Tag: Lea Chen

  • Fishing for the Stars | Farewell

    “If you a give a man a fish, he will eat for one day. If you teach a man to fish, he will eat for the rest of his life.” I learned this quote from this session of F.I.T Precollege and it has resonated with me since the first time it rang in my ears.…

  • Dover Street Market

    Who knew a t-shirt could be $500? That was just one of my thoughts today as I marveled with ooos and ahhhs at Dover Street Market. Our professor had mentioned this place numerous times before stating it was very trendy and fashion forward. We walked down a few streets and stopped at an unassuming building. “Dover Street,” my professor…

  • BANG

    Sneaker. What’s the first image that pops into your mind? Hm… maybe a pair of Converse or Vans… maybe some Nike high tops. But there’s a new image that needs to be a part of that “sneaker compilation”: Bangs Shoes. Today we had a guest speaker come in to talk about her start-up company centered on…

  • OOTD Madness

    To be honest, my typical lazy summer days at home consist of me head to toe in comfortable pajamas: slouchy school tee shirt and thin, loose shorts. Basixally , I usually look like a huge bum over the summer… …Until F.I.T came along. This institution truly has transformative powers to the point where my whole…

  • Fashionable Students of F.I.T

    If I had a list of ‘awesome amazing days,’ today would definitely top the list, no doubt. For today’s Fashion Forecasting class, we visited 6 retailer stores: H&M, Zara, Gap, Urban Outfitters, Uniqlo, Victoria’s Secret. No, this wasn’t a shopping trip; we used our skills and gathered data from taking notes on the clothes to predict…

  • DIY: CUT-OUT TEES (Inspired by FIT Students)

    As July rolls around and temperatures reach the high 90s, we all secretly desire to go to the beach with our retro swimsuits and dip into the cold water. But when you’re at FIT, you just can’t do that. To solve your problems, I’ve got a DIY on cut-out shirts inspired by the people I’ve…