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31st Annual Holiday Art Fair  - Juried exhibition and sale
Coming up in Farmington Hills, Michigan, on November 5th and 6th, this show enjoys the reputation of a superb shopping opportunity for customers looking for that perfect one-of-a-kind gift.
Web site: The Michigan Guild

Fashion and Textile History Gallery  - Permanent exhibition
Opening November 15, MFIT will launch America's first permanent gallery dedicated to this subject and will feature a chronological presentation of changing selections from the permanent collection of over 50,000 garments and accessories. In New York City.
Web site: Museum at FIT

Dutch at the Edge of Design: Fashion and Textiles from the Netherlands  - Exhibition
The first exhibition in the United States to focus specifically on contemporary, avant-garde Dutch fashion and textiles by such designers as Marcel Wanders, Nicolette Brunklaus, Jan Taminiau, and Viktor & Rolf. In New York at FIT, until December 10.
Web site: Museum at FIT

29th Annual Craft Show  - Exhibition - sale
A rich calendar of artist demonstrations, a rich variety of crafts and craftsmen. An occasion to meet a select group of artisans, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Convention Center, November 10-13.
Web site: Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show

British Fashion Awards 2005  - Event
Nominees in eight categories have been announced, awards will be announced November 10 at the Victoria & Albert Museum. Nominees for Accessory Designer include Stephen Jones.
Web site: British Fashion Council

Catherine the Great: Arts for the Empire - Masterpieces from The State Hermitage Museum, Russia  - Exhibition
More than 200 magnificent works collected and commissioned by the Empress from some of the most illustrious European and Russian artists of the 18th century. Most of these works have never been shown in North America. In Toronto until January 1, 2006.
Web site: Art Gallery of Ontario

Silk & Leather: Splendid Attire of 19th-Century Central Asia  - Exhibition
Garments and accessories, including hats, worn by the ruling class and urban and nomadic elites of the region which today encompasses Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and part of Kazakhstan. In Washington, D.C. until Feb. 26, 2006.
Web site: The Textile Museum

Silver and Shawls: India, Europe, and the Colonial Art Market  - Exhibition
Highlights the evolution of shawls and silver table wares produced in India during the Colonial period, an era that witnessed the greatest expansion of the international market for Indian textiles and other luxury goods. In Cambridge MA until Jan. 29.
Web site: Arthur M. Sackler Museum

Jeans! Le origini, il mito americano, il made in Italy  - Exhibition
The history of jeans: from the European origins, to the American myth and back to the Made in Italy interpretation. In Prato (Italy) until November 30.
Web site: Museo del Tessuto

Style & Splendour  - Exhibition
This display shows the spectacular wardrobe of Queen Maud, the British Princess who became Queen Consort of the newly independent Norway in 1905. In London until January 8, 2006.
Web site: Victoria & Albert

Cittą della Moda  - Project
The City of Milan, together with partners from the private and public sectors, is launching an important project of urban development which will include the "City of Fashion". Scheduled to open in 2009.
Web site: City of Milan


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