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2017 Future of Fashion Show
No full textThe best work of FIT’s graduating bachelor of art fashion design students is presented every spring in a professional runway show. Specializations include sportswear, special occasion, knitwear, intimate apparel, and children’s wear. The 2017 show is introduced by President Joyce Brown
Graduate Studies Invites: Michael Angove
No full textBritish designer Michael Angove talks about his love affair with pattern.This event is part of the Graduate Studies Invites series, hosted by FIT’s School of Graduate Studies
Fashion Culture: Une Femme Française by Catherine Malandrino
No full textOn December 6, 2017, fashion designer Catherine Malandrino joined MFIT Director Valerie Steele in conversation about Malandrino's book "Une Femme Française.
Fashion and Physique Symposium: Sara Ziff, Lauren Chan, Gary Dakin, and Iskra Lawrence
No full textSara Ziff in conversation with Lauren Chan, Gary Dakin, and Iskra Lawrence 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.Lauren Chan is the fashion features editor at Glamour. A former plus-size model, she writes a monthly print column called “Style Your Size” and an online column on body positivity.Gary Dakin is co-founder of JAG Models, a size- inclusive, boutique modeling agency. JAG has worked with publications such as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, and V since 2013.Iskra Lawrence is an international model, self-care expert, and champion of body diversity. She has appeared in SELF magazine, Vogue España, Marie Claire Russia, and Glamour.Sara Ziff is founding director of the Model Alliance. Producer of the documentary film Picture Me, she also helped draft and introduce legislation for the first federal protections for child performers
Fashion and Physique Symposium: Aimee Mullins in conversation with Lucy Jones and Grace Jun
No full textAimee Mullins in conversation with Lucy Jones and Grace Jun on inclusive design 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.Aimee Mullins is an Olympian, a model, and an actor. Born without fibulae, she had both legs amputated below the knee at the age of one and learned to walk on prosthetics. After first gaining world attention as an athlete, she made her catwalk debut for Alexander McQueen. She currently appears in the award-winning Netflix series Stranger Things.Lucy Jones is an innovative, New York–based designer who focuses on universal design. She is founder of FFORA, a lifestyle brand that serves the disability community.Grace Jun is a designer, assistant professor of fashion at Parsons, and executive director at Open Style Lab, whose mission is to make style and wearable tech accessible to people with disabilities
Faces and Places in Fashion: Mark Drew
No full textPhotographer Mark Drew was born in Pacoima, Los Angeles, California, one of the oldest neighborhoods in Northern San Fernando Valley. Although a Native of Los Angeles, Mark Drew grew up in Plainfield (birthplace of Irving Penn), New Jersey. At an early age Mark felt the need to use photography as a means of escape. Perhaps the radical tradition and spontaneity in Mark's photography was shaped by the characteristics of those early years in history.Well known for his sumptuous black and white pictures, Mark Drew emphasizes provocation and absolute seduction that are unveiled in each photographic vision with modesty and generosity. Mostly photographing the deeper human connection with elemental objects that surround us, Mark Drew is an artist who's is not affraid to remind us that there is an unbroken link between us and the visual world that surrouns us as well as the mental world we live within ourselves.Part presentation, part Q&A, the "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
Exhibition Video: Pink: The History of a Punk, Pretty, Powerful Color
No full textCurated by Dr. Valerie Steele, director of The Museum at FIT, "Pink: The History of a Punk, Pretty, Powerful Color" (September 7, 2018 – January 5, 2019) explores the changing significance of the color pink over the past three centuries.In this video, Dr. Steele introduces the exhibition
FIT Talks: John Pomerantz Oral History Interview
No full textDATE INTERVIEWED: April 19, 2017SUMMARY: John Pomerantz is interviewed from the offices of the Doneger Group by Alex Joseph, Managing Editor of FIT's Hue Magazine.BIOGRAPHY: "John J. Pomerantz, president of JJP Advisory, LLC, is former chairman and chief executive officer of Leslie Fay Company, Inc., a manufacturer of women's fashions. Pomerantz retired in 2000 after more than four decades with the company. Pomerantz joined Leslie Fay in 1955, became president in 1971 and chairman and CEO in 1980. At the 2002 American Image Awards, the fashion retailing world honored him for nearly three decades at the helm of one of the country's oldest dressmakers. Pomerantz is a trustee emeritus of FIT, and was a director of its foundation from 1976 to 2010, serving more than ten years as chairman. In 1984, Pomerantz and his wife, Laura, donated 5 million development campaign. In recognition, FIT named its Art and Design Center in honor of his father, Fred P. Pomerantz, founder of Leslie Fay. Pomerantz is a founder and supporter of Albert Einstein College of Medicine and serves on its board of overseers. He supports the arts and is involved in community service, including the Boy Scouts, where he was past chairman of the Greater New York Council. He sits on the executive board of City Meals-on-Wheels. Other board memberships include UJA Federation of New York, Fashion Delivers, and Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation. Pomerantz graduated from Admiral Farragut Naval Academy in 1951, and earned his BA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The Pomerantz family includes Johns wife Laura, daughters Andrea Pomerantz Lustig and her husband Mathew, Susie Davis and her husband Kevin, and Marnie Pomerantz MacLean and her husband, Neil. He has five grandchildren, Anna, Michael and James Lustig, and Chelsea and Zachary Davis."Leslie Fay was founded around 1938, incorporated in 1959, became a public company in 1967, and became "private" once again in 1982, at which time it was estimated to have achieved a volume of about $250,000,000. In 1993 the company experienced a severe accounting scandal, which forced it to declare bankruptcy. The company slowly recovered, however it never reached the same dominance as it previously had
Faces and Places in Fashion: Eva Jeanbart-Lorenzotti
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.CEO and founder of Vivre, Inc. Ms. Jeanbart-Lorenzotti explains how the current climate of economic uncertainty creates an environment for challenge and opportunity. She argues that there is an excess of products but there is always an opportunity to chang consumer behavior. She goes on to describe how she developed her company as a high-end, luxury online catalog service, emphasizing how she selected a very specific demographic profile for her customer. She also provides advice for qualities that are necessary to succeed in fashion merchandising.Introduced by Alice Papazian
Faces and Places in Fashion: Aaron Duncan
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 1994 grad and Senior Vice President/Creative Director for Playboy Enterprises, Mr. Duncan describes his career path and offers tips on advancing one's career in the business world. Originally a menswear designer, he describes all of the activities of Playboy Enterprises and emphasizes the importance of licensing and global strategies to Playboy's financial success.Introduced by Alice Papazian