Fashion education
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 41 Collections and/or Records:
Patricia Zipprodt interview, 1979 December 12, 1979 December 12
Item
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.1.132
Scope and Contents
In this interview, Robert L. Green interviews award-winning costume designer Patricia Zipprodt in her studio. They discusses the process of designing costumes for the theater and her use of apprentices to help with costume research.
Dates:
1979 December 12
Peg Smith Interview, 1995 March 14, 1995 March 14
Item
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.4.27
Scope and Contents
Coordinator for the Cosmetic and Fragrance Marketing Program at the time of this interview, Peg Smith joined FIT as a part-time professor in the Fashion Buying and Merchandising Department (FBM) in 1977. She came with a background in buying and merchandising for large companies such as Bloomingdale’s. Smith came on full-time in 1981 and, in 1988, was offered chairmanship of the burgeoning 4-year Bachelor of Science degree in Cosmetic and Fragrance Marketing. She discusses the history of the...
Dates:
1995 March 14
Peter Scotese interview, circa 1994-1995, circa 1994-1995
Item
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.4.10
Scope and Contents
Peter Scotese, the Chair of the board of trustees at FIT, joined in 1970. He discusses his appointment to the Board of Education and his advantageous textile manufacturing experience as the CEO of Spring Industries. Scotese lists board members he worked with at the start and later notes how the board has increased its reach. He describes the on-going support that the Educational Foundation for the Fashion Industries provides FIT and touts the unique offerings of the school such as the...
Dates:
circa 1994-1995
Richard Streiter interview, 1995 May 9, 1995 May 9
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Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.4.29
Scope and Contents
Richard Streiter wore many hats at FIT, but at the time of this interview he was the executive director of the Educational Foundation for the Fashion Industries. Streiter joined FIT from Pratt Institute as Dean of Students in 1973. He discusses his recruitment by Marvin Feldman and his immediate push for the creation of a comprehensive primary care health service at the school. Streiter fondly remembers the raucous four-year stint of Mardi Gras costume balls held in concert with other art...
Dates:
1995 May 9
Ron Lubman interview, 1995 March 27, 1995 March 27
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Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.4.16
Scope and Contents
This is an interview with FIT professor, architect, and designer Ron Lubman. He discusses his professional interior design experience and the future of design in relation to computers. Lubman was tapped to help found the Electronic Learning Facility, which educated students and faculty on the coming world of computers. He discusses how early demonstrations of computer-aided design were met with major opposition. Lubman goes on to discuss several courses he built on three dimensional space...
Dates:
1995 March 27
Saul Smilowitz interview, circa 1994-1995, circa 1994-1995
Item
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.4.26
Scope and Contents
Chair of the Manufacturing and Management Department at the time of this interview, Saul Smilowitz discusses his life at FIT. He began as a student, graduating in 1953, and returned to teach in 1965 and again in 1989 after a brief hiatus. He talks about FIT’s dress code in the 1950s and how the student body has evolved over the years. Smilowitz discusses the department’s difficulty in recruiting for middle management positions in the industry. He describes their upcoming evaluation by the...
Dates:
circa 1994-1995
Steven Stipelman interview, 2022 May 31, 2022 May 31
Item
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.10.38
Scope and Contents
In this interview, Karen Trivette interviews fashion illustrator Steven Stipelman about his career as a fashion illustrator and his work at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Dates:
2022 May 31
Symposium records, 2020
digital folder
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.10.1.2.35
Scope and Contents
This folder includes digital copies of the papers and presentations delivered at the 2020 Symposium, which occurred completely online due to restrictions placed upon students and faculty due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, 2020. The names of the presenters and the title of their presentations contained in this folder are:* Bobbi Wall - "Ruth Reeves’ Lasting Imprint on Modern American Fashion"* Anna Lucia Uihlein: "Louella Ballerino: Fashioning California"...
Dates:
2020
Symposium records, 2021
digital folder
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.10.1.2.36
Scope and Contents
This folder includes digital video presentations and the symposium invitation graphic delivered by the Fashion Textiles Studies Symposium 2021: Wiggle Room - The Lived Experience of Dress, which occurred completely online due to restrictions placed upon students and faculty due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.Presentations include* “I Was a Mighty Dressed Up Bride”: Wedding Dress in the WPA Narratives by Kenna Libes;* “Hippety-Hop, I'm a Bunny”: An...
Dates:
2021
The Traphagen School of Fashion collection
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: SC.363
Scope and Contents
This collection contains promotional materials, a course catalog, photographs, stationary and a program for the Traphagen School Pan-American Fashion Show.
Dates:
1933 - 1941
Found in:
Special Collections and FIT Archive