Category: Guest Speaker

  • An open invitation to Faces & Places in Fashion Spring 2016

    An open invitation to Faces & Places in Fashion Spring 2016

    Fashion, accessories, interior design, business and film students and enthusiasts–Get out your date books! The Faces & Places in Fashion lecture series is all the straight talk, practical advice, forecasting (with some dish on the side) that you could want from formidable industry innovators. “From design and business to digital media and editorial, there’s such a diversity…

  • Designers & Books at FIT Day 2

    Dean Arbuckle and the School of Art & Design invite you to Day 2 of Designers & Books Fair 2015! “Drawing is not about replicating what you see. It is about inventing what you see,” – Milton Glaser “The public is finally recognizing the ‘creative’ in the modern design and innovation world. There are so many creative people…

  • Don’t let bullies tell you how to heel

    OneClique founders Sandy Saccullo and Stefani Tsakos encourage women and girls to walk tall, whether under peer pressure or throughout the day when re-fashioning oneself from formal wear to casual wear is an imperative. The two hosted a screening of “Finding Kind” yesterday at the Faces & Places in Fashion lecture series taught by Prof. Joshua Williams.…

  • Waiting in the wings for Robert Verdi

    His taste is” impeccable,” as the New York Times declared in 1998. The Times also described his job title as “elusive.” The real issue is that FIT alumnus Robert Verdi has many titles: tastemaker, celebrity stylist, brand ambassador, lifestyle leader and in his own words “fearless entrepreneur and fashion superhero.” “Few people combine personality, talent…

  • Ozwald Boateng’s comeback via Skype

    Ozwald Boateng is making another comeback. Or at least another attempt to speak to the FIT community. (Mr. Boateng’s earlier scheduled appearance was canceled due to Hurricane Sandy’s unwanted visit.) This time Boateng’s appearance will be virtual, digitally live from London. A Question and Answer session with Boateng via Skype will follow a screening of…