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Tue 03 Oct, 2006 12:24 pm
Thanks Merv! I think the website it back up now; here's a more specific link to the "Love and War" exhibit:
http://www3.fitnyc.edu/museum/loveandwar/default.htm
The two most impressive pieces on display -- from Christian Dior's summer show -- aren't online because they only arrived the night before the opening. But I'll prepare a review for myArmoury within the month, with photos of them and other notable designs. Also included were several pieces of real armor on loan from the Higgins.
The website for
Fashion Theory is here, and they'll be able to get us copies (I need one for myself!)!). The current issue is 10.3 but 10.4 should be available soon:
http://www.bergpublishers.co.uk/uk/fashion/fashion_about.htm
Dr. Valerie Steele -- world's greatest fashion critic! -- is both the journal's editor and director of the FIT Museum, and I'm very encouraged by her openness to exploring the connection between fashion and armor/sex and violence. I'm hoping others will use the general principles outlined in my article to do more detailed studies in particular areas of interest -- and then sumbit those studies as well to
Fashion Theory for publication.
We could help bring armor back into style in the 2000s! :cool: