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Graduate Studies Invites: What is Fashion Research?
No full textFor its first New York event, the Fashion Research Network (FRN) has partnered with the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) Graduate Studies, to ask “What is fashion research?” This panel discussion and debate will bring together some of the city’s leading fashion scholars to consider a range of current approaches to fashion research. By inviting a diverse group of curators, designers, conservators, and historians to discuss a range of projects, this event aims to examine the varying methodologies that may be used to produce fashion research today. The Fashion Research Network is a UK based organization that promotes the work of PhD and early career researchers in fashion and dress, with the guiding principle that it is only through sharing, discussion and debate that this young discipline can grow. The FRN, committed to interdisciplinary conversations on fashion, is proud to be continuing its mission at FIT, an institution that has shaped the voice of the fashion industry.Panelists include: Jonathan KYLE Farmer ma(rca); Professor and Chair, MFA Fashion Design, School of Graduate Studies, FIT;Colleen Hill, Curator of Costume and Accessories, Museum at FIT; Anna Reynolds, Curator of Paintings, Royal Collection Trust; Cassandra Gero, Assistant Conservator, Costume Institute,Metropolitan Museum of Art; Francesca Granata, Assistant Professor and Director, MA Fashion Studies, Parsons School of Design.The discussion will be moderated by: Ellen Sampson and Alexis Romano from FRN
Melissa Marra "Force of Nature"
No full textMelissa Marra at The Museum at FIT's annual fashion symposium, Fashion, Science, and Exploration, held on Tuesday, October 10, 2017.Melissa Marra is the associate curator of education and public programs at MFIT. She curated the exhibition Force of Nature and was a contributing author to the books Fashion Underground: The World of Susanne Bartsch and Dance & Fashion
Faces and Places in Fashion: Meg Flather, Home Shopping Diva
No full textMeg Flather has spent decades building a multi-faceted career in performance, cosmetics and media. As author of Lessons, Lyrics and Lipstick, Meg performs entertaining and inspirational seminars for men and women embarking on similar vocations. As national makeup artist for OLAY, Meg worked closely with public relations, marketing and product development. As a home shopping brand ambassador, Meg has grown sales for PERLIER on TSC, Canada, Aloette on Shop NBC, PRAI on TVSN, Australia, StriVectin on QVC, and TSC, Canada. In December, 2015, Meg became the New York based Director of Education for TATCHA skincare.Meg began her cosmetic career in New York City. She was special events captain for all metropolitan accounts for Clinique, resident make-up artist for Yves St. Laurent at Bergdorf Goodman, held the highest national sales record for both Stila and Body and Soul at Barney’s, and raised customer service and artistry standards at all Face Stockholm locations. As an expert in her field, Meg has been featured on The Discovery Channel, in 15 national publications and her artistry credits include People Magazine, NBC Daytime, CNN, 20/20, The View, documentary films and numerous private clients.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
Andre Walker: This is what it made us think about (TIWIMUTA)
No full textAndre Walker is a fashion designer, design consultant, creative director, art and style director for fashion and film, and freelance editor. In this lecture he discusses the future of print publishing and bookmaking, his online "object-zine" TIWIMUTA, print magazines such as Dazed & confused, L’Officiel, Interview, W, and i-D, and the designers Marc Jacobs, Kim Jones and Louis Vuitto
TEDxFIT: BioDesign: The (R)evolution of Sustainable Fashion, Theanne Schiros
