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Randolph Trumbach at the Queer History of Fashion Symposium
No full textRandolph Trumbach, professor of history at Baruch College and the Graduate Center, CUNY, presents the paper "Man-Milliners and Macaronis: Clothes, Same-Sex Desire, and the 18th-Century Origins of the Modern Sexual System" at The Museum at FIT's 13th fashion symposium, A Queer History of Fashion, held November 8-9, 2013. This is an edited version of the full talk, which will be available for checkout at the Gladys Marcus Library of FIT. Randolph Trumbach's forthcoming book is The Origins of Modern Homosexuality
Dr. Valerie Steele at the Queer History of Fashion Symposium
No full textDr. Valerie Steele, director and chief curator of The Museum at FIT, presents "A Queer History of Fashion" at The Museum at FIT's 13th fashion symposium, held November 8-9, 2013. This is an edited version of the full talk, which will be available for check out at the Gladys Marcus Library of FIT. Valerie Steele has organized more than 20 exhibitions, including the current A Queer History of Fashion: From the Closet to the Catwalk
Professor Christopher Breward at the Queer History of Fashion Symposium
No full textProfessor Christopher Breward, professor of cultural history at the University of Edinburgh, presents the paper "Couture as Queer Auto/Biography" at The Museum at FIT's 13th fashion symposium, A Queer History of Fashion, held November 8-9, 2013. This is an edited version of the full talk, which will be available for check out at the Gladys Marcus Library of FIT. Christopher Breward has published widely on fashion and its relationship to masculinities and urban cultures
Dance & Fashion Interview: Kimberly Ackert, Architect + exhibition designer
No full textDance & Fashion, on view at the Museum at FIT from September 13, 2014 - January 3, 2015Organized by Dr. Valerie Steel
Fashion Culture: Future Fakes
No full textAs the technologies of fashion design, production, distribution, and imitation advance, how will we identify fakes? How does one define authenticity in a world of 3D, print-it-yourself accessories and downloadable watch faces? Susan Scafidi of the Fashion Law Institute and MFIT assistant curator Ariele Elia hosted a lively inquiry with Bradley Rothenberg, Bob Barchiesi of the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition, and Vidyuth Srinivasan of Entrupy, Ariele Elia of MFIT into the future of fashion copying
CFMM Capstone 2015 - New Epicenters of Luxury
No full textClass of 2015 Capstone Research Presentations.The rise of consumer spending power in emerging markets and the renewed opportunity for luxury brands in mature markets will continue redrawing the traditional map of global luxury production and consumption. The mere scale of potential Chinese luxury consumption, and the fact that two thirds of that consumption is occurring outside of China, has massive global implications. For years, companies have been organized by geographic location with the intention of achieving economies of scale based on similar consumer demographics. Is this model of business still relevant? How might we look at the global map differently to achieve new opportunities?Group Leader: Thomas Reedman. Co-Leader: Jessica Zavolas. Lauren Haffer, Nola Lawless, Amanda Raus, Amanda Spencer
2010 FIT Fashion Show part 1: Special Occasion and Menswear
No full textSpecial Occasion and Menswear designed by graduating students in FIT's BFA fashion design program. Presented at the annual student fashion show
Love Your Library: Laurence King Publishing: Sass Brown
No full textKing for a Day: Laurence King Publishing Day at FIT. Lectures, book signings, draping demosSass Brown speaks about upcycled and recycled fashio
Commencement 2018: President's Award for Lifetime Achievement: Harry Bertschmann, Fine Artist
No full textHarry Bertschmann, Fine Artist, receives the President's Award for Lifetime Achievement at FIT's 2018 Commencement Undergraduate Exercises. May 24, 2018, Radio City Music Hall.Few abstract painters today can match Harry Bertschmann’s extraordinary dynamism and versatility. Born in Basel, Switzerland, he studied at the famous Basel School of Design in the late 1940s. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1951 and, in 1958, he was the youngest artist admitted by the jury of the prestigious Carnegie International exhibition, where one of his large abstract expressionist paintings hung beside those by Mark Rothko, Franz Kline, Barnett Newman, Philip Guston, and Robert Motherwell.Starting in the 1960s Bertschmann found himself in high demand as graphic designer of commercial logos and packaging—many of which have remained iconic in American culture (e.g.: Kent and Newport cigarettes, Nestlé, Bufferin). This success resulted in double lives because he was also driven to paint every day, pushing the boundaries of expressionism—both abstract and figurative. He probed these two approaches with fresh vision spanning seven decades. There are no one-liners here, so easy to grasp, as are Andy Warhol’s assembly line screenprints. Rather, Bertschmann’s paintings compel the viewer to linger—and upon returning find invigoration anew
Faces and Places in Fashion: Gilles Montezin
No full textDesigner Gilles Montezin was the guest speaker at Faces and Places in Fashion. "Faces and Places in Fashion" provides an opportunity to connect with the pulse of the fashion industry in an open and conversational setting. "Faces & Places in Fashion" is a lecture series, class, and forum for prominent fashion professionals to discuss their trade, experience, and perspective on the business.Gilles Montezin received his professional training at l'Ecole de la Haute Couture in Paris. After completing his studies, he went to work at l'Opera Bastille where he perfected techniques for elaborate period costuming that contribute to his craft. At the same time, he worked for both Loris Azzaro and Christian Lacroix Haute Couture and remained at Maison Lacroix for eight years. During this period, Mr. Montezin completed designs for Madonna and actresses Catherine Zeta-Jones and Monica Bellucci.In 2004, he moved to New York City to start his own company. The designer has since had pieces filmed in "All My Children", "Guiding Light", "Ugly Betty", "PBS Live From Lincoln Center", and "Barbara Walters Special" television productions and also in the feature films "Sex and the City", and "Confessions of a Shopaholic". Celebrities he has dressed are actresses Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Mary Tyler Moore, Debra Messing , Lisa Marie, news correspondents Andrea Mitchell and Courtney Hazlett, international top model Carmen Dell'Orefice, and opera singers Susan Graham and Erica Sunnegardh.His clothes have been featured in Social Life, Elle , Women's Wear Daily, Ebony, Brilliant magazine, OK!, The New York Times,WWD, The Huffington Post, The Palm Beach Daily News and British Karen magazine, and Papercity magazine