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This collection is comprised of oral history interviews with prominent twentieth- and twenty-first-century fashion industry businesspeople, designers, and artists, as well as members of the FIT faculty and staff.

The Museum at FIT records are arranged into six (6) series; they are Administrative records, Exhibition records, Promotional material, Symposia records, Correspondence, and Fashion Culture records.

Includes the papers and presentation delivered at the 2017 Symposium "Dressing New York" on Saturday, May 13, 2017. The names of the presenters and the title of their presentations contained in this folder are: Lucy Carey "The Great Divide of 1960: Norman Norell's Coulotte" ; Sarah Jean Culbreth "'Who Are the Mystery Girls?': Deconstructing the New York Doll's Image ; Loggans "Fantaies of Opulence: Racial Dynamics of Drag Balls in New York City, 1890-1969" ; Daniel Gustina "Depression Era New York: Dress & Photographs of Fashionable Society" .

This collection contains fashion sketches (originals and digital facsimiles), fashion photographs, and press/promotional materials documenting the career of Stephen Burrows in the fashion industry from 1969-2012. There is a gap of press materials from 1990-2000 when he left Henri Bendel to open his own business on seventh avenue. His fragrance named, Stephen B., is briefly documented in photographs, press, and a silver wave necklace solid perfume. Ephemeral materials such as personal photographs and an E.R.A ribbon are also a part of the collection.

This collection contains scrapbooks and company records related to the Lord and Taylor department stores, primarily focused on the original stores in New York City. The scrapbook series consists of unbound pages of newspaper and magazine clippings of Lord and Taylor stores in New York City and the greater New York Area. Company records include advertising, photographs and illustrations of Lord and Taylor buildings, company catalogs, press releases and clippings, as well as internal company histories authored by Lord and Taylor. A small subseries relates to biographical information and photographs of former Lord and Taylor president Dorothy Shaver.

This series contains the files Lambert kept on designers, both client and non-client.

This folder contains press clippings, correspondence, press releases, press contacts, lists of attendees pertaining to events held at the Costume Institute.

This folder contains a schedule of Met exhibitions from January- April 1998.

This folder contains an invitation letter from Anna Wintour to attend a Versace retrospective at the Costume Institute and an invitation to the Board of Trustees dining room at the Met.

This folder contains bills and records pertaining to the 1963 American Designer showings including banquet bills from the Plaza and model billings from Ford Models. Also included in this folder is a history of Parsons dated 1995 and a general information brochure on The Kent State University Museum.

This folder contains correspondence, lists of chairmen, stationary and invitations pertaining to the establishment of the Diana Vreeland Fund at the Costume Institute.

This folder contains press releases and drafts of press releases for the 1992 "Fashion and History" exhibition at the Costume Institute.

This folder contains correspondence, press clippings, invitations, press contacts,

This folder contains press releases for the 1992 exhibition "Fashion and History" at the Costume Institute.

This collection cotains both original and photocopied sketches by Arnold Scassi ranging from 1966-1992. Each sketch is accompanied by a fabric swatch and is separated into 21 folders by the collection season ( i.e., Boutique Fall 92) Fabric content is often noted alongside an indication of its use. For example "Printed silk dress and jacket - dress has printed silk ruffle at neckline with white guipure lace edging. Jacket has matching ruffle cuffs." Included in some folders are pricelist, order forms and handwritten notes.

This collection consists of over 2500 sketches by designer Eric de Juan, from 1927 through 1989. The sketches include several done for Josephine Baker in 1949, as well as sketches from de Juan's two years spent as the in-house designer for the Bergdorf Goodman custom salon. Some sketches from the Bergdorf Goodman custom salon have swatches attached.

This folder contains correspondence and budget information pertaining to the 1987 Costume Institute exhibition "American Fashion 1900-1960."

This series contains records, correspondance, photos, color slides and press materials pertaining to the American Designer Showings.

This folder contains 8x10" black and white press photos, most with text press releases attached for : Geoffrey Beene, Bill Blass, Donald Brooks, Oscar de la Renta, Christian Dior-New York, Anne Fogarty, Rudi Gernreich, Victor Joris for Cuddlecoat, David Kidd for Arthur Jablow, Anne Klein for Mallory's, Ralph Lauren, Herbert Levine, Deanne Littell for Warner's, Ralph Lauren, Priscill of Boston and B.H. Wragge.

