Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology

Fashion Museum in Manhattan New York's 7th Ave. (Photo credit: New York Hotels)

Above is the facade of the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan, New York City has the most fashionable Museum, called the Museum at FIT.

The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology - MFIT, offers exhibits, scheduled gallery tours, provides an array of Fashion publications and showcases a large number of collections in couture, fashion history, with more than 500,000 garments and accessories in its stable. Its a veritable treasure trove for students, researchers, experts in fashion.

Fashion Institute of Technology has 19 courses in fashion offered in a splendid mix of 9 buildings inside the campus.

Photo credit: Wikipedia - Fashion Institute of Technology

Photo credit: Impossible Girl's Blog

Fashion and Politics

Dressing up is empowering one's self. Under dressing is, well my dears, something else. Look at Ms. Hillary Clinton in her "signature power suit" as Forbes.com's compilation of women power dressers calls Ms. Clinton's favorite garb.

In the Middle East, a woman leader Hatshepsut wore a man's garments to highlight and define the power she wielded.

Click here to read more on Forbes.com's women power dressers.

The USIP (USA Institute of Peace) makes interesting insights into the youth in Iran and the way Iranian youth fashion becomes a political expression. USIP's article is in three parts:

Part I. Youth in Iran: Determinators
Part II. Youth in Iran: Parkour fever
Part III. Youth in Iran: The Politics of Fashion

In these times, you need to express yourself politically. Hold your head up, point your chin high. Dress for power, do nothing less.