Men’s Image and Styling

Meet our new Instructor, Joseph DeAcetis!

He will be teaching SXF 335  Fit, Balance and Proportion Fundamentals for Men’s Image and Styling, starting April 2, 2014!

Joseph De Acetis


Hi Joseph! So, tell us a little about yourself…

Creative Style Director
Specialties: Forbes is a vigorous global media company celebrating the inconceivable changes within the realm of both luxury style and living smart. Forbes.com is a new world edition of fine art, style, nightlife and travel-featuring luxurious and exclusive content. Menswear’s diplomatic inspiration to business and recreational high-profile lifestyle. Accomplished Fashion Director, (content provider, stylist, writer, editor) Fashion Film Director – image creator and marketing liaison in the luxury category for magazines and web sites. Creative Style Director, with a keen sense for editing and developing luxury apparel collections. Spokesperson for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin, participant in Executive Fashion Panel for various Fashion Brands, Associations as well as Luxury Retailers. Proficient in identifying and capitalizing on new market opportunities within the luxury apparel, footwear and lifestyle products categories.
Fashion forecaster for luxury apparel industry, producing trend pages for Forbes, Forbes Life and The Style Capitalist found on Forbes.com. Directed Fashion Films and style coverage for Kiton, Blue Pony Brand and Jack of Spades. Celebrity Stylist for Forbes Editorial Covers including Justin Bieber, Richard Branson, Elon Musk and Kevin Systrom. Specialties: Menswear Apparel, Luxury Market and Dressing to achieve Corporate Ascension.


For those of us unfamiliar with this market, please inform us…

THERE ARE SEVERAL EXCITING PLATFORMS WITHIN MY POSITION.  THE THRILL OF CREATING THE IMAGE FROM CONCEPTION TO POST PRODUCTION, MEETING AND WORKING WITH A HANDFUL OF THE MOST POWERFUL INDIVIDUALS IN FILM, SPORTS, BUSINESS AND THE ARTS.   AT FORBES, MANY OF THE SUBJECTS HAVE CHANGED THE ENTIRE GLOBAL PLATFORMS IN BUSINESS, SCIENCE, FOOD AND TECH INDUSTRIES. I ESPECIALLY ENJOY WRITING AND THE SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL AS TRAVELING TO EUROPE TO REVIEW THE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S FASHION SHOWS AND PRESENTATIONS


Tell us about a project or accomplishment that you consider to be the most significant in your career…

I HAVE RECENTLY DIRECTED A FILM FOR KITON TITLED ” A NEAPOLITAN DREAM” WHERE DIRECTED AND STYLED.  I HAVE LIVED AND WORKED IN PARIS, FRANCE FOR MANY YEARS, AND HAVE ART DIRECTED AND STYLED NUMEROUS MAGAZINE COVERS AND SPREADS SUCH AS ESQUIRE,  PEOPLE MAGAZINE, ROBB REPORT, FORBES AS WELL AS MANY AD CAMPAIGNS.


What will the students learn from your class?

STUDENTS WILL LEARN PROPORTION- FIT AND STYLE FROM A LEADING  MENSWEAR AUTHORITY WHO IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE GREATEST BRANDS IN THE INDUSTRY.  STUDENTS WILL LEARN, STYLING TIPS WITH RESPECT TO ALL MENSWEAR APPAREL CATEGORIES,  HOW TO FIT EACH RESPECTIVE FORM AND CREATE SILHOUETTE ON AN BODY,  COLOR COORDINATION,  MENSWEAR LINE REVIEW AND AN INSIDERS TAKE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER GROWTH MARKET WITHIN THE FASHION INDUSTRY.  STUDENTS WILL ALSO HAVE A KEEN UNDERSTANDING OF THE MARKET.


Thank you and we look forward to your new class!

To register for this new class, please visit http://www.fitnyc.edu/noncreditregister.