FIT School of Art and Design

Category: Faces & Places in Fashion

  • Nigel Barker: the man behind and in front of the camera

    Nigel Barker kept students riveted with insights and accounts of his experiences as  fashion model, photographer, judge of “America’s Next Top Model,” and service to causes for social good. He talked about what matters most–and what doesn’t matter at all: “It’s truly about the imperfections, the scars, how you move, passion, motivation–that’s what I try to…

  • Creative directors speak about “voice, vision and narrative”

    An engaging hour’s talk filled with industry experience and trend observation of who, and what, dictates fashion, was held in Katie Murphy Amphitheater on Thursday.  “What Makes a Good Creative Director?” was moderated by Faces & Places instructor Joshua Williams. L-R David Wolfe, Emmett Shine, Piera Gelardi One challenging topic was the response to fashion…

  • Jason Jobson Returns!

    Fashion expert and brand ambassador Jason Jobson visited his alma mater on Monday to speak to students of FIT’s Faces & Places in Fashion lecture class. Jason began his career as fashion stylist for fashion photographer Francesco Scavullo. He has since worked both in-house and as an independent consultant for French and Italian luxury goods…

  • Garance Dore´Visits Faces & Places in Fashion

    At the invitation of Professor Joshua Williams, fashion blogger Garance Dore´, spoke to students and attendees of Faces & Places in Fashion class about the evolution of her enormously popular (70,000 hits a day!) blog (www.garancedore.fr).  She was accompanied by famed street-style blogger & boyfriend, Scott Shuman (The Sartorialist). Recounting her move from a website format with…