No full textAlgikngiknit and #growapair are rethinking textiles to join the (r)evolution of sustainable fashion. Using abundant, and repidly replenishing organisms -(such as) kelp, fungi, bacteria, utilization of argricultural waste, and traditional natural dyeing and tanning techniques, the FIT teams are creating sustainable textiles and footwear, free of synthetic and pero-chemicals, one (knit or pineapple fiber) stitch at a time.Theanne Schiros, PhD, teaches physics, chemistry and sustainability courses. She is a faculty advisor and co-chair for the international Biodesign Challenge at FIT, as well as the Columbia University Maker Space, guiding students on how to rethink textiles through technology, biology and sustainable design. Schiros is also a Research Scientist and diversity liaison at Columbia University, working collaboratively across the Center for Precision Assembly of Superstratic and Superatomic Solids to explore 2-D materials for next generation electronic devices and catalysts for clean energy applications. Schiros is engaged in international development work, such as off grid solar electrification projects in Haiti through Engineers without Borders and with the United Nations and the Economic Union of West African States, as well as the Finca Morpho Permaculture collective in Costa Rica.This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/ted
Fashion Culture: Paris Fashion: A Cultural History
No full textOn October 17, Dr. Valerie Steele, director of The Museum at FIT, presented an in-depth look at the new edition of her book, "Paris Fashion: A Cultural History." First published in 1988, this revised and expanded work explores the reasons Paris is considered the capital of fashion.The Museum at FIT (MFIT) is the only museum dedicated exclusively to the art of fashion in New York City
Faces and Places in Fashion: Erich Soldat, Soldat Textile Agency
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.Erich Soldat, founder and owner of Soldat Textile Agency, specialist in luxury European Textiles. His career highlights include working for Bischoff August Inc., Bonjour Embroidery, Marcel Banziger Textile Agency, and currently for Erich Soldat Textile Agency where he is Agent for Couture and Bridge Markets representing European mills exclusively
Black History Month Opening Program and Keynote Address
No full textSUNY Board of Trustees Chairman H. Carl McCall will deliver the keynote for the opening of Black History Month at FIT. The national theme this year is Black Migrations, emphasizing the movement of people of African descent to new destinations and subsequently to new social realities. While inclusive of earlier centuries, this theme focuses especially on the 20th century through today.The program includes Student Greetings by Angela Billings; the Black National Anthem led by the FIT Gospel Choir; remarks by Dr. Ronald Milon, FIT Chief Diversity Officer; Remarks and Introduction of the Keynote Speaker by Dr. Giacomo Oliva, Vice President of Academic Affairs; Keynote Address by H. Carl McCall, Chairman of the SUNY Board of Trustees; and a performance by Derek Anthony.Sponsored by the FIT Diversity Council
Fashion Unraveled Colloquium: r. Sonya Abrego “Denim, Smartphone Fade, and the Markings of Contemporary Labor”
No full textInspired by the MFIT exhibition Fashion Unraveled and organized by MFIT and the Fashion Research Network, this one-day colloquium explored the concepts of memory, wear, and imperfection in fashion. Speakers focused on imperfect garments and the significance of dressing as a habitual, intimate, and ephemeral act.Sonya Abrego holds a PhD from the Bard Graduate Center, is a visiting assistant professor at the Pratt Institute, Parsons: The New School for Design, and is in the school of graduate studies at FIT. Her research interests include 20th-century fashion, design, history, film, and material culture. Sonya is presently working on a book about Westernwear in postwar America
Fashion Unraveled Colloquium: Sarah Scaturro “Full of Vice: The Conservator’s Collection”
No full textInspired by the MFIT exhibition Fashion Unraveled and organized by MFIT and the Fashion Research Network, this one-day colloquium explored the concepts of memory, wear, and imperfection in fashion. Speakers focused on imperfect garments and the significance of dressing as a habitual, intimate, and ephemeral act.Sarah Scaturro is the head conservator of The Costume Institute, Metropolitan Museum of Art, where she is in charge of the preservation and display of the collection and the development of the conservation research program. In 2017, she curated The Secret Life of Textiles: Synthetic Materials, an exhibition focused on the ephemerality of modern and contemporary fashion. From 2006 to 2012, she was the textile conservator and assistant fashion curator at the Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. She is a PhD student at Bard Graduate Center, studying the history and theory of fashion conservation, and can be found online at www.exhibitingfashion.co