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Museum at FIT Symposia The Museum at FIT organizes and hosts symposia that bring together curators, scholars, designers, and other fashion professionals to explore important themes in fashion. Learn more about upcoming and past symposia below. Many past symposia are available to view on demand on our YouTube channel.
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PodBean : The MFIT Fashion Culture Podcast
The Museum at FIT’s Fashion Culture podcast provides new perspectives on the history, impact, and evolution of fashion.

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Costume and Fashion-related Museums & Collections

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Metropolitan Museum Haute Couture Timeline

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Fashion Forward Podcasts

Podcasts with Fashion Backgrounds

You know that at the FIT Library, we are big into fashion. And we love these top podcasts because they have current FIT connections!

An Archivist's Tale
This series features SPARC Director Karen Trivette and her husband, Geof Huth, exploring the archives of the world and the processes of archivists.
Articles of Interest
This limited series hosted by Avery Trufelman, is a miniseries within the public radio show '99% Invisible'. It approaches everyday fashion items with deep dives into history and their cultural context.
Bande' a Part ("Something Apart from the Group")
Fashion historians Rebecca Arnold and Beatrice Behlen, of the Courtould Institute and the Museum of London, respectively, dish about exhibitions, tv shows, and contemporary designers with erudition and humor.
Business of Fashion (BoF)
This biweekly podcast hosted by BoF's CEO, Imran Amed, tackles fashion-industry news with a clear-eyed take on racism, climate change, and other world wide issues.
Dress Fancy
Cultural historians Lucy Clayton and Benjamin Wild discuss the place of fancy dress as a tool for protest, social commentary, celebration, and escapism.
Dressed: The History of Fashion
This well-researched series is written and edited by FIT alumna and SPARC staffer, April Calahan and her fellow alumna Cassidy Zachary.
Fashion Victims
This podcast, hosted by FIT alumi Darnell Jamal and Luke Meagher, focuses on the uneasy tension between models, designers, and celebrities of color and the conservative high-fashion establisment.
Frock Flicks
Entertaining extension of the blog where fashion historians review period films and television shows.
In Vogue: the 1990s
Hamish Bowles, the famous exhibition designer, Vogue editor, and Man About Town, hosts this glossy podcast under the aegis of Vogue's Anna Wintour.
Not Your Momma's History
This is a YouTube channel, which we will highlight elsewhere, but presentation of history, dress, and social issues surrounding Black experience in the US are creative, intelligent, and educational.
Unravel: A Fashion Podcast
Hosted by textile conservator Dana Goodin, art and fashion historian Jasmine Helm and fashion historian Joy Davis. Another FIT alumna vehicle, this includes a regular series highlighting Black, Indigenous, and queer designers.
The Wardrobe Crisis
Host Clare Press, Vogue Australia's Sustainability Editor, addresses the fashion industry's impact on the environment with an Aussie-centric view.

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