Fashion Culture | Fashion is Spinach: The Life and Work of Elizabeth Hawes

On March 7, 2023, author and podcaster April Calahan moderated a panel discussion about Elizabeth Hawes with professors and fashion historians Lourdes Font (FIT) and Francesca Granata (The New School). Elizabeth Hawes is known for her timeless fashion designs and her written critique of the fashion system, and this conversation examines her importance in American fashion. Image: Elizabeth Hawes wearing a pair utilitarian suspender slacks, photographed by Mary Morris Lawrence, 1941. PLEASE DO NOT DOWNLOAD VIDEOS WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION The Museum at FIT (MFIT) is the only museum dedicated exclusively to the art of fashion in New York City. #MuseumAtFIT #FashionCulture SUBSCRIBE AND FOLLOW US ONLINE! YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/TheMuseumatFIT/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheMuseumAtFIT TWITTER: https://twitter.com/museumatFIT INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/museumatfit/ FLICKR: https://www.flickr.com/photos/museumatfit TUMBLR: https://museumatfit.tumblr.com/ VISIT OUR WEBSITE: https://www.fitnyc.edu/museum