Symposium | Dr. Joanne Entwistle “New Models of Diversity”

Dr. Joanne Entwistle presenting “New Models of Diversity” at The Museum at FIT's 19th fashion symposium, Fashion and Physique, held on Friday, February 23, 2018. The one-day symposium featured lectures and panels on topics such as the emergence of the plus-size fashion industry in the early twentieth century, the impact of popular culture on how we assess the female body, and fashion accessibility for the disabled in the technological age. Dr. Joanne Entwistle is a reader in culture, media and creative industries at King’s College, London. She is author of "The Fashioned Body: Fashion, Dress and Modern Social Theory." http://www.fitnyc.edu/museum/events/symposium/fashion-physique/index.php 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 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