Did you know that as recently as the 1960s, more than 95% of the apparel purchased within the United States was produced in New York City’s Garment District? While the bulk of today's garment manufacturing has moved overseas, the city still remains a powerful force in the globalized apparel industry, and a leading source of innovation — this is the story of fashion in New York, and the lives of the legendary designers, image-makers, and style icons who shaped American fashion over the past 200 years.
Join New York Adventure Club on a crash-course through the history of fashion in New York, from the revolutionary impact of its ready-to-wear garment industry in the 1800s, to its current role as a global fashion capital.
Led by fashion historians Sara Idacavage and Tessa Maffucci, this virtual presentation will include:
A deep dive into how New York designers challenged the dictatorship of French fashion, and developed a unique sense of style that became known as “The American Look”
An overview of New York’s most iconic fashion designers, from Claire McCardell to Tom Ford
A discussion about the importance of media in the rise of New York fashion
The history of New York as a shopping mecca, and how department stores and factories shaped the built environment that we still navigate
Stories of New York’s garment workers and laborers, which remind us that the fashion industry isn’t always glitz and glamour
See you there!