Shoe Obsession: Examining our Ever-Growing Fascination with Fashionable Shoes
NEW YORK, Nov 16, 2012/ — Imelda is not alone with her love of shoes. On view February 8 – April 13, 2013, at The Museum at FIT, “Shoe Obsession” is an exhibition that examines our culture’s ever-growing fascination with extravagant and fashionable shoes. In fact, designer shoes have overtaken “It” bags as the most coveted fashion accessories. In...
Tomodachi-Uniqlo Fellowship Established at FIT
NEW YORK, Nov 7, 2012/ — With $1.6 million grant for financial assistance, the Tomodachi-Uniqlo Fellowship was established in three schools – Fashion Institute of Technology, Parsons The New School for Design and Stanford Graduate School of Business with Japanese students as the targeted beneficiaries of these academic scholarship. With the Tomodachi-Uniqlo Fellowship,...
FIT to Hold Symposium on Diversity and Globalization in the Beauty Industry
NEW YORK, Nov 5, 2012/ — With Tonie Leatherberry, Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP as Keynote Speaker, the FIT School of Graduate Studies will hold the “Diversity and Globalization in the Beauty Industry” symposium on Friday, November 16, 8:30 am –noon. Topics for the symposium will focus on the ways in which best practices in diversity–whether in global...
FIT To Host Designer Ozwald Boateng
NEW YORK, Oct 26, 2012/ — Ozwald Boateng is a legend in men’s fashion. The youngest and first black tailor to open a store on London’s Saville Row in 1994 at age 26, he was also the Creative Director of Givenchy Homme while concurrently designing his eponymous menswear label. On Monday, October 29, 2012 at 6:00 PM, Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) will...
The Ivy Style Symposium at FIT
NEW YORK, Oct 9, 2012/ — Slated on November 8 & 9, 2012 at the Fashion Institute of Technology, the IVY STYLE Symposium is being held in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name currently on view at Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology (MFIT). Speakers will include contributors to the book that accompanies the exhibition as well as other scholars...
Five Years of Unisex: Rad Hourani
NEW YORK, Oct 6, 2012/ — Join Rad Hourani for a lively presentation of his unisex fashion creations. Since 2007, Hourani has been designing clothing he describes as “gender-agnostic,” working mostly in black and white to create a true unisex look. Hourani’s photographs have been shown at the Galerie Joyce on the Palais Royal in Paris and are collected in a...
Swedish Fashion: H&M, Acne, and much more
NEW YORK, Oct 5, 2012/ — What are the unique characteristics of Swedish fashion? Is nationality relevant in today’s global fashion market? A panel of fashion insiders will tackle these questions during a revealing discussion of the history and aesthetics of Swedish fashion. Moderated by Ingrid Giertz-Martenson, the CEO of Swedish Vision, the panel will also include...
First Class of Design Entrepreneurs NYC Completes Program at FIT
James Talbot, Jeanette Nostra, Jes Wade, and Mimi Plange NEW YORK, Oct 4, 2012/ — The first class of Design Entrepreneurs NYC (DENYC), the free, intensive, “mini-MBA” program that teaches emerging New York City-based fashion designers how to run a business, culminated with presentations of business plans by 15 of the 35 designers who participated in the program. The...
The Museum at FIT Awarded Accreditation by American Alliance of Museums
NEW YORK, Oct 4, 2012/ — The Museum at FIT (MFIT) has received the highest national recognition for a museum – accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). Accreditation, which is awarded to only 4.5 percent of America’s estimated 17,500 museums and less than 1 percent of college and university museums, signifies the highest level of excellence. The...
Fashion Conversations: Hal Rubenstein in conversation with Valerie Steele
NEW YORK, Oct 3, 2012/ — Hal Rubenstein is the fashion director at InStyle magazine. As an authority on celebrity style, Rubenstein has appeared on TV shows such as Today and The View. He will be talking to Valerie Steele, director of MFIT, about his book, 100 Unforgettable Dresses, now in its fourth printing. This event is part of the Designers & Books Fair,...
Fashion Conversations: The Model Alliance
NEW YORK, Oct 2, 2012/ — Join model Sara Ziff and legal scholar Susan Scafidi for a discussion of the Model Alliance, the nonprofit advocacy group for American fashion models founded by Ziff in 2011. The Model Alliance works with the Fashion Law Institute, established by Scafidi at Fordham University, to promote fair labor standards for models in the U.S. Ziff will...
