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Faces and Places in Fashion: Seph Skerritt
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.Seph Skerritt is the founder and CEO of Proper Cloth. Seph founded Proper Cloth in 2008 and has since grown the business to be the leading brand for men’s custom dress shirts. In his role at Proper Cloth Seph is closely involved in new technology development, product design, marketing and advertising of the business. Prior to Proper Cloth, Seph received an MBA from MIT Sloan. Seph also has a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from the University of California at San Diego. Seph lives in New York
Faces and Places in Fashion: Transition of Style Podcast, Corinne Phillips hosts The Tailory
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.Transition of Style, a new podcast that explores the ways in which personal style and queer identity meet. The podcast is at once personal and informative, and packs an emotional punch.In 2014, Danielle launched She’s a Gent, a blog that celebrates and explores personal style while also using it as a tool to bring awareness to women in menswear. In a very short period of time, She’s a Gent has transformed into a multi-digital publication which creates visibility for the LGBTQ+ and QPOC communities. “She’s a Gent” has been recognized in Forbes, The New York Times, Huffington Post, OUT Magazine, Vogue, and Nike.com. As the founder of a multi-network digital platform that uses fashion as visual activism, Danielle is committed to empowering others through content creation and storytelling. If there is one thing that she hopes you take away from her journey, it is that you continue to be free enough to be YOU!The idea for The Tailory New York began when I decided to direct my years of fashion design and men’s tailoring experience towards my own wardrobe. As a pant suit aficionado and a lover of men’s fashion and tailoring, I was always drawn to tailored clothing and strived to create fashion that conveyed the same message of confidence that a perfectly custom tailored suit did for men. Style icons like Sean Connery and Cary Grant, as well as modern day 007 Daniel Craig (shaken not stirred) were always my style inspirations. To me, they are the epitome of refinement and sophistication, true gentlemen in style. My passion for fashion and tailoring led me through the Fashion Design program at Parsons followed by stints in custom tailoring, fashion design, fashion styling and brand development. But the more I integrated myself in the industry, the more I realized that impeccable fit, for men and women, was almost impossible to find in ready to wear clothing. So, I launched The Tailory New York, a way for me to combine my two passions, Fashion Design and Custom Tailoring. Everyone wants to look their best and having a wardrobe curated to your body and lifestyle not only enables you to look your best but makes you feel your best.The Tailory New York is a custom clothing company that combines modern fashion design with the heritage art of custom tailoring. At The Tailory New York, we live by the notion that your wardrobe should not only fit perfectly, but should be designed with only you in mind. The result? Impeccable custom fit and custom designed pieces that can be integrated seamlessly into your lifestyle
BRAG (Black Retail Action Group): Diversity in the Retail Industry
No full textFIT's BRAG Student Club (Black Retail Action Group) presents the panel discussion "Diversity in the Retail Industry," featuring Shawn Pean, Deandre Tristan, Jamillah Davis-Hernandez. Moderated by Prof. Laticha Brown. This event was part of FIT's Black History Month celebration and was supported by the FIT Diversity Council
Fashion Unraveled Colloquium: Jeppe Ugelvig, “Memory Garments: The Non-Archive of Susan Cianciolo”
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.Jeppe Ugelvig is a curator and cultural critic based in New York. He completed his MA at the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College in 2018. Jeppe’s writing has appeared in Frieze, ArtReview, Flash Art, Spike, and LEAP, among many other publicatons, and he has written exhibition catalogues for artists and projects including A Kassen, BODY HOLES, and Ian Giles. He functions as the features director and editor of DANSKMagazine and associate editor of Wallet. He most recently curated the exhibition Fashion Work, Fashion Workers at the Hessel Museum of Art, NY, and Cargo at PS120 in Berlin
Fashion Unraveled Colloquium: Dr. Katie Knowles “An African American Family Story of Slavery and Freedom as Told by a Calico Skirt"
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.Katie Knowles joined the Avenir Museum and the Department of Design and Merchandising at Colorado State University as Avenir Curator and Assistant Professor in 2017. She holds a PhD in history from Rice University (2014) in Houston, Texas; her dissertation title was Fashioning Slavery: Slaves and Clothing in the United States South, 1830-1865. In addition to her scholarly training, Knowles has worked in museums for more than 10 years, including the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library; and the Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Fashion Unraveled Colloquium: Colleen Hill "Fashion Unraveled"
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.Colleen Hill is the curator of costume and accessories at MFIT. She holds an MA in Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice from FIT. Since joining MFIT in 2006, Colleen has curated or co-curated a dozen exhibitions, including Fashion Unraveled (2018), Paris Refashioned, 1957-1968 (2017), Fairy Tale Fashion (2016), Exposed: A History of Lingerie (2014), and Shoe Obsession (2013). She has published a book on sustainable fashion with Bloomsbury Academic, and four more books on fashion with Yale University Press
Pink Symposium: Dr. Masafumi Monden "The Color of the Day: Many Shades of Pink in Japan"
No full textThe Museum at FIT presented Pink, its twentieth academic symposium. This symposium explored the significance of the color pink in fashion, art, and culture. Pink provokes exceptionally strong feelings of both attraction and repulsion, yet it is increasingly being regarded as cool and androgynous, powerful and political. Topics included the significance of pink clothing in western and non-western cultures (including India, Africa, Mexico, and Japan), the role of pink in eighteenth-century portraiture, associations of pink with politics, gender, and sexuality, and the use of pink in cinema.Dr. Masafumi Monden is a research fellow at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. A specialist in Japanese fashion, Asian popular culture, and international studies, he is currently working on two book-length projects on cultural imaginations of Japanese girlhood and boyhood, and the cultural history of fashion, beauty, and the body in modern Japan
Diversity & Global Leadership: Capstone 2012 – Cosmetics and Fragrance
No full textClass of 2012 Capstone Presentations. Innovation Through Diversity In The Beauty Industry. Diversity & Global Leadership. Joseph Aphinyanaphongs, Jeanine Bernstock, Maria Ellena Ferri, Manami Kuwamura, Margaret Marti
ARTSpeak: David Mazzucchelli
No full textArtist David Mazzucchelli lectures on the unique aspects of storytelling in the medium of comics and graphic novels. Part of the ArtSpeak series presented by the Departments of Fine Arts and History of Art with support from the FIT Student-Faculty Corporation, the School of Art and Design, and the School of Liberal Arts. October 22, 2012
Specing the Garment
No full textProfessor Nancy Ostroff of the Fashion Merchandising and Management Department explains how to spec a garment and measure correctly