This folder contains 8x10" black and white press photos, most with text press releases attached for : Adri, John Anthony, Geoffrey Beene, Bill Blass; Stephen Burrows, DDDominick, John Kloss, Kasper for Joan Leslie, Ralph Lauren, Rafael and Clovis Ruffin.

This folder contains black & white 8x10 inch press photos for Barry Keiselstein-Cord's Fall 1982 collection, correspondence from 1960 and a bio on Eleanor Lambert.

This folder contains 8x10 black and white press photos with press releases attached for the Fall 1981 collections of Leal, Mary McFadden, Yonson Pak, Pendleton, Joseph Garguilo for Abe Schroeder, Halston, Smith-Kollmar, Aimee Blacker for Stanley Blacker, John Anthony, Adri, and Julio.

This series is comprised of color slides of garments that were part of the American Designer Showings.

This folder contains correspondence with the Plaza Hotel pertaining to arrangements for the catering for the Fall 1981 American Designer Showings,

This folder contains press clippings from various publications.

This folder contains 8x10 black and white press photos with press releases attached for the Spring 1982 collections of; Albert Nippon, Bob Evans, John Anthony, Mary McFadden, Halston and Rebecca Moses.

This folder contains correspondence with the Metropolitan Museum of Art pertaining to the donation of slides from the American Designer Showings series.

This folder contains color slides of studio photographs of garments from 1981 by Ossie Clarke, John Antony, Dimitri, Fiandaca, Nipon, Regina Kravitz, Betty Junson, Morton Myles, Halston, Adele Simpson, Helene Sidel, Mollie Parnis, Monika Tilley,

This folder contains correspondence, a press clipping, and fashion show presentation layouts.

This folder contains 8x10 black and white press photos with press releases attached for the Spring 1981 collections of Jon Higgins, Regina Kravitz, John Anthony, Pierre Cardin, Halston, and Adele Simpson.

This folder contains correspondence with the Plaza Hotel pertaining to arrangements for the catering for the Fall 1977 American Designer Showings series, fashion forecast press releases for Spring 1978, Fall 1978, Fall 1979, Spring 1980 and Fall 1980.

This folder contains 8x10 black and white press photos with press releases attached for the collections of Pauline Trigere, John Anthony, Bill Blass, Dimitri, Betty Hanson, Halston, Albert Capraro, Regina Kravitz, Mary McFadden, Luigi's Fashions Ltd., Albert Nipon, Intercoiffure America, Fashion Accessories Designers Association, Kasper for J.L. Sport, Kasper for Joan Leslie, and Bill Atkinson.

This folder contains color slides of studio photographs of garments from 1980 by Anthony, Blass, Brooks, Blassport, apraro, Cashin, Dimitri, Halston, Hansen, Kasper, Luigi, Myles, ipon, Parnis, Pollock Ship N'Shore, Sayers, Rupert, Sidel, Silverman, Sant'Angelo, Rupert, Simpson, Tice and Trigere.

This folder contains correspondence and examples of slides created for the Fall 1980 American Designer Showings.

This folder contains invoices, show schedule for the Olympic Games fashion show, show programs, members lists, and press releases.

This folder contains correspondence, press clippings, and color transparencies related to the Fall 1979 American Designer Showings.

This folder contains 8x10 black and white press photos with press releases attached for the Spring 1980 collections of Halston, Adele Simpson, Dominic Rompollo, Jordan Sachs, Christian Rupert, Kasper for Joan Leslie, Formfit Rogers, Kasper for J.L. Sport, Rieko, Giorgio Sant'Angelo, Joseph Gargiulo for Abe Schrader, Mary McFadden, Intercoiffure America, Manya Kahn,

This folder contains 2 show programs.

This folder contains 8x10 black and white press photos with press releases attached for the Fall 1979 collection of John Anthony, Adri, Richard Assatly, Pauline Trigere, Bill Blass, Celanese Fibers, De Beers, Cesarani, Charles of the Ritz, Formfit Rogers, Halston, Intercoiffure America, Mary McFadden, Adele Simpson, Kasper for Joan Leslie, Kasper for J.L. Sport,

This folder contains correspondence, memo for show directions, press releases, a show program, an 8x10 black and white photograph, and members lists.

