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Talks

Fabricating Affluence

Saturday, Oct 9, 2004

2 p.m.

Participants

Phil Patton, author, journalist, and contributing editor, I.D. Magazine
Virginia Postrel, author, The Substance of Style
Joseph Rosa, The Helen Hilton Raiser Curator of Architecture and Design, SFMOMA
Valerie Steele, director, The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology

Glamour catalogue contributors Patton, Postrel, Rosa, and Steele examine the concept of glamour in three disciplines – fashion, industrial design, and architecture – from its historical origins to its present-day connotations of affluence and elegance. The program concludes with a roundtable discussion moderated by Rosa, followed by a question-and-answer period with the audience.