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FIT Talks: Judy Mindell Interview
No full textJudy Mindell, one of FIT's first year students, is interviewed by Karen Trivette at the FIT Library's Special Collections and College Archives reading room. She talks about how the program has guided her in her life even though she didn't go into the fashion industry. Mrs. Mindell was 91 years old at the time of this interview.Born in 1927 in the Bronx, Judy Mindell attended the Fashion Institute of Technology for a year in its very first year of existence, 1944. She worked briefly at a custom dress house, but left for work outside the fashion industry. After getting married and having children, she opened up a small second hand shop in Masachusettes. She credits her ability to choose quality items for shop on the education she received from FIT
FIT Talks: Barbara Arata-Gavere Interview
No full textBarbara Arata-Gavere interviewed by Karen Trivette.As a New York-based fashion designer, Ms. Arata-Gavere began her career designing special occasion dresses for high-end boutiques. Currently, under her own label, Barbarata Exclusive, she designs and constructs custom-tailored jackets and stage wear for performers, such as Daryl Hooper of The Seeds.Ms. Arata-Gavere has uniquely combined her design skills with a very impressive career in education. First, as an instructor at Bergen County Technical Schools (New Jersey) for 29 years, where she received several awards, including Teacher of the Year and as an FCCLA Chapter Advisor, creating their first Fashion Design Competition.Ms. Arata-Gavere's textbook, Exploring Fashion Design, published by the Curriculum Lab at Rutgers University, has been extensively used by vocational schools throughout New Jersey.For the last 18 years, Ms. Arata-Gavere has been an Adjunct Professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology where, in the fashion department, she teaches a variety of classes including, draping and construction.Ms. Arata-Gavere is also the founder of Fashion Design Workshop, where she conducts various skill-based fashion workshops for high school and college students. She has recently joined the faculty at Bergen Community College's Continuing Education Department.In addition, Barbara Arata-Gavere often exhibits her custom fashion designs in various museums in New York City and New Jersey
Sustainability Awareness Week 2020: Stitch and Mend Workshop: Upcycling Jeans to a Crossbody Bag
No full textSustainability is a key component of FIT’s mission and is embedded in the college’s curriculum and operations. During virtual Sustainability Awareness Week, from October 5 to 9, 2020, we invited our community to learn about recent innovations from leaders in the industry, experience FIT’s efforts to make a positive impact on the earth, and discover new ways to live with a smaller footprint.We all have our favorite things to wear from jeans, dresses, all the way to shoes. There are also pieces in our closet that we don’t want to throw away because maybe one day we may wear them. Sound familiar? In this workshop, students will learn the magic behind sewing, upcycling, and create something brand new out of those unworn pieces in your closet.Presenter: Isabel Varela, public speaker, master tailor, sustainable fashion activist, zero-waste fashion designer, and artist.Materials Needed: Small home-sewing machine / Industrial Machine; Tape measure; Scissors; Seam ripper; Navy thread; White tailors chalk; Pins or Safety Pins; Iron; Old Pair of Jeans; Towel; Construction Paper; Pencil
Sustainability Awareness Week 2020: Using Your CSA and Closing Remarks
No full textSustainability is a key component of FIT’s mission and is embedded in the college’s curriculum and operations. During virtual Sustainability Awareness Week, from October 5 to 9, 2020, we invited our community to learn about recent innovations from leaders in the industry, experience FIT’s efforts to make a positive impact on the earth, and discover new ways to live with a smaller footprint.Karen Pearson, professor at FIT and chair of the Sustainability Council, speaks about using your CSA and delivers the closing remarks for Sustainability Awareness Week
Faces and Places in Fashion: David Wolfe
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.David Wolfe, Creative Director of Doneger Design Direction, a division of the Doneger Group, presents a slide show that shows styles for the Fall 2008 season and predicts major changes in silhouette, color and fabrics. He shows how the contradictory themes of maximalism and minimalism have created chaos in the fashion worl, and how fashions from past decades are revisited again and again. Showing several slides of recent handbags, he argues that they forecast changing apparel fashions
Faces and Places in Fashion: Fashion Service Network
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 Stanley moderates a panel of representatives from the Fashion Service Network: Stuart Kagel COO of 24 Seven Inc.; Andrew Jassin, founder of Jassin-O'Rourke Group, LLP; Cathleen Sheehan, president of ESP Trendlab, and Tom Nastos, President of ENK International. After introducing themselves and describing their backgrounds, the panelists discuss how Fashion Service Network assists students in their fashion careets and companies seeking to expand, strengthen, and energize their business with design, commercialization, distribution, merchandising of fashion goods
Faces and Places in Fashion: Vicky Tiel
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.After graduating from Parsons, Vicky Tiel settled in Paris with a business partner and set up a boutique called Mia and Vicky, where among other things she designed what she calls the world's first mini skirt. Her current concentration is bridalwear for Bergdorf Goodman. In her presentation she describes what she learned from the talented designers she has met and how they influenced her career. A brief video illustrates highlights from her career
Faces and Places in Fashion: William L. McComb
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.CEO of Liz Claiborne since 2006, William McComb describes his early career in pharmaceutical and medical device merchandising and his transition to apparel merchandising at LIz Claiborne at a time of great change. He explains how his job was to refocus the company, shed 20 brands and develop Juicy, Lucky, and Liz Claiborne. design. His career advice is that success requires a complete understanding, respect for all parts of a business, and a merchant-led and design-driven approach
Faces and Places in Fashion: Andrew Rosen
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.Founder and president of the design company and retail operation Theory, Inc., Andrew Rosen describes his early years working with Calvin Klein before starting Theory, Inc. in 1997. After Theory was bought by Uniqlo, Rosen explains the challenges of working for a huge global enterprise. His interest has consistently been the contemporary segment of the apparel market