Profile
For nearly twenty years, Tiffany has worked as a fashion and textile curator, consultant and producer for institutions including The Museum at FIT, the Whitney Museum and the MFA Boston, big brand retailers such as Macy's, and emerging designs (and Parsons alums) including Bode, NIHL and Elena Velez. In addition to teaching in Parsons School of Fashion, she is also a fashion show producer who helped spearhead the launch of New York Fashion Week: Men's in 2015 in partnership with the CFDA. She's produced over 100 fashion shows and luxury events and co-curated various museum exhibitions. She received her master's degree in Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design with a specialization in museum curation and exhibition, and has published on topics ranging from design history to department stores.
Degrees Held
Master of Science, University of Rhode Island (2003): Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design
Recent Publications
“Notes from the Runway.” In Guide to Producing a Fashion Show, 4th ed. Jose Blanco. New York: Fairchild Books (forthcoming).
“Remembering the Grand Spectacle of the 1939 World’s Fair.” Curbed.com Features. http://curbed.com/ archives/2014/09/17/1939-worlds-fair-photos.php (published 17 September 2014).
“A Brief History of Modern Fashion: 1910-60.” In The Fashion Reader, 1st and 2nd editions, eds. Linda Welters and Abby Lillethun. Oxford: Berg (2007 and 2011).
Editorial assistant, Index to Fashion Theory, vol. 10, n°4 (2006).
“Greek Island Embroideries,” “Art Deco Textiles,” “Post-war Couture.” In MFA Highlights: Textile and Fashion Arts. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts (2006).
“Bikini,” “Fashion Television,” “Fogarty, Anne,” “Hilfiger, Tommy,” and “Madonna.” In Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion, ed. Valerie Steele, pp.155–157, 70–71, 92–93, 213–214, 370–372. Detroit: Thomas Gale (2005).
“Dorothy Shaver: Promoter of ‘The American Look.’” Dress 30: 80–90 (2003).
Performances and Appearances
SELECT PRODUCTIONS:
Venue/Show Producer: NYFW and NYFW: Men's for CFDA at various venues, NY, July 2015-February 2020.
Exective Producer: CFDA + LIFEWTR Series 6: Diversity in Design Presentation, NYFW at Pier59 Studios, NY, 6 September 2018.
Backstage/Green Room Producer: Fabulous Fund Fair for Naked Heart Foundation + amfAR sponsored by LVMH at Skylight Clarkson North, NY, 28 October 2017. Talent included Natalia Vodianova, Naomi Campbell, Nas, Charlie XCX.
Exective Producer: Your Good Skin Launch for Boots No. 9 at Spring Studios, NY, 28 September 2017.
Talent Manager: Galop D'Hermes Fragrance Launch at Skylight Modern, NY, 15 September 2016.
SELECT EXHIBITIONS:
Donor: That Kodak Moment: Picturing the New York Fairs. Queens Museum, Queens, NY.
11 October 2014–8 February 2015.
Consultant: Defining the American Look: Lord & Taylor Advertisements, 1945-1959. Gladys Marcus Library, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY. 7 December 2011—22 February 2012.
Textile Curator: Going Green: Eco-Fashion. The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY. 30 November 2010—26 May 2011.
Textile Curator: His & Hers. The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY.
26 May—13 November 2010.
Textile Curator: Night & Day. The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY.
3 December 2009—11 May 2010.
Research Interests
fashion history, fashion studies, fashion marketing, fashion production, textiles
Awards And Honors
Distinguished Teaching Award Nominee, The New School, 2013 + 2020.
Curatorial team, Richard Martin Exhibition Award, Eco-Fashion: Going Green, 2011.
Recipient, Costume Society of America’s Stella Blum Research Grant, 2002.