Suitable: The Sartorial Revolution and the Fashioning of Modern Men
The Museum at FIT, Fred P. Pomerantz Art and Design Center, Seventh Avenue at 27th Street, Manhattan, New York, Manhattan
free
About
A talk in the Fashion Culture programme at the city's fashion museum about the hidden history of the modern men's suit. Historian and costume designer Dr. Chloe Chapin traces how, two hundred and fifty years after the American Revolution, men adopted plain, dark, uniform suits to symbolize rationality and modernity, casting fashion as a superficial, feminine pursuit. Her book Suitable unpacks fundamental ideas about style, identity, and the architecture of power. A book signing follows.
Written by a model, sources: fitnyc.edu, glentio.com
Venue
The Museum at FIT is in New York City’s Manhattan.
Fred P. Pomerantz Art and Design Center, Seventh Avenue at 27th Street, Manhattan, New York
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