Dress, Fashion, and National Identity in Puerto Rico

Name: Dress, Fashion, and National Identity in Puerto Rico
Start: 2025-10-07T17:30:00-04:00
Location: 300 7th Ave, New York, NY 10001, United States

Schedule

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025 at 05:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

300 7th Ave, New York, NY 10001, United States | New York, NY

Join FIT Associate Professor José Blanco F. and independent researcher Raúl J. Vázquez-López who will present their new book, “Dress, Fashion, and National Identity in Puerto Rico,” in conversation with MFIT's Senior Curator of Education Tanya Meléndez-Escalante. The book explores national identity and nation formation as well as past and current practices in Puerto Rican visual culture. A book signing follows the event.
[Image: Cover of Dress, Fashion, and National Identity in Puerto Rico. Courtesy of Bloomsbury.]
#FashionCulture Fall 2025 is made possible with the support of the Couture Council of The Museum at FIT. The Museum at FIT's programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.