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About five months after first sitting down with April Calahan for an Oral History, Lawrence Abrams once again met with Calahan to discuss the fashion designer Norman Norell. Known for his precise garment construction, Norell first became entranced with womens fashion as a youth patronizing burlesque shows. His first garment, however, was made for his mother in 1920. During the 1920s, Norell designed costumes for stage (Ziegfeld Follies, the Cotton Club) and screen. Norell began designing ready-to-wear in the mid-1920s, first for Charles Armour, and then Hattie Carnigie, where he met Miriam Abrams, Lawrence’s mother. Abrams discusses many of Norrell’s greatest designs and his most loyal customers, like Lauren Bacall. Norell’s last collection, released in the early 1970s right before he passed away, was somewhat of a farewell to an older way of designing high-end women’s fashion; many of the fashion houses and department stores were downsizing or closing down their custom salons because the customer base was just not there anymore.

Peter Scotese talks about growing up in a home for orphans, World War II history, and the history of FIT

In this interview, Paul Winston talks about his early career, working for his father's company in the 1960s, his own company, and the men's Ivy League fashion business.

In this interview conducted on April 19, 2017, John Pomerantz is interviewed from the offices of the Doneger Group by Alex Joseph, Manager Editor of FIT’s Hue Magazine. Pomerantz is former chairman and chief executive officer of Leslie Fay Company, Inc., a manufacturer of women's fashions. Pomerantz retired in 2000 after more than four decades with the company. Pomerantz discusses his childhood life, his former education, his relationship with his father, his insights within the apparel industry, and his relation to FIT.

On December 15, 2015, Marylou Luther was interviewed by Phyllis Dillon. Luther was the current creative director of The Fashion Group International and editor of the International Fashion Syndicate. She is the former fashion editor of The Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and Des Moines Register. The interview explores her career growth as a journalist, her experience working with individual designers and manufacturers, her views on American retailing, and her life growing up.

In this interview, conducted on December 7th 2016, fashion historian Phyllis Dillon interviews Bud Konheim about his life and 60+ years working in the apparel industry, including his time working with Nicole Miller since 1976.

In this interview, Karen Trivette interviews fashion curator Harold Koda about his life leading up to his work in New York with fashion collections. Mr. Koda discusses the classes he took at FIT to meet Diana Vreeland, how he submitted some of his designs to Geraldine Stutz at Bendel's, and finally wound up working as an assistant for Diana Vreeland for The Glory of Russian Costume at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. He goes on to discuss his work as a curator at the Fashion Institute of Technology with Robert Riley, Richard Martin, and Laura Sinderbrand. Koda then discusses Vreeland's curatorial style, how fashion is art, and reverse chic. He then recalls fashion exhibitions that stood out to him throughout his career, and describes some of the discourse that took place between himself, Andrew Bolton, Richard Martin, and Laura Sinderbrand for the various exhibitions they brought together at both the Museum at FIT, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, and describes the differences between curating exhibitions at each institute. He then discusses his transition to Boston after 20 years in fashion curation to obtain a graduate degree at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard, and how he was called back after three years to New York when Richard Martin became gravely ill. He finally discusses his retirement, a restoration project in the Bahamas, and the passing of Bill Cunningham.

April Calahan, Curator of Manuscripts at the Special Collections and College Archives unit of the Fashion Institute of Technology library, interviews street style fashion photographer Jamel Shabazz. Mr. Shabazz talks of his life growing up in New York City as a child of divorce. He recalls how he started learning photography in Germany while serving in the armed forces. He began documenting his world in 1980 when he began taking photographs of young people who reminded him of his own life growing up, and found his camera facilitated his ability to engage with and mentor young people. He talks about the importance of mentorship, the trust that he honed between him and his subjects. He discusses how discounted clothing was often purchased from stores around Delancey and Orchard streets in the 1970s as well as other hubs where urban fashion originated from. He compares the photographic work he's done in the studio to his preference to shooting on the street. Calahan and Shabazz review the specific processes behind a number of Shabazz's favorite photographs. He finally discusses his respect for FIT, and his reasons for donating a collection of photographs to FIT's archive, and how important he believes photography is for documenting history. Alex Joseph, editor of Hue Magazine, joins in as interviewer to ask Mr. Shabazz about his personal clothing collection, which consists of pieces he designed himself or has kept over several decades, and which he uses in his fashion shoots. Finally, Mr. Shabazz recalls how fashion has changed over time.

Conducted by Mildred Finger on various dates in 1982, this series of seven oral history interviews comprises a memoir of Maurice Rentner from family members and colleagues.

Interviews conducted by Estelle Ellis in 1993 on the occasion of the 1993 awards dinner in honor of Annette Green and the Fragrance Foundation, benefitting the educational foundation for the fashion industries. Interviews were conducted with key individuals involved in the fragrance industry including Annette Green (President, Fragrance Foundation), James Preston (Chairman, Avon Products), Lawrence Aiken (President and CEO, Sanofi Beaute), Dr. Fernando Aleu (President, Compar), Eugene Grisanti (Chairman, President and CEO, International Flavors & Fragrances), Jeanette Wagner (President, Estee Lauder), Burton Tansky, (Chairman, Bergdorf Goodman), Rosemarie Bravo (President, Saks Fifth Avenue).

In this interview Steffens discusses her role as a fashion editor and foreign correspondent for the German fashion publication, Vogue Germany. Steffens begins the interview by discussing her childhood in Germany and her early interest in fashion. For the majority of the interview, Steffens reflects on her role as a journalist and editor for a major fashion publication. Steffens outlines the varying highlights of her career, as well as the many challenges and obstacles she has faced on both a personal and professional level. Active in her field since 1996, Steffens's interview offers insight into the thoughts, opinions, and working experiences of an early 21st-century fashion editor.

Joined by Jane Meehan.

Grace Mirabella talks about her career when she just started out, her time at Vogue magazine, and life after Vogue.

Gonet reflects on his career as an agent working for top modeling agencies in New York during the late 1970s and 1980s. In the second half of the interview, Gonet shares his experiences as the owner and president of his former male modeling agency, Nytro Models. Gonet begins the interview by covering his arrival in New York in 1978 subsequently discussing breaking into the industry with his first job as an agent for Wilhelmina Models. Gonet reflects on his experiences working under the supervision of agency founder, Wilhelmina Cooper, recounting learning experiences which helped him to become a better agent. Gonet moves on to discuss moving to Elite Model Management, working with agency founder John Casablancas, and managing the agency's male model division. Gonet moves on to discuss opening his own male modeling agency, and for the remainder of the interview, Gonet reflects on changes and developments he has experienced working within the industry for over 20 years.