The Museum at FIT Fashion Culture Podcast
1) Transforming Fashion Education | New Directions in Fashion Research Symposium
How can fashion schools institutionally cultivate support and accelerate the many changes already happening in the classroom around inclusion and equity? Ben Barry, Dean of Fashion at Parsons School o...Show More
2) Television's Most Stylish Shows with Hal Rubenstein | Fashion Culture
Costume design can make or break a character or TV show. Author, consultant, fashion director, and media personality Hal Rubenstein shares amusing insights about the most influential fashion on televi...Show More
3) Hilfiger and Hip Hop Artists | Fashion Culture
Andy Hilfiger reminisces with MFIT curator Elizabeth Way about the early days of Tommy Hilfiger and how Hip Hop artists incorporated the brand into their style. This talk was part of MFIT’s 2023 fashi...Show More
4) Sustainable Solutions: Circularity in Fashion Businesses | Fashion Culture
What is circular design and how does it fit in the fashion industry? A circular economy is a production and consumption model that emphasizes sharing, reusing, repairing, and recycling materials and p...Show More
5) Objects of Wonder in "Fashioning Wonder: A Cabinet of Curiosities" | Fashion Culture
The Museum at FIT's current exhibition Fashioning Wonder: A Cabinet of Curiosities is all about sparking awe. In conversation with Randy Cohen of the podcast “Person Place Thing,” Dr. Colleen Hill, MF...Show More
6) Carolyn Bessette Kennedy: A Life in Fashion | Fashion Culture
For #WomensHistoryMonth, listen in to this MFIT Fashion Culture Podcast episode highlighting Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s life and influence as a business woman, muse, and style icon. This conversation ...Show More
7) Hip Hop History with Ralph McDaniels of Video Music Box | Fashion Culture
“We wanna be fabulous. We wanna be fly. We wanna be fresh!” declares Ralph McDaniels. For #BlackHistoryMonth we’re excited to share this conversation between Video Music Box co-creator Ralph McDaniels...Show More
8) Simon Porte Jacquemus | Fashion Culture
Simon Porte Jacquemus, who was born in the South of France and is now based in Paris, established his eponymous brand in 2009 with no formal training, dedicating the brand to the memory of his late mo...Show More
9) Alexander McQueen: Unseen | Fashion Culture
“I think there's something quite magical about when you're backstage. And it's not quite seeing behind the magician's curtain, it's more like you know seeing the play from the inside out I guess? ... ...Show More
10) Are We Latinx? Constructs of Inclusivity | Fashion Culture
In this conversation between designer Willy Chavarria, professor Aída Hurtado and MFIT’s education curator Tanya Meléndez-Escalante they discuss the term Latinx and its constructs of inclusivity. This...Show More