Press Preview for Isabel Toledo: Fashion from the Inside Out, presented by The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
The first up-close view of Michelle Obama's Inauguration Day ensemble. The First Lady said, "I absolutely adored my Inauguration Day ensemble designed by Isabel Toledo, and I am happy it will be part of the exhibit so that others can appreciate the creativity and craftsmanship of one of America's great female designers."
70 garments illustrating Toledo's major themes Mannequins and drawings by Toledo's husband and collaborator, Ruben Toledo
TIME/PLACE: Tuesday, June 16, 10:00 am - noon, The Museum at FIT, Seventh Avenue at 27th Street
WHO: Isabel and Ruben Toledo; Dr. Valerie Steele, exhibition co-curator, director and chief curator of The Museum at FIT; and Patricia Mears, exhibition co-curator and deputy director of the museum will be available for interviews.