The White T-shirt and Biker Jacket; the Little Black Dress; the Trench - how many style trends can you name that got their start in the movies? If this little quiz has left you clueless, a series of films  starting tonight will set you straight.

Four iconic films set in New York City that inspired fashion trends around the world have been selected for the launch of a Master of Arts in Fashion Studies at Parsons, The New School for Design. Each film will be introduced by a leading film and fashion critic, starting with Judith Thurman, staff writer at The New Yorker. Tonight's feature is Annie Hall, the 1977 Woody Allen classic starring Diane Keaton, whose ideosynchratic style had women everywhere putting on men's vests and  neckties.

Left to right: Jane Fonda in Klute; image from Fashion Industry Network. Diane Keaton and Woody Allen in Annie Hall; image from GoneMovie.com. Audrey Hepburn as Sabrina; image from Vintage Textile.

Tuesday, April 6, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Annie Hall (Dir. Woody Allen, 1977).
Woody Allen's classic tale of New York City romantic neuroticism stars Diane Keaton in the era-defining title role. Introduced by Judith Thurman, staff writer at The New Yorker and author of Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Storyteller (National Book Award winner), Secrets of the Flesh: A Life of Colette, and, most recently, Cleopatra's Nose: 39 Varieties of Desire.

Tuesday, April 13, 7:30-9:30 p.m. On A Clear Day You Can See Forever (Dir. Vincente Minnelli, 1970).
Barbra Streisand and Yves Montand star in Minnelli's Technicolor masterpiece, with costumes by Cecil Beaton and Arnold Scaasi. Introduced by Armond White, film critic for the New York Press, Chairman of the New York Film Critics Circle, and author of groundbreaking books on pop culture, including, mostly recently, Keep Moving: The Michael Jackson Chronicles.

Tuesday, April 20, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Sabrina (Dir. Billy Wilder, 1954).
Audrey Hepburn, Hubert de Givenchy, and Edith Head - a fashion-in-film trifecta - create magic in Billy Wilder's bewitching comedy-romance. Introduced by Amy Fine Collins, Special Correspondent for Vanity Fair covering art, cinema, design, fashion, and society; author of The God of Driving; and a fashion icon in her own right.

Tuesday, April 27, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Klute (Dir. Alan J. Pakula, 1971).
Jane Fonda stars as hardened call girl Bree Daniels in Pakula's perfect film, which ushered in the golden age of 1970s paranoia thrillers. Introduced by John Epperson, the creator and alter ego of Lypsinka, and author of the acclaimed shows Lypsinka!The Boxed Set, John Epperson: Show Trash, The Passion of the Crawford, and, most recently, My Deah. Reception preceeds screening.

All films are being screened at the Tishman Auditorium, The New School, 66 West 12th Street, New York, NY. Free and open to the public. Fashion in Film is presented by the School of Art and Design History and Theory at Parsons, and curated by Jeffrey Lieber, Assistant Professor of Visual Cultural Studies. The MA in Fashion Studies at Parsons The New School for Design is a new program for emerging scholars who want to engage in the interdisciplinary analysis of fashion in its complex manifestations as object, image, cultural practice and concept. Students will gain a critical understanding of fashion and its global intersections with identity, history, and culture in the contemporary world.

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