Laird Borrelli-Persson: the Cocktail Dress April 21, 2009

Author, senior features editor at Style.com, and FIT graduate, Laird Borrelli-Persson chronicles the history of the cocktail dress throughout fashion history. She uses fine art, film stills, vintage magazine covers, illustrations, and fashion editorial and runway photography to examine the many diverse incarnations of this perennial wardrobe staple. 'The Cocktail Dress' will be available for purchase at the book signing following the lecture.