Department of Special Collections and FIT Archives

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RT @FITLibrary: On behalf of the Gladys Marcus Library, congratulations to everyone in the FIT community for pushing through these uncertain times and finishing the semester strong! #fitlibrary #fit #fitnyclibrary #fitnyc #congrats #congratulations #accomplishment https://t.co/TaV2c2L2kA

These never cease to entertain... from Vogue, January 1921. #fashion #fashionhistory #fatfashion #reducers #rubbercorset #ledowningpeters

From Journal des dames et des modes, September 10, 1913. #fashion #fashionhistory #fashionplate #pochoir #fitspecialcollections #fitnyc #fashioninstituteoftechnology #designarchives

Baby Shark doo doo doo doodoo.... What an amazing find by MA students from the @courtauld ! This sketch for a hand-painted blouse by Tina Leser features notes from the children's song "Baby Shark." Far from the K-Pop smash hit of recent years, the song dates back to at least the early 20th century as a campfire favorite and may trace its roots back to the traditional German children's song "Kleiner Hei." As evidenced by this blouse, the song has always been the ear worm it remains today! #fashion #fashionhistory #fashionsketch #tinaleser #40sfashion #babyshark #fitnyc #fitspecialcollections #fashioninstituteoftechnology #designarchives

Streamlined elegance from Chrisitan Dior, from Femme Chic, Winter 1952. #fashion #fashionhistory #fashionphotograhy #dior #christiandior #femmechic #50sfashion #fitnyc #fitspecialcollections #fashioninstituteoftechnology #designarchives

A rather vampy little number for Chanel in "Marquetterie" nylon from de Bucol. French Vogue, April 1954, photo by Seeberger. #fashion #fashionhistory #fashionphotography #frenchvogue #chanel #cocochanel #gabriellechanel #50sfashion #fitnyc #fitspecialcollections #designarchive

As classic today as it was 70+ years ago. Hard to believe this is from the May 1949 issue of Seventeen magazine! Who said you can't wear grandma's clothes?! #fashion #fashionhistory #fashionmagazine #seventeenmagazine #40sfashion #fitnyc. #fitspecialcollections #designarchives

George Barbier illustration from the book The Romance of Perfume, which notes the current (1928) state of the Grasse perfume industry as having "upwards of 50 distilleries of perfumes... 60,000 acres are given up in the cultivation of flowers, and these acres produce a yearly average of 2,640,000 pounds of roses, 3,300,000 pounds of orange-flowers, 2,200,00 pounds of jasmin, 220,000 pounds of tuberose. 25,000 pounds of roses are needed to produce one liter of essence, which is sold for from 2,000 to 2,500 francs." Some fancy currency conversion (one must remember the re-valuation of the French franc in 1960 when doing historic conversions!)... puts this this sum at just over $1,200 per liter today. #fashion #fashionhistory #georgebarbier #pochoir #perfume #perfumemaking #grasse

Sign us up for anything purple... especially if its Lanvin! From Femme Chic, Spring/Summer 1968. #fashion #fashionhistory #fashionmagazine #lanvin #60sfashion #fitnyc #fitspecialcollections #fashioninstituteoftechnology #designarchives

A Schiaparelli hat offered by Bergdorf Goodman, Spring 1948. #fashion #fashionhistory #fashionsketch #1948 #40sfashion #millinery #schiaparelli #elsaschiaparelli #fitspecialcollections #fitnyc #fashioninstituteoftechnology #designarchives

We're bewitched by House of Worth's blue velour evening coat at right w/ the apt title of Sorcerer. From Les Idées Nouvelles de a la Mode, Nov, 1922. #fashion #fashionhistory #fashionmagazine #20sfashion #houseofworth #fitnyc #fitspecialcollections #designarchives

Thierry Mugler, Fall/Winter 1996-1997, photo by Thierry Mugler #fashion #fashionhistory #90sfashion #mugler #thierrymugler #1996 #fashionphotography #fitnyc #fitspecialcollections #fashioninstituteoftechnology #designarchives