CHIC ALORS! Behind the Scenes at the FIT Archive

About the Event:

Current ADSNY members will enjoy a rare opportunity to see dazzling treasures from the Fashion Institute of Technology’s expansive special collection! In this exclusive program, Karen Jamison Trivette, Head of Special Collections and College Archives at the FIT, will lead a small group of ADSNY members on a tour of never before seen by our members of one-of-a-kind materials from the 1920s and 30s.

A few highlights include stunning, early designs from Coco Chanel that can’t be found anywhere else, mesmerizing color plates of designs from Sonia Delaunay, works by Maurice Dufrène from the 1925 Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes, a look into color fashion plates from Lanvin…just to name a few!

About the Presenter:

Your host is Full Professor Karen Jamison Trivette, MLS, ABD, an American archivist, special collections librarian, and PhD student. She is based in New York City. She has more than 20 years of archives-related experience and is passionate about sharing her interests with others. She administers the Fashion Institute of Technology Gladys Marcus Library unit of Special Collections and College Archives and engages in PhD studies at the Alma Mater Europaea, University of Maribor, Slovenia. “I am constantly looking for new, innovative ways to solve archives-related problems, especially those problems associated with starting a new archives or with archives arrangement, classification schema, or program organization."

Registration:

This event is limited to current ADSNY members and the number of attendees and reservations are on a first–come, first–served basis.

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