This event is in the past.It took place on May 2, 2026 at Fashion Institute of Technology.
Educational Talk
Educational TalkFashion and Textile Studies Symposium: Negotiating Femininity: Constructing Ideals
May 2 at 1pm
Chelsea, New York
🎓Arrive early for best seats
📚Six presentations, diverse topics
💬Q&A follows each talk
Annual student symposium from FIT's Fashion and Textile Studies program exploring how femininity is constructed through dress, media, and culture. Presentations span Tumblr feminism to Tang dynasty cross-dressing, examining how feminine ideals are enforced and subverted across history.
Academic symposium
Fashion & textile studies
Free public lecture
Feminist theory
Educational TalkEducational TalkFashion and Textile Studies Symposium: Negotiating Femininity: Constructing Ideals
May 2 at 1pm
Chelsea, New York
🎓Arrive early for best seats
📚Six presentations, diverse topics
💬Q&A follows each talk
Annual student symposium from FIT's Fashion and Textile Studies program exploring how femininity is constructed through dress, media, and culture. Presentations span Tumblr feminism to Tang dynasty cross-dressing, examining how feminine ideals are enforced and subverted across history.
Academic symposium
Fashion & textile studies
Free public lecture
Feminist theory