

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: From Function to Fashion: The Enduring Legacy of Utilitarian Design
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 11 Mar, 2026 at 05:30 pm
- **Event Description**: FREE ADMISSION | Katie Murphy Amphitheatre

Sonya Abrego, Mae Colburn, Charles McFarlane, and Dr. Hilary Davidson

Join us for a lively panel discussion with fashion scholars, each of whom will speak to a different facet of utilitarian-inspired dress. Expanding upon the themes of the MFIT exhibition “Beyond Utility,” scholars Sonya Abrego, Mae Colburn, and Charles McFarlane will explore the topics of military, workwear, and craft in fashion and share their relationship to utilitarian dress. The talk will be moderated by FIT professor Dr. Hilary Davidson. #BeyondUtilityMFIT


Register for free: https://museumatfit.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/

[Image: Yvonne Schichtel, Trench Apron Dress, 2020, USA. Photo courtesy of designer.]

Fashion Culture Spring 2026 is made possible with the support of the Couture Council of The Museum at FIT. Support for programming was provided by the Boris Lurie Art Foundation.
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- **Event Categories**: art, business, exhibitions, it
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 35

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://museumatfit.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=new+york-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: New York
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 227 West 27th Street, New York, NY, United States, New York 10001
- **lat**: 40.74721
- **long**: -73.99487
- **full address**: 227 West 27th Street, New York, NY, United States, New York 10001

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Museum at FIT (https://allevents.in/org/museum-at-fit/260028)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 11 Mar, 2026 at 05:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 227 West 27th Street, New York, NY, United States, New York 10001
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Museum at FIT
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, business, exhibitions, it
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about From Function to Fashion: The Enduring Legacy of Utilitarian Design ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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