Fashion Institute of Technology | The Vintage Traveler. One of the great treasures of the fashion history world is the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology. At any time there is at least one exhibition, and often there are more. And quite incredibly for a city where everything is expensive, the museum is free of charge. The exhibition this summer has been RetroSpective, in which the relationship that fashion has with past fashion is explored. This is a topic of special interest to vintage clothing lovers like me. It seems like we are always discussing the past influences that show up on the runway or in more recent fashion.
As this exhibition shows us, fashion has long looked to the past for inspiration. The top photo is from a 1999 gown by Alexander McQueen for Givenchy, in which you can see references to the fashion of 16th century England. On the left is a man’s embroidered coat and vest from around 1790. Don’t forget to click! The black dress is a circa 1923 robe de style, a look associated with couturier Jeanne Lanvin. Like this: Fashion History Costume Trends and Eras, Trends Victorians - Haute Couture. The History of Costume - Index #1. Click On Picture To Enlarge It (100K). Plate # 1 - Egyptians, Moors, Turks Plate # 2 - Ancient Near East - Assyrian, Persian, Egyptian Plate # 3 - Ancient Near East - Assyrian, Persian, Egyptian Plate # 4 - Ancient Judah Plate # 5 - Ancient Greece Plate # 6 - Ancient Rome NEXT PAGE: TEXT INDEX (Faster): Costume & Fashion Designers: Costume Gallery.
World History Timeline.