“The glamour of wearing a recognizable garment, or to preserve an iconic design for prosperity’s sake; which would you choose?”

The Museum of the City of New York  will address the tension surrounding significant fashion garments this Thursday July 11, 2013 at 6:30 pm.  The museum is located at 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street New York, NY 10029.

Vintage Fashion: To Have, to Hold, or to Wear is described on the museum’s website: “Clothes are made to be worn, but every serious vintage fashion enthusiast sooner or later faces the dilemma of whether to enjoy the immediate gratification and inherent glamour of wearing a recognizable garment, or to preserve an iconic design for posterity’s sake. Join Fred Dennis, Senior Curator of Costume at the FIT Museum, as he moderates a discussion about the politics of collecting, preserving, and wearing vintage fashion with Clair Watson, vintage couture expert and 1stdibs Fashion Director; Lana Turner, vintage wearer extraordinaire; and Buster Seccia, devoted collector of Stephen Burrows’s early designs. Vintage attire encouraged!”  

Co-sponsored by 1stdibs and presented in conjunction with Stephen Burrows: When Fashion Danced.

Reservations required: $6 museum members, $8 seniors and students, and $12 general public

For tickets, visit the museum’s box office.  For more information, or to register by phone, please call 917-492-3395.