print email comment close Arbiters of Style: Women and the Forefront of Fashion URL: http://www3.fitnyc.edu/museum/Arbitersofstyle/ Description: Companion to a 2008 exhibit on the "'arbiter of style' ... a tastemaker (whether publicly anointed or self-proclaimed) who has the authority to judge and dictate what is fashionable. ... This exhibition focuses on the female creators, promoters, and influential clients who have helped to shape the course of fashion for more than 250 years." View annotated images of fashions back to the early 1800s. From the Museum at FIT (Fashion Institute of Design). Publisher: Fashion Institute of Design (FIT) LII Database Information: Record 27536 created by Maria Brandt on 12/16/2008 Last modification on 02/10/2009 Published: 02/26/2009   LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27536