Narcisco Rodriguez And Daphne Guinness Attend Opening Of FIT Exhibit

[All photos by NEIL RASMUS for PMc]. Narcisco Rodriguez, Francisco Costa, and Daphne Guinness were among the fashion industry headliners at the opening of the "American Beauty" exhibit at the FIT Museum last night.

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The exhibit seeks to explore how the "philosophy of beauty" is allied to the craft of dressmaking. It focuses on 25 American fashion designers, from the early 20th century to the present, including contemporary names such as Isabel Toledo and the Mulleavy sisters of Rodarte. Check it out at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology from November 6th to January 9th.

Daphne Guinness            Patricia Mears, Francisco Costa, Valerie Steele

Patricia Mears, Narciso Rodriguez, Francisco Costa, Valerie Steele

Charlotte Moss                            Lisha Epperson, Rodney Epperson

Patricia Mears, Rosemary Ponzo  Randy Pempler, Naila Chbib

Mary Gelhart, Cator Sparks

Marcia Sherrill                               Claire Watson, Michael Bruno

Robert Tagliapietra, Jeffrey Costello, Thom Browne