Tag: merchandising

  • Instructor Spotlight: Suzanne Piazza

    Suzanne Piazza’s career started in fashion buying and later shifted into product development and fashion direction. Some of the companies she has worked for are JCrew, JC Penney, and Lord & Taylor. Suzanne is a graduate of the FIT Fashion Business Program, and started teaching at FIT in 1978. She teaches a variety of classes in the…

  • Instructor Spotlight: Jennifer Bentivegna

    Jennifer Bentivegna is a fashion merchandising and buying professional who spent her career in various roles at Giorgio Armani in the merchandising and e-commerce departments. She is a graduate of the FIT Fashion Merchandising Management program. She began teaching at FIT in 2014 in the Fashion Business Management department. She teaches courses in Product Development,…

  • Introducing Precollege Blogger: Nicole

    Hi everyone! My name is Nicole and yes red is my natural hair color. Now that that’s out of the way let’s get down to business. I am currently a junior in high school and I live on Long Island, New York. I discovered my love of fashion at a very young age. I remember…

  • In The Halls: Anna

    Student: Anna (18) Great Neck, Long Island Program: Saturday Live Precollege Course: HFM 060: Ins and Outs of Fashion Merchandising Describe your personal style? I’m very preppy! However, sometimes I tend to dress a little more edgy. Where do you go on your breaks from class? Depending on my mood, I either go to Starbucks or Green…

  • In The Halls: Michaela

    Student: Michaela (15) Springfield, NJ Program: Saturday Live Precollege Course: HFM 060: Ins and Outs of Fashion Merchandising & HFS 180 Fabric Styling for Fashion Describe your personal style? I’m the perfect mix between edgy and vintage.. not too simple but not too out there. Where do you go on your breaks from class? Sometimes I stay in class…

  • Looking Back

    You can have the utmost experience in something and still have room for improvement, that’s just how it is. Over the course of these last few weeks I have felt like I have improved dramatically in every aspect of my classes here. The difference with this semester compared to others was that this time around…