Shoe Symposium, Talk 4 | "The First Pair: A Look into Sneaker Culture"

Los Angeles native Christyna Pourhabib, editor of the coffee table book "The First Pair," talks about how sneakers become an entry point into the broader subjects of race, gender, class, and identity for The Museum at FIT's 25th academic symposium "Stilettos to Sneakers: A Virtual Shoe Symposium." This virtual event on December 3, 2021 brings together scholars and curators and their new research on the social and cultural significance of shoes. #HeadToToeExhibit #FashionCulture 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