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Fashion Culture: Treasures Afoot: Shoe Stories from the Georgian Era
No full textOn April 2, 2019, author Kimberly S. Alexander presented Treasures Afoot, her intriguing new book that interweaves biography and material culture with full-color photographs to tell how shoes were made, sold, and worn during the eighteenth century. Alexander traces the fortunes and misfortunes of wearers as their footwear was altered to accommodate poor health, flagging finances, and changing styles, raising fresh questions about everyday life in early America
Fashion Culture: André Leon Talley on John Galliano for Dior
No full textOn December 4, 2019, André Leon Talley and Valerie Steele came together to discuss John Galliano for Dior (Thames & Hudson), the new book showcasing John Galliano’s creations for the House of Dior, captured in inspiring images by celebrated photographer Robert Fairer. The unforgettable designs, which have become collectors’ items and form a key chapter in the history of the House of Dior, are widely recognized as some of the most breathtaking and imaginative collections ever created
Faces and Places in Fashion: Mark Polson
No full textPart presentation, part Q&A, FIT's "Faces & Places in Fashion" lecture series is an opportunity to connect students and the public alike to the pulse of the fashion industry in an open and conversational setting.Mark Polson offers tips for successfully launching careers, the importance of preparation and establishing good relationships with everyone. He refers to his career with Estée Lauder, where he his in charge of innovation and creative programs
Faces and Places in Fashion: Bud Konheim
No full textPart presentation, part Q&A, FIT's "Faces & Places in Fashion" lecture series is an opportunity to connect students and the public alike to the pulse of the fashion industry in an open and conversational setting.Bud Konheim shows clips from the Spring 2008 Nicole Miller runway show, takes questions from the audience about inspiration for Ms. Miller, licensing agreements, and then describes the firm's involvement with and commitment to environmental concerns.NOTE: A portion of this video may be muted due to copyright
Faces and Places in Fashion: George Simonton
No full textPart presentation, part Q&A, FIT's "Faces & Places in Fashion" lecture series is an opportunity to connect students and the public alike to the pulse of the fashion industry in an open and conversational setting.FIT alumnus and current associate professor George Simonton describes his career in designing high end fashions for career women, and his recent ventures with QVC and piloting a reality TV program "I Don't Have Anything to Wear." After taking questions, he shows some of his recent fashions and his current lookbook, which is sketches rather than photographs
100 Years of Fashion: Part One
No full textThe Museum at FIT is excited to present 100 Years of Fashion, a two-part introduction to the history of fashion from the late 19th century through the 1990s. These two videos were originally created for high school students enrolled in FIT's Summer Live, a specialized Precollege course, because the in-person program had to move online due to Covid-19. The museum is now making these educational videos that survey a century of fashion available publicly
Fashion Culture: Prabal Gurung in conversation with Valerie Steele
No full textFashion designer Prabal Gurung and MFIT Director Valerie Steele discussed the designer's innovative and international career. With over 80 percent of his collections made in New York, Gurung is committed to sustaining domestic employment, income, and production. His family’s Shikshya Foundation Nepal provides education to children to impact his country’s future.This interview was produced according to social-distancing requirements and in a location that met health and safety standards
FIT Authors: Jonathan Vatner
No full textJonathan Vatner, managing editor of FIT’s Hue magazine, will give a reading from his novel Carnegie Hill. Q&A will follow.Carnegie Hill is a belated-coming-of-age novel about sustaining a marriage—and knowing when to walk away. It chronicles the lives of wealthy New Yorkers and the staff who serve them, as they suffer together and rebound, struggle to free themselves from family entanglements, deceive each other out of love and weakness, and fumble their way to honesty.This event is part of the FIT Authors Talks series, an initiative of the FIT Library to showcase the scholarship and creativity of the FIT community, as well as to promote our collections
Difficult Conversations: Talking about Race, Communication, and Social Justice with Dr. Tina M. Harris
No full textLouisiana State University Professor Dr. Tina M. Harris, one of the foremost experts in interracial communication, will be the guest speaker for an online event titled “Difficult Conversations: Talking about Race, Communication, and Social Justice.” Dr. Harris’s guest attendance will be a two-part program. First, Dr. Harris will give a talk exploring race, media, and social justice issues and ways these concepts intersect. Purpose of the talk is to help the audience gain a deeper understanding of interracial communication and the need for communication competence. Second, the talk will have an interview format, where Dr. Nurhayat Bilge will both raise questions and facilitate student questions to further the discussion.Dr. Tina M. Harris is an internationally renowned interracial communication scholar with particular interests in race, media representations, and racial social justice. Her pedagogy, research, and service at LSU are driven by her desire to empower others with the communication and critical thinking skills necessary for becoming global citizens. The end goal of these efforts is to equip students to use an applied approach where theory leads to practice in a world where racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity are a welcome inevitability
Project of the Fashion Industries Oral History Series: Vera Maxwell Part 1
No full textVera Maxwell was New York City in 1901. She trained as a ballet dancer and joined the Metropolitan Opera Ballet in 1919. In 1924, she married Raymond J. Maxwell and shortly after began her first foray into the fashion world as a model for a wholesale company, eventually starting to sketch, design and model her own clothes in 1929. By 1936 Vera's designs were receiving positive reviews in the fashion press and her freelance collections were receiving attention in New York. She was also designing for 7th Avenue firms such as Adler and Adler, Glenhunt and Max Milstein. Vera opened Vera Maxwell Originals in 1946 and became known for her classic separates and suits, dresses teamed with jackets, print dresses, Chesterfield coats and Wraparound jersey dresses. During the war years, she gained a reputation for her practical sense, which was evident in the one-piece overalls she designed for female factory workers. Her simple lapel-less suits were spare and gave no hint of having been stripped of their decorations, which demonstrated her skill at overcoming the fabric rations of the time. Other innovations Vera became known for were her desire to design for women of short height, or without a model's figure and for women whose jobs took them beyond their desks. In 1974, she designed a "speedsuit" made of jersey with an elasticized waist, which could be pulled on in just 17 seconds. Vera closed her business in 1985, eventually passing away in January 1995."Vera Maxwell was a designer of American Classics. She started in the coat business. Nancy White, then working at Home and Garden, asked her to do children's coats for the magazine, which she did. She later got into women's fashion. “Vera’s a designer who understands women and understands their needs. There is a timelessness about her clothes, as we know, and thank heaven there is.”" - Kathy TankusThird interview in a series of three of Vera Maxwell, possibly conducted by John Touhey