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Forces of Nature Gather in a New Fashion Exhibition at FIT

By Laird Borrelli-Persson
  • From “Force of Nature” at The Museum at FIT Arzu Kaprol evening ensemble Fall 2014 Turkey gift of Arzu Kaprol
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    From “Force of Nature” at the Museum at FIT Arzu Kaprol evening ensemble, Fall 2014, Turkey, gift of Arzu Kaprol

  • From “Force of Nature” at The Museum at FIT the “Botanic Garden” platform
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    From “Force of Nature” at the Museum at FIT The “Botanic Garden” platform

  • From “Force of Nature” at The Museum at FIT Alexander McQueen dress Horn of Plenty collectsion Fall 2009 England museum...
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    From “Force of Nature” at the Museum at FIT Alexander McQueen dress, The Horn of Plenty collectsion, Fall 2009, England, museum purchase

  • From “Force of Nature” at The Museum at FIT Pierre Hardy shoes Summer 2015 France gift of Pierre Hardy
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    From “Force of Nature” at the Museum at FIT Pierre Hardy shoes, Summer 2015, France, gift of Pierre Hardy

  • From “Force of Nature” at The Museum at FIT Alexander McQueen evening dress Pantheon as Lecum collectsion Fall 2004...
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    From “Force of Nature” at the Museum at FIT Alexander McQueen evening dress, Pantheon as Lecum collectsion, Fall 2004, England, museum purchase

  • From “Force of Nature” at The Museum at FIT left Bill Cunningham cape and comb set 1960s and right Cristóbal Balenciaga...
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    From “Force of Nature” at the Museum at FIT Left: Bill Cunningham pheasant feather cape and comb set, 1960s; right: Cristóbal Balenciaga silk chiffon and ostrich evening dress, 1967; gifts of Frederick Eberstadt (Cunningham) and Roxanne Lowit (Balenciaga)

  • From “Force of Nature” at The Museum at FIT Mme. Pauline hat circa 1955 USA gift of Mrs. Oto Grun
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    From “Force of Nature” at the Museum at FIT Mme. Pauline hat, circa 1955, USA, gift of Mrs. Oto Grun

  • From “Force of Nature” at The Museum at FIT Valentino Couture coat 1974 Italy gift of Mary Russell
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    From “Force of Nature” at the Museum at FIT Valentino Couture, coat, 1974, Italy, gift of Mary Russell

  • From “Force of Nature” at The Museum at FIT Jean Paul Gaultier top and skirt 1988 and 1987 France museum purchase
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    From “Force of Nature” at the Museum at FIT Jean Paul Gaultier top and skirt, 1988 and 1987, France, museum purchase

  • From “Force of Nature” at The Museum at FIT 21st century garments accessories and textile swatches influenced by biomimicry
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    From “Force of Nature” at the Museum at FIT 21st-century garments, accessories, and textile swatches influenced by biomimicry

Christian Lacroix is Laird Borrelli-Persson’s fashion raison d’etre; the way he combined romance and historicism set her on the path she is following today. Borrelli-Persson studied literature at Boston College, spending her junior year abroad at Oxford, where she added some art history. After graduation she moved to New York to intern ... Read More