Here's a throwback to the Teen Fashion Studio at The Metropolitan Museum of Art last summer inspired by the Heavenly Bodies exhibit. I had an enchanting and fun week working with everyone (the young designers, Met staff, interns) we even got a private tour of the garments Cloisters with Jessica Glasscock of the Costume Institute.
Releasing a short video about the process leading up to this soon :). Their creations were sew dope!
photo (c) 2018 Filip Wolak
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Our High School of Fashion Industries intern Asatta B. visited The Museum at FIT in August to view Uniformity. Here's what she reported back:
I visited The Museum at FIT to see their exhibit, Uniformity, curated by Emma McClendon. I've never seen so many uniforms in one place! There were uniforms such as soldiers, military, school and fast food clerk. I learned historical facts like uniforms being made for social order, control, and tradition. Uniformity will be at The Museum at FIT's Fashion & Textile History Gallery until November 19th (only 3 days left). I recommend everyone who is into fashion go. My favorite uniforms were:
Military Uniforms
Uniforms are a constant reminder of social order
Stan Herman, McDonald's uniform, polyester, 1976
Jermy Scott for Moschino, 2014
Gucci + Spyder Ski Uniform
Athletic uniforms sometimes borrows elements from military uniforms
photos: Asatta B.
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This Saturday the Brooklyn Museum will host it's 10th Anniversary Children's Book Fair - yay! I'm honored to be listed alongside over 50 Brooklyn authors and illustrators for the 2nd year in a row. I'll be hosting an original activity from My Fab Fashion Style File, with some of my favorite young fashionistas, should be fun! Read more about it here! Please save the date or share please.
Brooklyn Museum Children's Book Fair
November 12th, noon - 4p, Rubin Pavilion
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Artwork by Ida Pearle
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Today's the day and there's not much else to say except, VOTE (please everyone 18+)!
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One of my favorite things about My Fab Fashion Style File (my newest book) is that you can create your own mood boards! For those who don't know, a mood board is a type of collage that is meant to inspire creations and fashion designers often use them to help design their collection from season to season. Making a mood board is typically the 1st step in their creative process. Here's one of my latest boards, inside my book.
Oddly enough, this is actually how I feel right now -- I can't believe it's November already!
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The Creative Cookie is teaming up with Pioneer Works for a youth program for ages 8 – 18. Inspired by their current exhibition, ON, by mixed-media and performance artist, Derrick Adams. ON is an investigation of consumerism and the dramatization of black figures in entertainment and popular culture. The activity will consist of making TV set collages where youth can reimagine and construct images they would like to see represented in the media, and in the world, using magazine clippings, paint, fabric and sparkle! After the activity, participants are welcome to tour Pioneer Works and enjoy their amazing garden.
Art Making at Pioneer Works
Thursday, June 30 2016 / 4 – 5:30p
159 Pioneer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231
To RSVP please email: hello@thecreativecookie.com
To learn more about the show click here
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