A sampling of images from the FIT Designer File Collection. For full access, members of the FIT community can log on to FITDIL
Daily News Record, June 10, 1991.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Joseph Abboud images from the Designer File Collection.
Harper's Bazaar, May 1950.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Adrian images from the Designer Files Collection.
Vogue Paris, October 1983.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Azzedine Alaia images from the Designer Files Collection.
Women's Wear Daily, October 7, 1983.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Theoni Aldredge images from the Designer Files Collection.
Spring 1999.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Victor Alfaro images from the Designer Files Collection.
Vogue Italia, January 1980.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Giorgio Armani images from the Designer Files Collection.
British Vogue, March 1986.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Laura Ashley images from the Designer Files Collection.
Women's Wear Daily, February 24, 2003.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Badgley Mischka (Firm) images from the Designer Files Collection.
Women's Wear Daily, June 28, 2007.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Balenciaga (Firm) images from the Designer Files Collection.
1954.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Cristobal Balenciaga images from the Designer Files Collection.
Harper's Bazaar, March 1963.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Pierre Balmain images from the Designer Files Collection.
Spring 1994.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Pierre Balmain (Firm) images from the Designer Files Collection.
Fall/Winter 1998/1999.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more John Bartlett images from the Designer Files Collection.
Women's Wear Daily, August 30, 2004.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more BCBG Max Azria images from the Designer Files Collection.
Vogue, October 1965.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Geoffrey Beene images from the Designer Files Collection.
Women's Wear Daily, September 29, 2005.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Bottega Veneta images from the Designer Files Collection.
Women's Wear Daily, October 12, 2005.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Burberry images from the Designer Files Collection.
L'Art et la Mode, March 1969.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Pierre Cardin images from the Designer File Collection.
June 26, 1970.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Bonnie Cashin images from the Designer Files Collection.
2000s.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Roberto Cavalli images from the Designer Files Collection.
Chanel Inc., Fall/Winter 1987.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Chanel (Firm) from the Designer Files Collection.
June 1930.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Coco Chanel images from the Designer Files Collection.
New York Times Magazine, February 27, 1994.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Chloé (Firm) images from the Designer Files Collection.
Women's Wear Daily, August 4, 1986.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Anne Cole images from the Designer Files Collection.
Spring/Summer 2000.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Kenneth Cole images from the Designer Files Collection.
Fall/Winter 1999/2000.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Comme des Garcons images from the Designer Files Collection.
Vogue Italia, October 1982.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Complice (Firm) images from the Designer Files Collection.
Art et la Mode. 1969.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more André Courrèges images from the Designer Files Collection.
Spring 1966.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Lily Daché images from the Designer Files Collection.
Spring 1989.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Oscar de la Renta images from the Designer Files Collection.
Fall/Winter 2000/2001.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Daryl K images from the Designer Files Collection.
Fall/Winter 1998/1999.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Ann Demeulemeester images from the Designer Files Collection.
Harper's Bazaar, March 1950.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Christian Dior images from the Designer Files Collection.
Women's Wear Daily, July 16, 2003.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Christian Dior (Firm) images from the Designer Files Collection.
Women's Wear Daily, September 30, 2005.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more DSquared2 (Firm) images from the Designer Files Collection.
W, October 1993.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Dolce & Gabbana images from the Designer Files Collection.
Vogue, April 1950.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Jacques Fath images from the Designer Files Collection.
Women's Wear Daily, March 13, 1979.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Fendi (Firm) images from the Designer Files Collection.
American Fabrics and Fashions, Spring 1980.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Mariano Fortuny images from the Designer Files Collection.
Vogue, November 1967.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more James Galanos images from the Designer Files Collection.
Vogue Italia, February 1985.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more John Galliano images from the Designer Files Collection.
Vogue Paris, February 1986.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Jean-Paul Gaultier images from the Designer Files Collection.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Rudi Gernreich images from the Designer Files Collection.
1950s.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Hubert de Givenchy images from the Designer Files Collection.
Vogue, March 1966.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Alix Grès images from the Designer Files Collection.
Women's Wear Daily, February 26, 2004.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Gucci (Firm) images from the Designer Files Collection.
British Vogue, March 1986.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Katharine Hamnett images from the Designer Files Collection.
American Film, May 1978.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Edith Head images from the Designer Files Collection.
Spring 1985.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Hermès images from the Designer Files Collection.
Daily News Record, October 19, 1984.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Tommy Hilfiger images from the Designer Files Collection.
Women's Wear Daily, June 29, 2004.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Marc Jacobs images from the Designer Files Collection.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Charles James images from the Designer Files Collection.
Women's Wear Daily. January 4, 1973.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Betsey Johnson images from the Designer Files Collection.
The Face, November 1985.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Norma Kamali images from the Designer Files Collection.
February 1986.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Donna Karan images from the Designer Files Collection.
New York Times Magazine, February 27, 1994.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Rei Kawakubo images from the Designer Files Collection.
British Vogue, September 1, 1980.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Kenzo images from the Designer Files Collection.
New York, February 28, 1994.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Michael Kors images from the Designer Files Collection.
