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Milan Program BFA Fashion Show 2010
No full textFIT’s International Fashion Design Program in Milan presents the 2010 BFA Fashion Show. Featuring work by student designers Hoa Lee, Cecilia Motsi, Sawa Takai, Katherine De La Cruz, Levi Steffensen, Khanh Phan, Tanuka Ghosh, Hanna Ryu
Methods of Basic Draping, v. 1. Basic Bodice I: Back
No full text“Methods of Basic Draping” was produced by FIT in 1982 and is still used today. It’s an FIT classic!Instructor, Professor Selma Rosen; 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
Nayland Blake: ARTSpeak lecture series
No full textThe Fine Arts Department presents a lecture by artist, Nayland Blake, as part of the 2010-11 lecture series, ARTSpeak: A Multipart Symposium on Diversity and Art.Nayland Blake is an artist, writer and educator whose work addresses issues the artist’s own racially mixed background, sexual identity and body image. His work is included in the collections of MoMA, the Whitney Museum, the Studio Museum of Harlem, LA MoCa, and the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, among others. In 1994 he co-curated the exhibition “In a Different Light,” the first major museum exhibition to examine the impact of queer artists on contemporary art.The Diversity Council of the Fashion Institute of Technology is pleased to give its Stamp of Support for this event. Co-sponsored by the Fine Arts Department and a grant from the President’s Diversity Fund
Daphne Guinness Exhibition - The Garments
No full textA selection of garments from the Daphne Guinness exhibition at The Museum at FIT. September 16, 2011 - January 7, 201
Jonathan D. Katz at the Queer History of Fashion Symposium
No full textJonathan D. Katz, director of the doctoral program in visual studies at the SUNY Buffalo, presents "Queer Self-Fashioning" 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. The first American academic tenured in the field of queer studies, Jonathan Katz founded the Harvey Milk Institute
Vicki Karaminas at the Queer History of Fashion Symposium
No full textVicki Karaminas, associate professor of fashion studies and director of research at the School of Design, University of Technology, Sydney, presents "'Born This Way': Lesbian Style Since the Eighties" 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
Hal Rubenstein at the Queer History of Fashion Symposium
No full textHal Rubenstein, an authority on celebrity style who has appeared on the Today show and The View, asks "Do Gay Clothes Have More Fun?" 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
Couture from Africa
No full textAfrica has been identified as the new home of couture by such luminaries as Vogue Italia Editor in Chief, Franca Sozzani. Simone Cipriani will discuss couture fashion with Omoyemi Akerele, the creator of the Lagos Fashion Week.The Hand of Fashion series brings together industry leaders in sustainable fashion practices, as well as friends and collaborators of the Ethical Fashion Initiative (EFI). The EFI is a United Nations program that connects and enables artisans in developing countries to work directly with top fashion brands on an ongoing basis. Having worked with some of the most innovative fashion designers around the world, the EFI has developed a set of pioneering sustainable practices for the fashion industry. The EFI also mentors new designers from Africa and collaborates with high-end retailers all over the world.Simone Cipriani, the founder of EFI, presents the various aspects of sustainability in fashion through conversations with a number of key industry experts, managers, and designers. All the guests have collaborated with the EFI, and each bring different aspects of innovation in sustainable fashion to their work.The series of discussions are intended to widen the understanding of sustainability in fashion design and to enable and encourage sustainable thinking as part of fashion, which will help establish a new normal in the industry
Methods of Basic Draping, v. 4. Basic Bodice II: Front
No full text“Methods of Basic Draping” was produced by FIT in 1982 and is still used today. It’s an FIT classic!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
KickStarter School: bring your project to life
No full textWith new media platforms playing a vital role in getting creative work off the ground, we were pleased to bring together a dynamic panel for “Kickstarter School: Bring Your Project to Life” at FIT this week. The lively discussion included excellent tips from Nicole He, who’s the Art, Fashion & Photography Project Specialist at Kickstarter and insight from Sass Brown, who’s Assistant Dean of FIT’s School of Art and Design. We were also thrilled to hear from FIT alumni Amy Lombard (Photography ’12), Heather Huey (Millinery ’04), and Stefan Loble (Entrepreneurship ’10), who shared incredible success stories launching their creative projects on Kickstarter. Watch this inspiring discussion and learn how you can bring your creative project to life!--from FIT blog site