Category: Art and Design
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Instructor Spotlight: Michael Kaye
Michael Kaye is an award-winning designer with his own couture company and has privately dressed some of the international set most fashionable women. He is a graduate of FIT and has taught at the school since 2016. He has been featured in numerous fashion publications and his designs are in the permanent collections of The Metropolitan Museum of…
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Get Out Of the “Dark” About Darkroom Photography
Traditional film and darkroom processes have been undeniably dying out over the past several decades with the invention of the digital camera. The new generation of photographers is following an interesting trend, though, with a sudden enthusiasm for the film medium. It’s a craze led by the likes of Gucci muse Petra Collins that can…
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Introducing Precollege Blogger: Chloe
Hello! I’m Chloe Abidi. I’m 16 years old and a sophomore at Ridgewood High School – Ridgewood is a NYC suburb in North Jersey that I moved to three years ago. My interests include modeling, the visual arts (more specifically photography and traditional mediums, like oil paint and graphite), the fashion industry, writing and traveling.…
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Introducing Precollege Blogger: Isabella
My name is Isabella Basile. I am from the garden state of New Jersey. I attend Marlboro High School. During the past three years in high school I’ve been taking fashion classes and next year I will be in a honors fashion class. I am taking my first FIT Precollege course this spring, which has…
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Introducing Precollege Blogger: Cindy
Hi, my name is Cindy Beal! I am a sophomore at Westfield High School. I am 15 years old and love art and sports. I have signed up for the Precollege course: HPH 168 Introduction to Traditional Darkroom and Digital Photography! I love photography. I took a class in Toronto one summer and learned so much,…
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Instructor Spotlight: Daniel DeMatteo
Daniel Matteo is a menswear designer whose work has spanned from Nicole Miller to his own clothing brand, Destino Vero. He is a graduate of the FIT Menswear Design program. Despite no previous apparel experience, he quickly moved to the top of his class and was hired by Nicole Miller while still attending FIT. For over…