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Irving Rubenstein, Sr. Oral History (part 2)
No full textAudio recording of Irving Rubenstein Sr., known as Mr. Ruby Sr, and his brother, Mr. Ruby, Jr. of Braeten and Braefair, Inc. Interviewed by Mildred Finger on April 23 and May 5, 1982 at the Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC
Visiting Author: Brittany Perham
No full textBrittany Perham, winner of the Barnard Women Poets Prize for her book Double Portrait, will read selections from her work and answer questions. Introduced by Professor Amy LemmonSponsored by English & Communication Studies Department of the School of Liberal Art
Fashion and Physique Symposium: Christian Siriano, Becca McCharen-Tran, and Kim Jenkins
No full textKim Jenkins in conversation with Becca McCharen-Tran and Christian Siriano at The Museum at FIT's 19th fashion symposium, Fashion and Physique, held on Friday, February 23, 2018.The one-day symposium featured lectures and panels on topics such as the emergence of the plus-size fashion industry in the early twentieth century, the impact of popular culture on how we assess the female body, and fashion accessibility for the disabled in the technological age.Kim Jenkins is a part-time lecturer at Parsons and a visiting assistant professor at Pratt Institute. Her courses address how politics, psychology, race, and gender shape the way we “fashion” our identities.Becca McCharen-Tran is founder and creative director of the architectural women’s wear line Chromat. She designs empowering pieces for boundary-breaking women such as Beyoncé, Madonna, and Nicki Minaj.Christian Siriano launched his eponymous collection in 2008. He has dressed stars such as Lupita Nyong’o, Lady Gaga, and Leslie Jones, as well as former First Lady Michelle Obama. He released a photographic retrospective with Rizzoli Books in 2017
Fashion and Physique Symposium:Tim Gunn in conversation with Dr. Valerie Steele
No full textTim Gunn in conversation with Dr. Valerie Steele at The Museum at FIT's 19th fashion symposium, Fashion and Physique, held on Friday, February 23, 2018.The one-day symposium featured lectures and panels on topics such as the emergence of the plus-size fashion industry in the early twentieth century, the impact of popular culture on how we assess the female body, and fashion accessibility for the disabled in the technological age.Tim Gunn is the Emmy-winning co-host of Project Runway. The honorary chair of fashion design at Parsons School of Design, he is also author of "Tim Gunn: The Natty Professor."Dr. Valerie Steele is director and chief curator at The Museum at FIT, where she has organized more than 25 exhibitions since 1997. She is the author of numerous books, including "The Corset.
Paperbacks from Hell: the art of vintage horror novels
No full textGrady Hendrix, author of Paperbacks from Hell:The Twisted History of ’70s and ’80s Horror Fiction, discusses his book and leads a panel of illustrators about their work from the ’80s and ’90s. Chad Laird, anadjunct associate professor who teaches a class about horror films in FIT’s History of Art Department, also joins the conversation. The illustrators discuss their careers in the worlds of publishing, visual art, and the ComicCon world, talking about then genre of horror and an iconic era of book cover illustration.Library Associate Jane Mahoney organized this event as part of FIT’s Love Your Library program, a series of events intended to connect the Gladys Marcus library with students and faculty, and to raise its visibility in the public eye
Moving Beyond Alright with Neisha-Anne Green
No full textNeisha-Anne Green, the director of the Writing Center at American University, will discuss her experiences with race in higher education. Green’s scholarship focuses on Afro-Caribbean and African American experience in academia, code meshing in academic discourse, and social justice. Her talk and scholarly interest shed light on pressing issues for any campus seeking to create an inclusive and diverse community.Cosponsored by the Presidential Scholars program and The Writing Studio
Commencement 2018: Address to the Graduates: Chuck Hoberman, Designer, Engineer, Inventor
No full textChuck Hoberman, Designer, Engineer, Inventor, addresses the graduates at FIT's 2018 Commencement Undergraduate Exercises. May 24, 2018, Radio City Music Hall.Nowhere do the disciplines of art, architecture, and engineering fuse as seamlessly as in the work of inventor Chuck Hoberman, internationally known for his “transformable structures.” Through his products, patents, and structures, Hoberman demonstrates how objects can be foldable, retractable, or shape-shifting.Hoberman is the founder of Hoberman Associates, a multidisciplinary practice that utilizes transformable principles for a wide range of applications including dynamic architecture, transformable stage sets, consumer products, deployable shelters and structures for aerospace. Examples of his commissioned work include the transforming video screen for the U2 360° world tour (2009-2011), the Hoberman Arch in Salt Lake City, installed at Medals Plaza for the Winter Olympic Games (2002), a retractable dome for the World’s Fair in Hanover, Germany (2000), and ‘Emergent Surface’ (2008) shown at The Museum of Modern Art in New York.Hoberman has over twenty patents for his transformable inventions and has won numerous awards for his designs. He is the Pierce Anderson Lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Design and is an associate faculty member at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering
Fashion Culture: Proust's Duchess
No full textOn October 4, 2018, author Caroline Weber explored the daily lives of three women who were superstars of fin-de-siècle Parisian high society, "paragons of elegance, nobility, and style." Behind the glamour, they endured loneliness, rigid social rules, and loveless marriages, yet inspired novelist Marcel Proust to heights of literary achievement
Methods of Basic Sewing, v. 9. Seams and Seam Finishes
No full text“Methods of Basic Sewing” was produced by FIT in 1982 and is still used today. It’s an FIT classic!Instructor, Nurie Relis; Technical supervision, Hedda Gold; fashion illustration, Linda Tain; television supervision, Lee White; produced and directed by Jeffrey Buchman
Methods of Basic Sewing, v. 21. Bias as a Trim
No full text“Methods of Basic Sewing” was produced by FIT in 1982 and is still used today. It’s an FIT classic!Instructor, Nurie Relis; Technical supervision, Hedda Gold; fashion illustration, Linda Tain; television supervision, Lee White; produced and directed by Jeffrey Buchman