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Today's blog post is written by Donald and Joan Damask Summer Study Grant recipient Kirstin Purtich, who is currently studying fashion and textile conservation at the Fashion Institute of Technology. After completing an MA in decorative arts, design... Read Article ››
Intern Report: Bonnie Cashin
Today's blog post is written by Nandini Gopalarathinam, recipient of the Santamaura Summer Study Grant. Nandini Gopalarathinam is a fashion professional turned aspiring fashion historian and archivist. After years of working as a visual director for... Read Article ››
Intern Report: Henri Bendel Archive
Today's blog post was written by summer intern Jessi Sachs, recipient of the 2017 Joan & Donald Damask Study Grant. Jessi is entering her first year of the Fashion and Textiles Master’s Degree program at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New... Read Article ››
Intern Post: Where the Stars Shopped
FIDM Museum summer intern Becca Love, a master’s candidate at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, is studying the relationship between high fashion, celebrity, and the department store. Her graduate thesis explores the... Read Article ››
Intern Report: Installing the Emmys Exhibition
Today's guest post by FIDM Museum summer intern Moira Murphy offers a peek behind the scenes of our 9th Annual Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design exhibition, on display until September 26. Admission is free! ********* I arrived... Read Article ››
Intern Report: Sportswear in La Mode Illustrée
Marley Healy is a recent graduate of the MA program in Fashion Curation at the London College of Fashion. While in London, Marley worked on a variety of curatorial projects including exhibitions with the Rambert ballet company archive, the University of the... Read Article ››
Intern Report: The Gianni Versace Menswear Archive, Part II
The interns are on a roll! Last week, we featured intern Rachel Panella's post on working with our extensive collection of Versace menswear. Today, intern Soquel Filice, who also spent her summer working with the Versace Menswear Archive, sheds... Read Article ››
Intern Report: The Gianni Versace Menswear Archive
We're so fortunate to work with talented, curious, and motivated interns! Today's post, by intern Rachel Panella, dives into a unique area of our collection: the Gianni Versace Menswear Archive. Consisting of donor Marvin Worth's extensive... Read Article ››
Top five posts of 2013: Skirt lifter, c. 1876
Our most popular blog post of 2013 examines a clever Victorian accessory: the skirt lifter. Researched and written by summer intern Joanna Abijaoude, the post explores skirt lifters from a variety of perspectives. Thanks to Joanna for sharing her... Read Article ››
Summer intern report
We love our interns and volunteers! We've worked with many wonderful interns and volunteers, and the intern featured in today's post is no exception. Joanna Abijaoude, who wrote a great post on a Victorian skirt lifter, recently completed a summer... Read Article ››