This folder contains 8x10 black and white press photos with press releases attached for the Spring 1979 collections of Bill Kaiserman for Raphael, Adri, Austin Zuur, Bill Blass, Bonnie Cashin, Cesarani, James Daugherty, The Footwear Council, Charlotte Ford, Famolare, Jeanswear Communications, Halston, Judy Hornby, Studio K by Kimberly, Kimberly, Geoffrey Beene, Albert Nipon, Swirl Pleasurewear, Adele Simpson, Dominic Rompollo, Kasper for Joan Leslie, Kasper for Joan Leslie, and Ralph Lauren.

This folder contains invitations and 3 show programs.

This folder contains members lists, invoices, correspondence, and American designer showing schedules.

This folder contains 8x10 black and white press photos with press releases attached for the Fall 1977 collections of Calvin Klein, Monika Tilley, Richard Assatly, Don Sayers, Pendleton, Jean-Paul Germain, Bill Atkinson, Kasper, and Ralph Lauren.

This folder contains Fall 1977 fashion forecast, correspondance with the Plaza hotel regarding catering arrangements, black and white documentary photos, and press clippings Fall 1972 American Designer Series showing.

This folder contains 8x10 black and white press photos with press releases attached for the Fall 1977 collections of Holly's Harp, Ralph Lauren, Lady Six, Kasper for Joan Leslie, Halston, Kasper for Weatherscope, Bill Blass, Bill Atkinson, Don Sayres for Gamut, Bill Haire, Cesarani, Mary McFadden, and Dimitri.

This folder contains correspondance and menus from the Plaza Hotel regarding catering arrangements for the Fall 1977 American Designer Showings series.

This folder contains color slides of studio photographs of garments from 1975 by John Anthony, Bill Haire, Kasper, Kimberly, Anne Klein, Nipon, Parnis, Rafael, Silverman, Tilley and unspecified designers.

This folder contains show brochures, show invitations, and correspondence.

This folder contains correspondance with the Plaza hotel regarding catering arrangements for the Fall 1976 American Designer Showings series.

This folder contains correspondence with The Plaza Hotel.

This folder contains 8x10 black and white press photos with press releases attached for the Spring 1977 collections of Monika Tilley, Mary McFadden, Bill Blass, Patty Capalli for Jerry Silverman, Kimberly, Albert Nipon, Abe Schreider, Don Sayers for Gamut, Charlotte Ford, and Bill Haire.

This folder contains color slides of studio photographs of garments from 1975 by John Anthony, Albert Capraro, Oleg Cassini, James Daughtry, Denim Council, Oscar de la Renta, Halston, Calvin Klein, Anne Klein, Kaiserman/Rafael, John Kloss, Gloria Sachs, Ralph Lauren, Pat Sandler, Malcolm Starr, Silverman and unspecified designers.

This folder contains two 8x10 black and white press photographs with press releases attached for Stephen Burrows Fall 1975 collection.

This folder contains 8x10 black and white designer press photos, most with press releases attached for: Ralph Lauren, DDDominick, Haire for Friedreicks, Gloria Sachs, Bill Kaiserman, Cathy Hardwick, Giorgio Sant'Angelo, Riffunwear, Scott Barrie, Pendleton, Kasper, American Fur Industry, Bill Blass, Adri, Russel Taylor/Ben Kahn. Also included is a price list for Leo Narducci.

This folder contains 8x10 black and white press photos with press releases attached for the Spring 1976 collections of Halston, DDDominick, Bill Blass, Calvin Klein, Bill Kaiserman, Cathy Hardwick, Lady Wrangler, Landlubber, and Geoffrey Beene.

This folder contains correspondance pertaining to the Fashion Capital of the World buyers bus tour coordinated in conjunction with the Fall 1974 American Designer Series showings.

This folder contains meeting minutes and correspondance pertaining to the Fall 1974 American Designer Showings series.

This folder contains correspondance pertaining to attending and list of attendees of the Fall 1974 American Designer Showings series.