Profile
For over two decades, Tiffany has worked as a fashion and textile curator, consultant, and producer for institutions including The Museum at FIT, the Whitney Museum, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, as well as major brands like LVMH and Hermès and designers such as Bode, Willy Chavarria, and Elena Velez. She has co-curated museum exhibitions and produced more than 100 fashion shows and luxury events. Tiffany has published on topics ranging from design history to department stores, and her current research interests are emerging talent, inclusive representation, and the advancement of fair labor practices within the fashion industry.
Degrees Held
Master of Science, University of Rhode Island (2003): Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design
Recent Publications
“Notes from the Runway.” In Guide to Producing a Fashion Show, 4th ed. Jose Blanco. New York: Fairchild Books/Bloomsbury (2018). (5th ed. forthcoming August 2026)
“A Brief History of Modern Fashion: 1910-60.” In The Fashion Reader, 1st, 2nd and 3nd editions, eds. Linda Welters and Abby Lillethun. Oxford: Berg/Bloomsbury (2007, 2011 and 2022).
“Remembering the Grand Spectacle of the 1939 World’s Fair.” Curbed.com Features. http://curbed.com/ archives/2014/09/17/1939-worlds-fair-photos.php (published 17 September 2014).
Editorial assistant, Index to Fashion Theory, vol. 10, n°4 (2006).
“Greek Island Embroideries,” “Art Deco Textiles,” “Post-war Couture.” In MFA Highlights: Textile and Fashion Arts. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts (2006).
“Bikini,” “Fashion Television,” “Fogarty, Anne,” “Hilfiger, Tommy,” and “Madonna.” In Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion, ed. Valerie Steele, pp.155–157, 70–71, 92–93, 213–214, 370–372. Detroit: Thomas Gale (2005).
“Dorothy Shaver: Promoter of ‘The American Look.’” Dress 30: 80–90 (2003).
Performances and Appearances
SELECT PRODUCTIONS:
Producer/Consulting Producer, Parsons School of Design, School of Fashion, MFA Fashion Design and Society, BFA Fashion Design, and AAS Fashion Graduate Fashion Shows, on campus and at various off-campus venues, May 2023-Present.
Executive Producer, Kate Barton S/S 2025 at AG Studios, NY, 10 September 2024.
Producer, PH5 S/S 2024 at PUBLIC Hotel, NY, 13 September 2023.
Producer, Grace Ling S/S 2024 at 525 Studio, NY, 8 September 2023.
Executive Producer, Elena Velez, YR 0 at Bowery Studio, NY, 8 September 2021; YR 1 at PUBLIC Hotel, NY, 11 February 2022; YR 2 at Chelsea Factory, NY, 10 September 2022.
Backstage Producer, LaQuan Smith F/W 2022 at 80 Pine, NY, 14 February 2022.
Venue/Show/Backstage Producer, NYFW and NYFW: Men's for CFDA, numerous designers at various venues, NY, July 2015-February 2020.
Exective Producer and Show Director, CFDA + LIFEWTR Series 6: Diversity in Design Presentation, NYFW at Pier59 Studios, NY, 6 September 2018.
Backstage/Green Room Producer, Fabulous Fund Fair for Naked Heart Foundation + amfAR sponsored by LVMH at Skylight Clarkson North, NY, 28 October 2017. Talent included Natalia Vodianova, Naomi Campbell, Nas, Charlie XCX.
Exective Producer, Your Good Skin Launch for Boots No. 9 at Spring Studios, NY, 28 September 2017.
Talent Manager, Galop D'Hermes Fragrance Launch at Skylight Modern, NY, 15 September 2016.
SELECT EXHIBITIONS:
Donor, That Kodak Moment: Picturing the New York Fairs. Queens Museum, Queens, NY, 11 October 2014-8 February 2015.
Consultant, Defining the American Look: Lord & Taylor Advertisements, 1945-1959. Gladys Marcus Library, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY, 7 December 2011-22 February 2012.
Textile Curator, Going Green: Eco-Fashion. The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY, 30 November 2010-26 May 2011.
Textile Curator, His & Hers. The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY, 26 May-13 November 2010.
Textile Curator, Night & Day. The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY, 3 December 2009-11 May 2010.
Curatorial Assistant/Events Coordinator, The Quilts of Gee's Bend. MFA Boston, MA, 1 June-21 August 2005.
Curatorial Assistant, Speed, Style and Beauty: Cars from the Ralph Lauren Collection. MFA Boston, Boston, MA, 6 March-3 July 2005.
Curatorial Assistant, High Style and Hoop Skirts: 1850s Fashion. MFA Boston, Boston, MA, 2 November 2004-13 March 2005.
Research Interests
fashion history, fashion studies, fashion marketing, fashion production, textiles, fair labor practices and sustainable systems
Awards And Honors
Distinguished Teaching Award Nominee, The New School, 2013, 2020, 2024 + 2025.
Curatorial team, Richard Martin Exhibition Award, Eco-Fashion: Going Green, 2011.
Recipient, Costume Society of America’s Stella Blum Research Grant, 2002.