FIT and Eco Fashion

From May 26- November 13, 2010 at The Museum at FIT in Manhattan

Eco Fashion is a hot topic in the world of art and style right now and the exhibit, Eco Fashion, Going Green’s appearance has only affirmed Eco Fashion’s importance in New York City.  The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), founded in 1944 as a part of the  New York State University system, opened a show last week entitled Eco Fashion Going Green at their Textile History Gallery at Seventh Avenue at 27th Street in NYC. This show, organized by Jennifer Farley and Colleen Hill is a BIG nod to Eco Fashionistas, Sustainable Designers and Stylists around the world, since its home at FIT broadcasts that Eco Fashion is here to stay. For those of you HVC readers who won’t be able to hit up this exhibit, here’s a brief synopsis to wet your palette. Take a look and then go out there and inspire your local textile, fashion or fine art institution to develop a show based on Eco Fashion. You never know what you can create !

Pretty in Green: Eco Fashion at the Prom

Teens go green for prom, image via Project Green Prom

It’s that time of the year again. In the United States there’s a charming window from May to June when you can be dining at the Ferry building with a delightful view of the bridge in San Francisco, or catching a view high above Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan, when suddenly you see them descend. There’s a rainbow of pastel and primary cloth that can leave your sweet tooth dry,  and a cascade of over-sized, rented suit jackets just waiting to come off. Nowhere is safe, they’re even at McDonald’s or neighborhood diners,that’s right, ladies and gentlemen, it’s Prom Season!

Sustainable Sex…. And The City

Yup, you knew we had to do it. Come on, what kind of fashion site would we be if didn’t mark one of the industry’s favorite shows turned films, the staple of late 1990′s early 2000′s fashion diet? As we’re sure many of you know, next week marks the opening of Sex and the City 2 (the film) . The follow up to last year’s SATC 1 movie showcases the trials and tribulations of Carrie, Miranda, Samantha, and Charlotte. SATC 2 is positioned to gross more than SATC 1, which made a reported $26.93 million in the US and Canada on its first day, so we’re pretty sure that studio execs are looking forward to your high-heeled adventure over to your local cinema this coming Thursday night. But what we at HVC want to know is, since 2010 has been a significant year for sustainability in fashion, what measures are the art direction team taking to mark this movement in one of the more influential billboards of American style?

Spring Showers Bring Beige Flowers

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My wish for you today, dear reader, is that spring has sprung in your neck of the woods. With the cascading changes of seasons around the world I imagine that there is quite a variety of those who have and have not seen the first crocuses of the season. But I’m writing from a spot where lilacs, and daffodils have been in full swing for months and I’m happy to report that somewhere, out there is hope that you will soon see your first splash of color.