Fashion of the Founding Fathers: George Washington

Step into the Revolutionary era through the wardrobe of America’s first president. Join Summer Anne Lee, fashion historian and educator at FIT, and Philip De Paola, tailor and menswear historian, to explore how George Washington used clothing to construct authority, identity, and national symbolism. Drawing on fashion history and material culture, Lee will examine how George Washington's dress communicated emerging American identity and political authority during the Revolution and the nation’s founding. De Paola will present his meticulously researched recreation of the suit Washington wore to his first inaugural ball in 1789, revealing tensions between patriotism, power, and elegance in the early Republic.Registration required. General Admission - $30. Members - $25.