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US NNFIT SC.FITA.4.3.2 · sub-series
Parte di Enrollment Management and Student Success records

Student publications include WFIT TV and radio broadcasts, W27 (student newspaper), Portfolio (yearbook), Creative Showcase, student handbooks, Coloring Book, Icon Magazine, and Blush.

Karl Gernot Kuehn interview, circa 1988
US NNFIT SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.1.63 · Unità documentaria · circa 1988
Parte di Academic Affairs records

Robert L. Green interviews photographer Karl Gernot Keuhn about his life and career as a photographer. They spend a considerable amount of time discussing Gernot Keuhn's project photographing elderly female Hollywood celebrities, and view photographs taken by Keuhn.

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Bob Mackie interview, circa 1980s
US NNFIT SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.1.77 · Unità documentaria · circa 1980s
Parte di Academic Affairs records

In this interview, Robert L. Green interviews costume and fashion designer Bob Mackie about his life and career. They discuss his methods and his experiences with specific projects and the costume industry. They discuss their experiences with Edith Head, as well as Mackie's work with a wide variety of celebrities.

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Linda Tain interview, 2019 April 24
US NNFIT SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.10.24 · Unità documentaria · 2019 April 24
Parte di Academic Affairs records

Alex Joseph, Managing Editor of FIT's Hue Magazine interviews Linda Tain, a long-time professor in FIT's department of Fashion Design. Linda Tain talks first about her childhood, and how her life led towards the fashion industry and FIT. Tain reminisces about some of the students she studied with in the 1950s at FIT, including Antonio Lopez, Randy Fenoli, and others who have influenced her throughout her life, as well as the different teaching techniques from then to now. She then recounts her first jobs as an illustrator at Ingenue Magazine, Glamour, and Macy's with Esther Larson, and continues to talk about the development of her career as a fashion illustrator throughout the 1960s and 1970s. She then talks about her becoming a full-time professor at FIT in 1983, how Lou Stollar convinced her to become involved in the union, and how her time as the union's Grievance Officer was very active in the 2000s. She also goes into detail about the uniqueness of FIT's union contract initially created by Lou Stollar and Marvin Feldman. She speaks a bit about her book Portfolio Presentation for Fashion Designers, and then delves into how FIT and the fashion industry have changed from 1963 to 2019.

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Steven Stipelman interview, 2022 May 31
US NNFIT SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.10.38 · Unità documentaria · 2022 May 31
Parte di Academic Affairs records

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.

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US NNFIT SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.1 · sub-sub-sub-series · 1977-2011 bulk 1977-1990
Parte di Academic Affairs records

The Oral History Project of the Fashion Industries began informally in the late 1970s, and was officially funded by a grant from the Educational Foundation for the Fashion Industries beginning in 1981. The project was guided by an industry advisory committee chaired by Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Jr., and was largely guided by then director of the Gladys Marcus Library at FIT, John Touhey.

Anne Anka interview, 2011 June 24
US NNFIT SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.5.3 · Unità documentaria · 2011 June 24
Parte di Academic Affairs records

In this interview, Anka reflects on her career as a professional model, working first in Paris and then the Unites States during the 1960s and early 1970s. Anka begins by discussing her heritage and family background, and her childhood in Egypt. Anka explains how she began modeling when she was 17 years old and recounts beginning her career as a model working in Paris with many notable 20th century fashion photographers. Anka discusses meeting Eileen Ford in Paris and how Ford took Anka under her wing once she moved to New York in 1959. Anka reflects on her experiences living with the Ford family and working as a Ford model, mentioning key bookers and agents who worked with her in New York. Anka discusses meeting, dating, and marrying singer Paul Anka, retiring in the early 1970s, and raising 5 daughters. Guided by Sicular, Anka reviews her portfolio and shares stories surrounding a few of her favorite photographs and photographers. Sicular makes a point of focusing on Anka’s composite card (13:50), explaining how in a pre-digital industry the card functioned as model’s primary means of promotion. At the end of the interview, Anka speaks on the phone with her former booker, Rusty Donovan Zeddis.

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Ford Models oral history series, 2010-2011
US NNFIT SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.5 · sub-sub-sub-series · 2010-2011
Parte di Academic Affairs records

Oral history interviews between 2010 and 2011 with models, bookers, and other Ford Modeling Agency personnel, which document the modeling industry as it affects the fashion and beauty industry.

FIT Talks oral history series, 2014-
US NNFIT SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.10 · sub-sub-sub-series · 2014-
Parte di Academic Affairs records

FIT Talks is an oral history program of the Fashion Institute of Technology/State University of New York. It documents personal accounts and experiences of people relevant to the College and to the industries that support - and are supported by - the College’s curricula. The program incorporates the most suitable technologies for the capture and provision of content and, with the guidance of an advisory board, the strategic addition of new subjects to the collection. The collection is administered by the Special Collections and College Archives, a unit of the Gladys Marcus Library.

