Andres Cabrera – 23975155

This past week I decided to tackle the academic workshop. I went to The Museum at FIT on 27th Street with a friend, at first I didn’t love the idea of going to a fashion museum but finally decided to go because it was very close to Baruch, just a sixteen minute walk away!. But once I arrive it turned out to be a very interesting and enjoyable experience, I had never been in a fashion museum and it was very informative. When we first arrived I was quite surprised by the setting, the rooms were dark, but there was just enough light to be able to see the different clothes which came from a wide variety of historical periods, influences and cultures. It was very interesting to see some of the first pieces of work from world renown designers such as Giorgio Armani and Louis Vuitton, and how their work has evolved over the years, and even what impact this designers have had in the way we dress nowadays. But truly the most interesting fact was seeing how clothes has evolved as a whole, there were periods where the priority was using the most luxurious items possible or some that only cared for comfort or emphasizing the wearers figure. There was a special exhibit about Paris, its main designers, its culture and why over centuries it has been considered the city of fashion. I learned in this exhibit that while Paris was the best place to buy clothes for woman, London was the best place to get a tailored suit. I found the museum overall very exiting, there was a lot of things made by FIT students that were in between the exhibits, which was a very nice way to validate their hard work. I would truly recommend this museum to anyone interested in fashion or the history of clothes.