardin exhibition can seem like a throwback, it's illuminating to consider how the still-living designer's visions seem all the more relevant in today's design landscape.
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<strong>Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum: </strong>The design triennial "Nature" looks at ways technology can enhance or modify fashion.
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum: The design triennial "Nature" looks at ways technology can enhance or modify fashion.
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<strong>"Nature -- Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial": </strong>Even if you're not a designer yourself, it's illuminating to consider how a garment is made and the physical challenges of creating fashion
"Nature -- Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial": Even if you're not a designer yourself, it's illuminating to consider how a garment is made and the physical challenges of creating fashion
Matt Flynn
<strong>Museum of Arts and Design:</strong> The vibrantly painted scarves designed by 20th-century artist and entrepreneur Vera Neumann are evoked in the "Vera Paints a Scarf" exhibition.
Museum of Arts and Design: The vibrantly painted scarves designed by 20th-century artist and entrepreneur Vera Neumann are evoked in the "Vera Paints a Scarf" exhibition.
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<strong>Vera at work: </strong>Photos of Vera Neumann are also featured in the MAD exhibition "Vera Paints a Scarf."
Vera at work: Photos of Vera Neumann are also featured in the MAD exhibition "Vera Paints a Scarf."
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<strong>The Metropolitan Museum of Art:</strong> Even when the Anna Wintour Costume Institute isn't hosting its annual summer blockbuster exhibitions, the Met is still a treasure trove of inspiration for the fashion-minded.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Even when the Anna Wintour Costume Institute isn't hosting its annual summer blockbuster exhibitions, the Met is still a treasure trove of inspiration for the fashion-minded.
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<strong>The Whitney Museum of American Art:</strong> The collaborative spirit of art and fashion intensified with the Whitney's move to the Meatpacking district in 2015.
The Whitney Museum of American Art: The collaborative spirit of art and fashion intensified with the Whitney's move to the Meatpacking district in 2015.
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<strong>Rooftop with a view:</strong> The Whitney's rooftop is a great place to check out after perusing the museum's permanent collections and getting a taste of its institutional history.
Rooftop with a view: The Whitney's rooftop is a great place to check out after perusing the museum's permanent collections and getting a taste of its institutional history.
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<strong>Fashion-forward:</strong> Visit the Whitney's museum shop and buy a Thakoon tie in the same floral printed silk as the dress first lady Michelle Obama wore to the building's dedication ceremony.
Fashion-forward: Visit the Whitney's museum shop and buy a Thakoon tie in the same floral printed silk as the dress first lady Michelle Obama wore to the building's dedication ceremony.
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<strong>The Museum of Modern Art: </strong>Until the new MoMA building reopens to the public on October 21, design and fashion fiends can get their fix at the flagship MoMA Design Store across the street from the museum.
The Museum of Modern Art: Until the new MoMA building reopens to the public on October 21, design and fashion fiends can get their fix at the flagship MoMA Design Store across the street from the museum.
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<strong>Designer's paradise: </strong>Stop at the MoMA Design Store and pick up a fashionable treat for yourself.
Designer's paradise: Stop at the MoMA Design Store and pick up a fashionable treat for yourself.
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