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FIT Authors Talks: Sylvie Covey on Modern Printmaking
No full textAdjunct Assistant Professor Sylvie Covey presents her book Modern Printmaking: A Guide to Traditional and Digital Techniques: A fully illustrated instructional printmaking book presenting step-by-step examples alongside representative works from 30 top contemporary printmaking artists.Printmaking is flourishing in the modern era, appealing to both traditional artists as well as those interested in graphic design and digital techniques. This all-in-one guide is both technical and inspirational, examining the history and contemporary processes of relief, intaglio, lithography, serigraphy, mixed media, digital transfers, and post-digital graphics. Featuring step-by-step examples alongside representative works and profiles of top printmaking artists, this colorful resource provides a truly fresh look at printmaking today, in all its forms
An Evening with Kenneth Lonergan
No full textThe FIT Department of Social Sciences sponsors a talk with Oscar-winning writer and director Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea, You Can Count On Me, Lobby Hero) with Associate Professor of American History Daniel Levinson Wilk. Topics of conversation include making it on Broadway and in Hollywood, shrinks on film, trauma and non-recovery, doormen and janitors on stage and screen, fighting with producers, and Lonergan’s work with actors Matthew Broderick, Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Mark Ruffalo, Laura Linney, Anna Paquin, and Michael Cera. A Q&A follows Lonergan’s talk.Edited to remove clip of copyright content
Dance and Fashion Symposium: Ann Ray "Metamorphosis: From the Dressing Room to the Stage"
No full textAnn Ray at The Museum at FIT's 14th annual fashion symposium, Dance & Fashion, held on October 23 & 24, 2014. The fourteenth annual fashion symposium, Dance & Fashion, explored how dance costume has inspired fashion, and how fashion designers have increasingly been creating dance costumes.Ann Ray is a French artist using photography, film, and words in her work. Her four books of photography include "Love Looks Not With the Eyes," which grew out of a 13-year collaboration with Lee Alexander McQueen
TEDxFIT: Finding Your Voice, Lucie Fink
No full textWhen it comes to being a content creator, it's all about finding your voice and preferred medium. Lucie explores her journey into stop motion video production (the real driving force behind her current creative role at Refinery29) and explains how, only once she allowed herself to explore and create freely, she discovered where her true passion lies.Lucie Fink is a Refinery29 video producer and lifestyle host as well as stop motion artist and social media influencer. At Refinery29, she created and hosts the hit YouTube series "Try Living with Lucie" where she takes on social experiments for 5 days at a time, documenting her experience vlog-style. The series won 2 bronze Telly Awards in 2017 (Best Lifestyle Content & Best Webseries). In addition to Try Living with Lucie, she has created a plethora of other video formats for Refinery29 that she hosts and produces - "Lucie for Hire" (where she tries doing another person's job for the day), original pieces for Snapchat Discover, Facebook LIVE and more. A 2014 graduate from Johns Hopkins University, Lucie graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in creative writing and a concentration in media. She has made numerous appearances on NBC’s Today Show as a Millennial spokesperson, discussing a wide range of topics relevant to her generation.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 and Physique Symposium: Emma McClendon
No full textEmma McClendon presents "The Body: Fashion and Physique" 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.Emma McClendon is associate curator of costume at The Museum at FIT. She curated The Body: Fashion and Physique, as well as past exhibitions Uniformity and Denim: Fashion’s Frontier.The Museum at FIT (MFIT) is the only museum dedicated exclusively to the art of fashion in New York Cit
FIT Oral History: John Pomerantz (Part 1)
No full textDATE INTERVIEWED: November 11, 1981 & March 3, 1982SUMMARY: Mildred Finger interviews John Pomerantz of Leslie Fay, Inc.Mildred Finger interviewed John Pomerantz again at a later date, possibly also in 1982. She also interviewed John Pomerantz's father Fred, and his wife Lauren. There is a much later interview conducted by Alex Joseph in 2017.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
FIT Oral History: Laura Pomerantz
No full textDATE INTERVIEWED: circa 1980sSUMMARY: Mildred Finger interviews Laura Pomerantz about her time at Leslie Fay where she served as the Executive Vice President for 18 years and served on their Board of Directors, and her relationship with the Pomerantz family.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
Photo Talks: David Hilliard
No full textDavid Hilliard is the guest lecturer for the fall 2018 installment of the Photography and Related Media department’s lecture series Photo Talks.“I continually aspire to represent the spaces we inhabit, relationships we create, and the objects with which we surround ourselves. I hope the messages the photographs deliver speak to the personal as well as the universal experience. I find the enduring power and the sheer ability of a photograph to express a thought, a moment, or an idea, to be the most powerful expression of myself, both as an artist, and as an individual.” —David Hilliar
Methods of Basic Sewing, v. 15. Waistbands and Attaching Waistbands
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
Faces and Places in Fashion: Fashion Service Network Panel
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.In response to the fashion industry’s overwhelming need for innovation and multi-disciplinary approaches, in 2002 twenty of New York’s leading service providers formed the Fashion Service Network, a group of select, experienced and seasoned professionals delivering solutions and opportunities to the industry. It is the goal of the Fashion Service Network to assist fashion companies seeking to expand, strengthen, and energize their business. To accomplish this, the Fashion Service Network reaches beyond traditional resources and provides an all-encompassing service source for the fashion industry. The group contains leaders in all professional service areas. The FSN meets regularly, exchanges information, communicates ideas, and discusses needs and opportunities. Interaction of FSN members has resulted in many business opportunities for their respective clients. FSN is truly a visionary resource that explores and implements new strategies and business practices for the fashion industry.Panelists include Michael Stanley, Rosenthal & Rosenthal; Andrew Jassin, Jassin Consulting Group; Karen Giberson, Accessories Council; Tom Nastos, UBM plc; Jaqui Lividini, Lividini & Co.; Trudy Larson, Jassin Consulting Group; and Josh Kapelman, Hildun