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FIT professor Anna Blume on the early days of ACT UP
No full textAn excerpt from an interview with Anna Blume for the ACT UP Oral History Project. Anna Blume teaches in the History of Art department at FIT.The ACT UP Oral History Project, founded in 2002, is a collection of interviews from surviving members of ACT UP (The AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power) who were influential in the group’s struggle against government inefficiency in dealing with the AIDS Crisis. The ACT UP Oral History Project is a program of MIX – The New York Lesbian & Gay Experimental Film Festival.Recorded: Jan 25, 2010.Interviewer: Sarah Schulman; Camera: James Wentzy.(c) 2011, The New York Lesbian & Gay Experimental Film Festival, Inc.The Museum at FIT presents this video in conjunction to its exhibition A Queer History of Fashion: From the Closet to the Catwalk. On view September 13, 2013 to January 4, 2014.More info on The ACT UP Oral History Project: http://www.actuporalhistory.org/More info on the exhibition A Queer History of Fashion: From the Closet to the Catwalk: http://fitnyc.edu/21048.as
International Trade and Marketing Alumni Interviews
No full textThe International Trade and Marketing for the Fashion Industries Department at FIT was established in 1996. This video features interviews with alumni discussing their time at FIT and their professional achievements around the globe
Karen Bjornson, House Model for Halston – Oral History
No full textKaren Bjornson, House Model for HalstonThe FORD Models, Inc. Oral History Series: A Series of Interviews with Models from FORD Models, Inc. and Associate Industry Professionals. A Collaboration between FORD Models, Inc. and Department of Special Collections and FIT Archives, Gladys Marcus Library, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York.Interviewed and Produced by Karen Trivette Cannell, Assistant Professor, Head of Special Collections and FIT Archives, Gladys Marcus Library, Fashion Institute of Technology; and Patty Sicular, (Former) Director of Archives and Special Collections, FORD Models, Inc.Interview conducted April 8, 2010Videographer: Daniel Passer
Kevin Sessums at the Queer History of Fashion Symposium
No full textKevin Sessums, author and editor in chief of FourTwoNine magazine, presents "The World was Safer Sitting Under my Grandmother's Singer Sewing Machine: A Sissy's Remembrance of a Boyhood Filled with Butterick Patterns and Bouffant Palaver" 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. Kevin Sessums is the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir, Mississippi Sissy. His next book, I Left It On the Mountain, will be published by St. Martin's Press in 2014
James Gager at the Queer History of Fashion Symposium
No full textJames Gager, senior vice president and creative director for MAC Cosmetics, presents "MAC: All Ages, All Races, All Sexes" 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. James Gager sits on the board of directors of the MAC AIDS Fund
Gothic: Dark Glamour. A Sneak Peek
No full textDr. Valerie Steele, director of The Museum at FIT, guides you on a mini tour of "Gothic: Dark Glamour.
CFMM Capstone 2015 - Leaders Presentation
No full textClass of 2015 Capstone Research Presentations.Music:"22nd Century" by Kelis. Category: Education. License: Standard YouTube License
Fashion Culture: Haute Couture in Paris 1960-1968
No full textAdelheid Rasche, curator of fashion images at the National Museums in Belin, presents "Haute Couture in Paris 1960-1968," a book of fashion illustrations by Trude Rein. Included are Rein's incredibly rich drawings of haute couture creations by Pierre Cardin, Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, and many others
2009 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
Methods of Basic Draping, v. 9. Basic Dirndl Skirt
No full text“Methods of Basic Draping” was produced by FIT in 1982 and is still used today. It’s an FIT classic!Instructor, Jimmy Alan Newcomer; Technical supervision, Hedda Gold; fashion illustration, Linda Tain; television supervision, Lee White; produced and directed by Jeffrey Buchman. Presented by the Fashion Design Apparel Department at the Fashion Institute of Technology