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Fashion Culture: The Mexican Fashion Revolution, Carla Fernandez
No full textMexican designer Carla Fernandez discusses fashion, social responsibility, and her collaborations with Mexican artisans. Names the UK's 2008 "Young Fashion Entrepreneur of the Year" for her visionary work on ethical fashion, Fernandez has designs in the permanent collections of The Museum at Fit and the RISD and Kobe Museums. One of her outfits is featured in the MFIT exhibition Fashion & Politics.Organized in collaboration with the Mexican Cultural Institute of New York
Talking Trade: Marketing and Licensing in Latin America
No full textA panel of experts will discuss their career path, experience with licensing in Latin America, in which countries they are focusing, the challenges they are facing, as well as how they are competing with international and local brands there, and provide advice to students and graduates who aspire for a similar careers.Speakers: Ms. Sylvia Reyes, Director of Apparel and Textiles, USA Procolumbia; Ms. Karina Spar, Ex Vice Pres. of Licensing, Tommy Hillfiger; Ms. Ximena de Peralta, Fashion Editor, Lima, Peru
FIT Talks: Interview with Paul Winston
No full textGuest: Paul Winston, Tailor and Proprietor, Winston Tailors and Chipp Neckwear; Interviewer: Phyllis Dillon
Françoise Tétart-Vittu "1885-1900 Golden Age of Parisian Fashion"
No full textFrançoise Tétart-Vittu at The Museum at FIT's 16th fashion symposium, Proust’s Muse, held on Thursday, October 20, 2016.The day-long symposium was organized in conjunction with the exhibition Proust's Muse, The Countess Greffulhe. Researchers from the United States and Europe discussed the connections between fashion, patronage, literature, and the arts in turn of the century France.François Tétart-Vittu is former head of the graphic arts department and curator at the Galliera Museum in Paris. She was author and chief curator of exhibitions on 18th-and 19th-century fashion and costume, such as Au Paradis des Dames, Le Dessin de mode sous toutes ses coutures, and Sous l'Empire des crinolines
Lucy Norris "The Influence of the Countess Greffulhe on Contemporary Fashion"
No full textLucy Norris at The Museum at FIT's 16th fashion symposium, Proust’s Muse, held on Thursday, October 20, 2016.The day-long symposium was organized in conjunction with the exhibition Proust's Muse, The Countess Greffulhe. Researchers from the United States and Europe discussed the connections between fashion, patronage, literature, and the arts in turn of the century France.Lucy Norris is an independent researcher, a writer, and a contributing editor at SHOWstudio. She has lectured at the Victoria and Albert Museum on subjects such as postmodernism and David Bowie's influence on visual culture and has delivered talks at The Royal College of Art, The British Council, and Parsons
Methods of Basic Sewing, v. 4. Darts
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
Black Fashion Designers Symposium: Ariele Elia in conversation with Bethann Hardison and Veronica Webb
No full textAriele Elia, in conversation with Bethann Hardison and Veronica Webb at The Museum at FIT's annual fashion symposium, Black Fashion Designers, held on Monday, February 6, 2017. The one-day symposium featured talks by designers, models, journalists, and scholars on African diasporic culture and fashion.Ariele Elia is assistant curator of costumes and textiles at MFIT. She curated the exhibition Faking It and co-curated Black Fashion Designers.Bethann Hardison is a former model and founder of the modeling agency Bethann Management and the Diversity Coalition.Veronica Webb, one of the first African–American supermodels, now shares her story on her lifestyle blog, WebbOnTheFly.com
Black Fashion Designers Symposium:Ariele Elia "From Seventh Avenue to Global Markets"
No full textAriele Elia at The Museum at FIT's annual fashion symposium, Black Fashion Designers, held on Monday, February 6, 2017.Ariele Elia was the assistant curator of costumes and textiles at MFIT. She curated the exhibition Faking It and co-curated Black Fashion Designers