The Museum at FIT Celebrates 50 Years of Hip Hop With New Exhibition

The Museum at FIT (MFIT) is celebrating 50 years of hip hop with a new exhibition. Called Fresh, Fly, and Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip Hop Style, MFIT will explore fashion exclusively through one musical genre for the first time. Over 100 garments and accessories will be on display, capturing the pivotal moments in hip hop fashion’s evolution, including Kangol hats, custom Dapper Dan jackets and the Manolo Blahnik Okla Alta booties inspired by Timberland work boots. The exhibition is curated by Elena Romero, journalist and assistant professor of Marketing Communications at FIT, and Elizabeth Way, associate curator of costume at MFIT, whose previous exhibitions include Head to Toe (2021), Fabric in Fashion (2018), and Black Fashion Designers (2016). It will be on display at The Museum at FIT from February 8 to April 23, 2023. CREDIT: Courtesy of FIT “It was important for The Museum at FIT to organize this exhibition, because hip hop — the most influential music genre of our era — has had such a profound impact on the world of fashion,” noted Dr. Valerie Steele, director and chief curator, MFIT. “Furthermore, hip hop fashion and music are cultural expressions of the African and Hispanic cultural diasporas, which MFIT seeks to

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