For the academic blog post, I chose to visit the Museum at The Fashion Institute of Technology. I intended to visit this museum for an English assignment I had to do; it was the perfect place to find research on the topic of my paper. They offered an exhibition called The Force of Nature, which was not too large but it was beautiful, nonetheless. Included, were many unique pieces that were created through different time periods in history. Some of these can be seen in the images attached below. The focus of this exhibition was to portray the influence that nature has had on fashion over the years and continues to have today. For instance, some of the pieces had floral prints or were even made with bird feathers incorporated into them. Although this is not my type of style, it was interesting to see different trends that you would not be able to find anywhere else. The clothing that was displayed is not what people would normally wear but they were colorful and pleasant to look at. Fashion is something that appeals to me and I enjoyed my time at this Museum.