Rose Symposium, Talk 2 | "Ordeal by Roses"

Jonathan Faiers presents “Ordeal by Roses” for The Museum at FIT's 24th academic symposium Ravishing: The Rose in Fashion on April 30, 2021. This virtual event explores how the beauty, mythology, and symbolism of the rose have long influenced fashionable dress. #RoseInFashion Jonathan Faiers is Professor of Fashion Thinking at the University of Southampton, UK, and he lectures internationally on the interface between popular culture, textiles and dress His publications include "Tartan" (Berg, 2008), "Dressing Dangerously," "Fur: A Sensitive History" (both Yale University Press, 2013 and 2020) and essays for "Alexander McQueen," "London Couture" (both V&A, 2015) and "Expedition: Fashion from the Extreme" (MFlT/Thames & Hudson, 2017). 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