The Museum at FIT lets You See Fierce Fashion for Free

There are many museums to visit when in the Big Apple, but as a fashion fiend I was looking for a relaxing afternoon activity that was free after my many hours of shopping during a recent visit.  However, I wanted to keep the day’s events style centered since I was in fashion capitol of the world.  I decided to check out the Fashion Institute of Technology’s museum, which houses many fashion related exhibits each year.

The current show, going on now through May 10, is His and Hers.  This exhibit takes a look at the evolution of both men’s and women’s clothing and how they have transformed together.  You will see a transition of the more elaborate attire move from the men to the women as years went on.  It is interesting to see how all the pieces including fabrics, silhouettes and accessories change along with the times becoming more practical, sometimes.

The most exciting part of the experience is you get the opportunity to come face to face with new and old couture creations from major designers.  See styles by Alexander McQueen, Chanel, Dior, Prada, Yves Saint Laurent and more, including pieces from the most recent of the designer’s runway shows.  And did I mention that this is all free and open to the public!

The museum has a permanent collection of fashion made to make history with more than 50,000 garments, 15,000 accessories, 4,000 pairs of shoes and 30,000 textiles.  They use these pieces for their FIT exhibits and their collections continue to grow.  View the vast contents of these collections with major style significance online at FIT’s eMuseum Galleries.

If you are lucky enough to live in NYC or are simply visiting, I recommend as one style devotee to another, you must take the time to stop and admire the free museum provided by FIT.

See FIT for hours of operation and current and upcoming exhibit listing.

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