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Fashion Culture: Stella Jean in Conversation with Ariele Elia and Elizabeth Way
No full textMilan's rising fashion star Stella Jean joined MFIT curators Ariele Elia and Elizabeth Way to talk about her work as a designer. Jean draws inspiration from her Italian and Haitian heritage, and she collaborates with the Ethical Fashion Initiative to source fabrics from Burkina Faso in West Africa and Haiti
How to make traditional gesso
No full textProfessor Kam Mak of FIT's Illustration Department demonstrates how to make traditional gesso
2007 FIT Fashion Show: Special Occasion
No full textFIT's fashion design seniors are the "Rising New Stars 2007." Student designs in the special occasion section are presented at the annual student fashion show
2008 FIT Fashion Show: Special Occasion
No full text"Special Occasion" garments designed by graduating students in FIT's BFA fashion design program. Presented at the annual student fashion show
2009 FIT Fashion Show: Knitwear, Sportswear, Menswear, pt.1
No full textKnitwear, sportswear, and menswear designed by graduating students in FIT's BFA fashion design program. Presented at the annual student fashion show
2009 FIT Fashion Show: Children's wear
No full textChildren's wear designed by graduating students in FIT's BFA fashion design program. Presented at the annual student fashion show
Women of Harper's Bazaar - Exhibition Walk Through
No full textThis video, narrated by co-curator Nancy MacDonell, is a walk through of The Museum at FIT exhibition The Women of Harper’s Bazaar, 1936–1958 (on view March 1 – April 2, 2016). The exhibition explored the dynamic collaboration among Harper’s Bazaar editor-in-chief Carmel Snow, fashion editor Diana Vreeland, and photographer Louise Dahl-Wolfe through original photographs, magazines, and garments from MFIT's collection.In their second year of study, students from the Fashion and Textile Studies MA program at FIT work in collaboration with The Museum at FIT to create and install an exhibition. The class handles every aspect of the process from concept to completion, including research, design, publications, and related events. This mini-tour was organized by Becca Love in collaboration with Nancy MacDonell.Video created by the FIT Technology Development Team and produced by Tamsen Young, Digital Media Manager, MFITMusic: Leroy Anderson - "Blue Tango" performed by Markus Staab, Creative Commons license
Zaldy & Dr. Valerie Steele in Conversation
No full textZaldy (designer) and Dr. Valerie Steele (director and chief curator of The Museum at FIT) in conversation at The Museum at FIT's 15th fashion symposium, Fashion Underground: The World of Susanne Bartsch, held October 22 & 23, 2015. This is an edited version of the full talk, which is available for check out at FIT's Gladys Marcus Library.Zaldy is a renowned designer who brings the energy of the New York club scene to his work. His work includes stage looks for Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, and Gwen Stefani. Dr. Valerie Steele is director and chief curator of The Museum at FIT. She has organized more than twenty exhibitions, including "Gothic: Dark Glamour" and "Fashion Underground: The World of Susanne Bartsch".The fifteenth annual fashion symposium, Fashion Underground: The World of Susanne Bartsch, explores the creative links between Bartsch's 30 years of sartorial self-expression and its influence on the global fashion scene
Commencement 2016: Francisco Costa
No full textRemarks from Honorary Degree Recipient, Doctor of Fine Arts: Francisco Costa, Fashion Designer at FIT's Commencement 2016. Costa is Creative Director at Calvin Klein Collection. The Council of Fashion Designers of America named Costa Women’s Wear Designer of the Year in 2006 and again in 2008. In 2009, he received Cooper Hewitt’s National Design Award, a testament to the influence of his vision beyond fashion. Costa is also an alumnus of FIT
Valerie Steele Introduces Proust's Muse: the Countess Greffulhe
No full textValerie Steele, director and chief curator of The Museum at FIT, talks about the history of fashion within Marcel Proust's work and the legendary wardrobe of Proust's Muse, Élisabeth de Caraman-Chimay.Proust’s Muse, The Countess Greffulhe runs through January 7, 2017 at The Museum at FIT in NYC. This exhibition was developed by the Palais Galliera, Fashion Museum of the City of Paris, Paris Musées.Featured Music: Gabriel Fauré, Paellas et Mélisande, Op. 80 - III. Sicilienne, DuPage Symphony Orchestra; Gabriel Fauré, Paellas et Mélisande, Op. 80 - IV. La mort de Mélisande, DuPage Symphony Orchestra.Featured Photos: Olivier Salliard © Grégoire Alexandre, Countess Greffulhe by Otto Wegener, www.metmuseum.or