Tag: fashion
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Balmain: From French Refinement to Global Glitz
This article is the second in our presentations about Parisian couture houses active today and how they came into being. Pierre Balmain, founder, 1914-1982 Balmain was born in the town of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, in the Savoy region of France. His father sold textiles wholesale and his mother ran a fashion boutique. Despite his interest in fashion,…
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Long Winter’s Nap
Hi, all! It’s been pretty busy here at FIT, with students and teachers working on final projects and papers. For that reason, and because FIT is closed from December 23-January 2, this will be a short post. After the holidays we will resume the schedule of having a long post at the beginning of the…
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Magazine of the Week
Hi, all! We have a super festive cover for you this week! We are hoping that Santa (or your partner, kids, friend, or Zappos) brought you some really fabulous shoes for Christmas! (or Solstice, Channukah, or Kwanza, or even just because you wanted them!) Enjoy your time off, because the FIT Library is closed from…