Fall/Winter 1995.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Krizia (Firm) images from the Designer Files Collection.
L'Officiel, March 1985.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Christian Lacroix images from the Designer Files Collection.
Spring/Summer 1995.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Karl Lagerfeld images from the Designer Files Collection.
2000.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Helmut Lang images from the Designer Files Collection.
L'Officiel. July 1937.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Jeanne Lanvin images from the Designer Files Collection.
Femme Chic, Spring 1964.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Lanvin (Firm) images from the Designer Files Collection.
Exhibition catalog for The Magical Art of Judith Leiber, 1991.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Judith Leiber images from the Designer Files Collection.
1988.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Liz Claiborne Inc. images from the Designer Files Collection.
Women's Wear Daily, June 12, 1984.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Bob Mackie images from the Designer Files Collection.
Vogue, June 1953.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Mainbocher images from the Designer Files Collection.
Vogue, 1966.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Marimekko Oy (Firm) images from the Designer Files Collection.
Vogue, April 1951.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Claire McCardell images from the Designer Files Collection.
Collezioni, Fall/Winter 2000/2001.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Alexander McQueen images from the Designer Files Collection.
New York Magazine, February 2, 1991.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Nicole Miller images from the Designer Files Collection.
L'Officiel, May 1979.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Issey Miyake images from the Designer Files Collection.
New York Times Magazine. February 27, 1994.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Isaac Mizrahi images from the Designer Files Collection.
Vogue Italia. March 1984.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Claude Montana images from the Designer Files Collection.
Vogue Paris, May 1984.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Thierry Mugler images from the Designer Files Collection.
Vogue, April 1965.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Norman Norell images from the Designer Files Collection.
Album Figaro, September/October 1950.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Jeanne Paquin images from the Designer Files Collection.
Vogue Paris, June 1966.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Jean Patou images from the Designer Files Collection.
Vogue, May 1977.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Elsa Peretti images from the Designer Files Collection.
Town & Country, March 1982.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Paloma Picasso images from the Designer Files Collection.
Women's Wear Daily, June 7, 2005.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Zac Posen images from the Designer Files Collection.
The Queen, November 1968.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Mary Quant images from the Designer Files Collection.
Women's Wear Daily, February 9, 2006.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Narciso Rodriguez images from the Designer Files Collection.
Spring/Summer 2000.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Cynthia Rowley images from the Designer Files Collection.
Elle, October 30, 1972.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Sonia Rykiel images from the Designer Files Collection.
Elle, May 1, 1971.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Yves Saint Laurent images from the Designer Files Collection.
British Vogue, March 1 1979.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Salvatore Ferragamo images from the Designer Files Collection.
New York Times Magazine, Spring 1995.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Jil Sander images from the Designer Files Collection.
1953.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Elsa Schiaparelli images from the Designer Files Collection.
Spring/Summer 1990s.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Versace Group (Firm) images from the Designer Files Collection.
Fall/Winter 1993/1994.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Gianni Versace images from the Designer Files Collection.
Vogue, November 13, 1935.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Madeleine Vionnet images from the Designer Files Collection.
Women's Wear Daily, March 6, 2006.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Junya Watanabe images from the Designer Files Collection.
Fashion Show, Spring 1999.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Vivienne Westwood images from the Designer Files Collection.
Daily News Record, May 26, 1981.
Go to FITDIL (FIT Digital Image Library) for more Kansai Yamamoto images from the Designer Files Collection.
This Guide lists a variety of the FIT Library's collections that include runway coverage by designer, with links to their record in our Library catalog. Here is a brief description of the collections you will find mentioned in this guide; most are Library-use only. Please be aware that this is not a complete index of our collections for each designer. Some of the items here may not be exclusively runway but were included to show the designers' work. To find books and more information, please search for the designer in our Library catalog.
CD-ROMS
FIT's CD-Rom collection consists of photographs of designers' runway shows on disc
Designer Briefs
FIT's Designer briefs collection consists of photocopies of selected clippings of editorial pages, articles and/or advertisements from magazines and newspapers that are bound by designer
Designer Files
FIT's Designer File collection consists of selected clippings of editorial pages, articles and/or advertisements from magazines and newspapers organized in files by designer and decade
Designer Sketches
FIT's Designer sketches are bound photo-reproduced sketches by Cardinal Fashion Studios based on designs by certain designers
Designer Slides
FIT's Designer Slides Collection are slides illustrating the seasonal designs of certain designers
Fashion Files
FIT's Fashion File collection consists of selected clippings of editorial pages, articles and/or advertisements from magazines and newspapers organized in files by trends and subject
Lookbooks
FIT's Look Book collection consists of fashion photographs of runway shows from the late 1980s to present
Special Collections Sketches and Scrapbooks
FIT's Special Collections Sketches and Scrapbooks consists of sketches by designers or sketches of their work, photographs, articles and more. The Special Collections Sketches and Scrapbooks are available by appointment only in the Special Collections Department. Please call in advance to make an appointment to see these materials.
Video
The part of FIT's video collection covered here consists of runway shows, guest lecturer series, documentaries and more on dvd and vhs
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