My visit to Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) Museum: Reinvention and Restlessness: Fashion in the Nineties

Images above by Ruben Toledo as seen at the FIT Fashion Museum, March/2022

I went to the Fashion Institute of New York (FIT) fashion museum and saw three exhibits. 

One was called From Head To Toe that was all about putting the spotlight on accessories like bags and hats instead of focusing on dresses and shirts. 

Another exhibit I saw was called Reinvention and Restlessness: Fashion in the Nineties. As you could most likely guess this exhibit had outfits that were created in the 1990's. 

The third exhibit I saw was titled Asian Americans in New York Fashion: Design, Labor, Innovation, this exhibit had outfits made by Asian creators.

I saw lots of unique and interesting pieces of clothing accessories and even a notebook sketch of a collection. There were even pieces of clothing from television shows I have never watched. 

Here of some of the many pieces I saw at the museum. 

Book Review: Pages & Co.: The Bookwanderers - by Anna James

Summary: Tilly Pages is an eleven-year-old girl who has lived with her grandparents at their bookshop in London called Pages & Co ever since her mother's disappearance when she was a baby. Tilly and her grandparents love to read lots of books but Tilly's favorites are Anne of the Green Gables and Alice in Wonderland. Tilly meets a girl in the shop whose name is Anne and says she is not from around here and has the exact description of Anne from Anne of the Green Gables. Is it Anne from her favorite book? To find out read Pages & Co.: The Bookwanderers!

Scary Scale 1-10: 2/10

Why?: One reason this book may be scary is because it has sad parts. One of the sad parts is that they talk about  Anne of Green Gables being an orphan. There are many other sad parts but they are small spoilers so I made a document to see it in case you don't want to know yet. Pages And Co Scary Details - Google Docs

Star Rating 1-5: 4.5/5

Why?: I really liked this book because it was super interesting and had lots of cliffhangers and questions. You would have to read the whole book to find out the answers. It even got me interested in books I have never read before like Anne of Green Gables. Additionally, Pages & Co. had references to a book I liked and read before, Alice in Wonderland!

Book Review: Friday Night Stage Lights By Rachele Alpine

Summary:  After Brooklyn's mom married a man named Stephen, she and her mom move to Texas. Texas is miles and miles away from her hometown and friends. Brooklyn's new stepfather has a son in high school named Tanner. Tanner is on his high school football team, and in Texas football means everything to everyone. Everyone that is except Brooklyn. She has her own love, and that love is ballet. Back in her old hometown, Brooklyn had lots of friends who felt the same way about ballet but in Texas almost no one seems to have the same passion for it. The one place where Brooklyn feels at home is her new ballet studio. When her middle schools football team begins going to her studio to do conditioning that can only mean bad news or is it? To learn more Read Friday Night Stage Lights!

Scary Scale 0-10: 0/10

Why?: This book is not scary because no one is a villain and no one is violent. 

Star Rating 1-5: 4.5/5

Why?: I really like this book because it is a fun and interesting story about friendship and ballet.  I also like this book because in it there are some really funny characters like a boy in Brooklyn's grade named Randy. Randy is supposed to be super rude and always either calling out or mumbling unappreciated comments. I think it is funny because I have met similarly rude kids and I can relate to the frustration of the nonsense.

Book Review: More Than A Princess By E.D. Baker

 

Summary: Princess Aislin is the daughter of a fairy king and a pedrasi queen of Eliasind. For hundreds of years humans and mythic creatures have been separated by a barrier created by Aislin's family. Aislin has been taught to fear humankind, and when humans seen trying to get through the barrier it can only mean trouble. Aislin's father goes to see more but when a deer warns Aishlin and her fairy friend Poppy that the humans have arrived and are starting trouble, they know they have to do something about it! To be continued.....

Scary Scale 1-10: 3/10

Why?: This book is a little bit scary because in it the human king who comes is killing animals and being cruel to Aislin and her people.

Star Rating 1-5: 4/5

Why?: I like this book because its a fun story about a princess who is brave and strong with lots of friends including a sassy and cute living doll. The main thing I dislike about this book is that the humans are making fun of how Aislin looks and that is very mean.