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Faces and Places in Fashion: Michael and Nicholas Kaplan
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.Michael and Nicholas Kaplan describe the launching of their large-size women's fashion retailing venture. Their firm, Fashion to Figure, offers over 75 brands of sizes 14-26. The brothers are grandchildren of the founders of the Lane Bryant stores, which also offered fashions to 12+ shoppers, and they contrast the earlier retailing concern with the narrower focus and broader plus-size offerings of Fashion to Figure
Faces and Places in Fashion: Ron & Richard Wurtzburger, Peerless Clothing
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.Richard and his son Ron discuss their roles in heading Peerless Clothing, the largest domestic producer of men's fine tailored clothin
Faces and Places in Fashion: Hilton Hollis
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.Hollis describes his career as a fashion designer after graduating from FIT, emphasizing the need for being aggressive, seeking out contacts, trusting oneself, and not settling for less than top performance. He explains the challenge of moving from working with designers like Dana Buchman and John Bartlett and moving on to independence in the bridge market
Elegance in an Age of Crisis: Part 1 Hers
No full textA video exploring key themes of “Elegance in an Age of Crisis” an exhibition about 1930s style at The Museum at FIT February 7 to April 19, 2014. Part 1 features MFIT curator Patricia Mears, couture collector Beverley Birks, and Vogue editor Hamish Bowles discussing women’s style of the era. Shot and edited by Andrew Yamato
Capstone 2013: Introduction by Co-Leaders
No full textClass of 2013 Capstone Research Presentations: Beauty in a Digital World. In the post-Facebook IPO world, and after the success of micro targeting in the 2012 Obama Presidential Campaign, the notion of “Digital” to consumer marketing has evolved. Not every brand needs to use every aspect of Social and Digital Media, and many are learning to reframe conversations and budgets around Digital strategy based on marketing objective, rather than commerce. Digital capabilities are also unlocking opportunities for both knowledge and cost savings in the marketing spend, notably for consumer interaction and enhanced market research opportunities, with access to data leading to more customized consumer communication and product offering. With this in mind, this year’s Capstone research is focused on “Beauty in a Digital World,” with the support of this year’s sponsors, Beiersdorf, and with Google as Research Partner
Remembering Elaine Stone
No full textProfessor Elaine Stone, long standing member of the Fashion Merchandising Management department, passed away on August 6, 2013. Professor Stone began teaching in the Fashion Buying and Merchandising and Continuing Education areas in 1977, served as the Acting Dean of Continuing Education for a time, and continued to teach in FMM, following her retirement in 2002, until very recently. In these video segments, Professor Stone, with her trademark candor and wit, speaks about FIT, teaching, education and global fashion, and celebrates her favorite fashion accessory – the hat
Barkinistas Unleashed: Pet Apparel and Accessories Fashion Show 2012
No full textFashion Institute of Technology’s fourth annual pet apparel and accessories runway show, BARKinistas Unleashed. Approximately 12 canines will take to the dog walk to present about two dozen unique designs created by students in the FIT Center for Professional Studies’ Pet Product Design and Marketing professional development certificate program. As in previous years, the show is conceptualized, designed, and produced by FIT’s Advertising and Marketing Communications BS program’s fourth-year Special Events Marketing class. April 18, 2012
Fashioning Hijab: Covering and Discovering at FIT
No full textWhat’s it like to wear hijab at a place like FIT? Do you wear the same type of head covering to the mosque as you do for your workout? Do you dress the look up for weddings or other formal rituals? Hue, FIT’s Alumni magazine, made a video on the subject for their Spring 2012 issue, featuring FIT students, alumni, a noted Muslim scholar, and Valerie Steele, director of The Museum at FIT.Written and produced by Alexander Joseph.Video by Larin Sullivan
BFA Fashion Show 2011: The Future of Fashion (part 4 of 5)
No full textThe best work of FIT’s graduating 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 2011 award winners: Jinsol Kim, Critic Award Winner, Children’s Wear; Nathalie Quirin, Critic Award Winner, Intimate Apparel; Yaeji Son, Critic Award Winner, Knitwear; Olga Bely, Critic Award Winner, Knitwear; Tatiana Baibabaeva, Critic Award Winner and Cotton Inc. Award Winner, Special Occasion; Bokyeong (Juliette) Kim, Critic Award Winner, Sportswear; Hwayoung Jo Cho, Critic Award Winner, Sportswear; Raphaela Marra, Critic Award Winner, Sportswear; Burcu Gundogar, Critic Award Winner, Sportswear; Hyeyaen (Michelle) Yoon, Critic Award Winner, Sportswear; Elin Johansson, Cotton Inc. Award Winner, Knitwear; Chilali Fernandez-Mouradin, Cotton Inc. Award Winner, Sportswear; Eun Mi Sohn, Cotton Inc. Award Winner, Children’s Wear; Francielle Stiefelmann, Cotton Inc. Award Winner, Intimate Apparel. Sponsored by Cotton Incorporated.http://www.fitnyc.edu/7589.as
ARTSpeak 2010-2011 trailer
No full textARTSpeak is a project created by the Fine Arts department of the Fashion Institute of Technology. ARTSpeak consists of a number of different forums, including, but not limited to: A lecture series featuring distinguished artists whose work speaks about their own diverse lives, an FIT blog site where anyone in the FIT community can contribute commentary, and an upcoming exhibition of FIT student artwork.The ARTSpeak 2010-2011 guest lecture series included artists Wangechi Mutu, Nayland Blake, David Diao, and Chie Fueki.ARTSpeak is co-sponsored by the Fine Arts Department of The Fashion Institute of Technology and a 2010-2011 Diversity Council Grant