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In Pictures: FIT exhibit Paris Capital of Fashion

The Fashion Institute of Technology’s big fall exhibit opened during NYFW and contains over 100 garments and accessories which form a visual narrative chronicling the evolution of French fashion from the court of Versailles through to modern day. Dresses from the era of Marie Antoinette nestle next to Jean Paul Gaultier’s coned bust phenomena...

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FIT’s Bold Launch of Paris Capital of Fashion exhibit during NYFW

In a provocative move FIT launched its Fall exhibit entitled “Paris, Capital of Fashion” on the first day of New York Fashion Week. But a walk through the gallery reveals that the exhibit title is perhaps less of an assertion, more of question. For over 300 years, with particular emphasis on certain periods, the French capital has epitomized...