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  • A Boateng tweet and the thrill of anticipation

    Rachel Ellner

  • Ruthie Davis – from Reeboks to Beverly Hill pumps

    Rachel Ellner

    “If you think these big companies have it all figured out, they  don’t,” said Ruthie Davis speaking to students of Faces and Places in Fashion lecture class this Monday. Davis is now a leading American shoe designer with collections in top retail stores worldwide. She was referring to Reebok in the 90s. It was her…

  • Ozwald Boateng’s itinerary: FIT October 29th

    Rachel Ellner

    Pinch yourselves. Yes, he’s coming to FIT. Major charisma. A superstar in Europe with an A-list clientele, i.e., Giorgio Armani, Jamie Foxx, Ryan Seacrest, Samuel L. Jackson, Richard Branson. Yes, it’s Ozwald Boateng, the British fashion designer (originally from Ghana),  to share his unusual story of breaking into the mensware industry.  A screening of his story “A Man’s…

  • The take-away from “the worst moments of your life”

    Rachel Ellner

    Debbie Millman, former FIT professor of packaging design and current president of Sterling Brands’ design group, was a commanding presence at the seminar “Overcoming Failure: How the worst moments of your life can turn out to be the best (and visa-versa).” Millman’s talk held at Pratt Institute on September 29, was sponsored by the Graphic Artists Guild.…

  • From Polimoda in Florence to Shima Seiki USA

    Rachel Ellner

    The type of letter our assistant dean Sass Brown swoons over: Dear Sass, My name is Lindsay Mann and I’m a BFA graduate of FIT who specialized in knitwear. I studied at Polimoda in Florence, where I first met you in 2005. I’m lucky and proud to have had such opportunities. Hands down, FIT’s design…

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