A New FIT Exhibition Celebrates Black Fashion Designers Inline

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    Photo credits (from left to right): Ann Lowe, dress, circa 1955, USA. Gift of Eleanor Cates. B. Michael, dress, fall 2015, USA. Gift of b. michael AMERICA. CD Greene, dress, 1996, USA. Gift of CD Greene. Bruce Oldfield, dress, spring 2013, England. Gift of Bruce Oldfield. Eric Gaskins, dress, 2014, USA. Gift of Eric Gaskins. Kevan Hall, dress, spring 2008, USA. Gift of Kevan Hall.
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    Photo credits (from left to right): Patrick Kelly, dress, fall/winter 1986-1987, France. Museum purchase. Duro Olowu, ensemble, fall 2012, England. Gift of Duro Olowu.
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    Photo credits (from left to right): Isaïa, ensemble, 1980, USA. Gift of Ms. Terry Melville. Dapper Dan of Harlem, jacket, 1987, USA. Gift of Dapper Dan of Harlem. Photographs by Jamel Shabazz, late-1980s. Cross Colours, ensemble, 1990-1993, USA. Gift of Michael Harrell. Photographs by Dario Calmese 2012-2014. Off-White, ensemble, fall 2015, USA. Gift of Off-White c/o Virgil Abloh. Pyer Moss, ensemble and shoes (in case), fall 2015, USA. Gift of Pyer Moss.
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    Photo credits (from left to right): Patrick Kelly, trousers and hat, spring 1988, France. Gift of Bjorn G. Amelan and Bill T. Jones. Kente cloth, 1940s, Ghana. Museum purchase. Stella Jean, ensemble and shoes (in case), fall 2015, Italy. Gift of Stella Jean. Lisa Folawiyo, dress, spring 2015, Nigeria. Gift of Lisa Folawiyo. Mimi Plange, dress, spring 2013, USA. Gift of Mimi Plange. Christie Brown, dress, spring 2016, Ghana. Gift of Christie Brown.
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    Photo credits (from left to right): LaQuan Smith, dress, fall 2016, USA. Gift of LaQuan Smith. Lawrence Steele, dress, fall 2004, Italy. Gift of Lawrence Steele. Rubin & Chapelle, dress, fall 2012, USA. Museum purchase.
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    Photo credits (from left to right): Public School, ensemble, fall 2016, USA. Gift of Public School NYC. Xuly.Bët, ensemble, fall 2016, France. Gift of Xuly.Bët.
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    Photo credits (from left to right): Patrick Kelly, pins (in case), 1987-1990, France. Gift of Gloria Steinem. Patrick Kelly, dress, fall 1987, France. Gift of Bjorn G. Amelan and Bill T. Jones. Patrick Kelly, T-shirt, spring 1989, France. Gift of Bjorn G. Amelan and Bill T. Jones. Willi Smith, T-shirt, 1990, USA. Gift of Matthew Olszak. Stoned Cherrie, ensemble, 2010, South Africa. Gift of Stoned Cherrie. Pyer Moss, T-shirt, spring 2016, USA. Gift of Pyer Moss. G-Star RAW, T-shirt, spring 2016, Netherlands. Museum purchase. Pyer Moss, ensemble, spring 2016, USA. Gift of Pyer Moss.
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    Photo credits (from left to right): Willi Smith, ensemble, spring 1985, USA. Gift of WilliWear, Ltd. Jeffrey Banks, ensemble, circa 1981, USA. Gift of Jeffrey Banks. Sean John, ensemble, fall 2008, USA. Gift of Sean John. Maurice Sedwell, ensemble, 2003, England. Gift of Maurice Sedwell (Savile Row) Designed and hand made by Andrew M. Ramroop OBE. Wales Bonner, ensemble, spring 2017, England. Museum purchase. Joe Casely-Hayford, ensemble, fall 2015, England. Gift of Joe Casely-Hayford. Agi & Sam, fall 2015, England. Gift of Agi & Sam. Byron Lars, dress, 1991, USA. Gift of Byron Lars. Patrick Kelly, ensemble, spring 1989, France. Museum purchase.
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    Photo credits (from left to right): Byron Lars, dress, 1991, USA. Gift of Byron Lars. Patrick Kelly, ensemble, spring 1989, France. Museum purchase.
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