George Simonton records
US NNFIT SC.FITA.3.7.9.2 · sub-sub-series · 1978-2018
Parte di Academic Affairs records

This collection is comprised of original sketches and photographs, business and promotional materials, and materials related to the fashion career of George Simonton as well as his work at the Fashion Institute of Technology.

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Collette O'Connell interview, 2011 June 20
US NNFIT SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.5.49 · Unità documentaria · 2011 June 20
Parte di Academic Affairs records

The interview covers O’Connell’s career as a professional model working internationally during the 1980s and early 1990s. O’Connell offers insight into the differing agency standards and working conditions she experienced as a model in countries such as Japan, Paris, Italy, Brazil, the United States, and Australia. At the end of the interview, O’Connell offers her perspective on the dangers and pitfalls that can plague many working models and offers her opinion on how booking agents can offer their clients more support and security.

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Roberta Elins interview, 2019 May 16
US NNFIT SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.10.25 · Unità documentaria · 2019 May 16
Parte di Academic Affairs records

Alex Joseph, Managing Editor of FIT's Hue Magazine interviews Roberta Elins, Professor in FIT's Advertising and Marketing Communications program, and President, United College Employees of FIT.

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Josie Natori interview, 2017 June 12
US NNFIT SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.10.10 · Unità documentaria · 2017 June 12
Parte di Academic Affairs records

Josie Natori, founder of The Natori Company, met with Phyllis Dillon to discuss her career as a lingerie designer. Growing up in the Philippines, Josie Natori was surrounded by go-getters; her father, aunts and uncles, and paternal grandmother were all successful entrepreneurs. Natori shares how after seven years of working on Wall Street, she no longer felt excited by it, leading her to look for a new career. She found it in fashion. At first, Natori bought and sold Fillipino-designed garments in the American market before growing her brand into one of the largest selling lingerie brands in the country. Natori treats her designs as clothes first; clothes that people just happen to sleep in. Discussing her growth into foreign markets, Natori shares her thoughts on changing times and the development of online shopping. Natori reveals that she finds designing lingerie so rewarding because it is such a personal set of garments for a woman to buy and (she hopes) loves

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Susan Rietman interview, 2019 February 20
US NNFIT SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.10.23 · Unità documentaria · 2019 February 20
Parte di Academic Affairs records

Alex Joseph, Managing Editor of FIT's Hue Magazine interviews Susan Rietman, a professor from FIT's Textile Service Design and Fabric Styling program. Susan recalls her childhood and how her life led to fashion, particularly how a serigraphy course led her into the field textiles. She talks about her mother's designer clothing collection that she has kept, and about her move to New York right after college in 1961. Her first job was with Leslie Tillet at "D.D. and Leslie Tillett" where she helped him design bathing suits, and custom fabric, including fabrics for the 1964 American Worlds Fair pavilions. She talks about her freelance work with Jack Lenor Larsen, and the shoe company she worked on with the Tillets called Shoe Fou, which led to her work for Magnin. She then talks about how she began teaching for the Textile Department at FIT in 1966, a year before the union was introduced, what the college looked like, as well as what the students were like at that time (beehive hairdos, patent leather mascara, classroom smoking), and how things have changed. She recounts her time as acting dean, and the transition the textile department made to using digital technology. She discusses her husband's art book store Jaap Rietman, and how she kept the books after the store closed. She finally discusses the first sustainable project conducted in the Textile program called SOS, Save our Surface, and about a book she's writing about a journalist's archive that was donated to her.

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Judith Parkas interview, 1994 November 10
US NNFIT SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.4.20 · Unità documentaria · 1994 November 10
Parte di Academic Affairs records

Judith Parkas, the Executive Vice President of FIT’s union, discusses her many roles at FIT. In addition to her union work, Parkas was a professor of Biology and Physical Anthropology as well as the project director of the Tech Prep Grant. Over the years, she helped develop and evolve FIT’s curriculum. She discusses the inception of the union and their early contentions with the Board of Trustees. There were also initial difficulties in unifying adjunct and full-time faculty, but Parkas emphasizes how the inclusivity of the union has been hugely beneficial in affecting change at the institution. She discusses how contracts have evolved to be more effective over time, especially thanks to Lou Stoller. She mentions affiliate unions such as the New York State United Teachers union and how FIT’s supportive working conditions have led to low turnover. Parkas talks about the school’s founding around the time of the G.I. Bill, and Shirley Goodman’s lasting legacy at FIT. While FIT’s deep connection with the city and the fashion industry has remained, the student body has become increasingly diverse and international over time. Parkas briefly discusses the differences between the Board of Trustees and the Educational Foundation. Parkas then discusses the development of a 4-year program at FIT, and goes on to describe the Tech Prep Grant that FIT procured from Cauley-Perkins. This program has allowed FIT to implement preparatory curriculum for mid-range high schoolers as well as secure summer employment. Parkas mentions distinguished alumni, and a couple fond memories of her own at FIT. She finishes the interview with a run down of her political involvement around the city.

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Soul Club oral history project, 2022-2023
US NNFIT SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.14 · sub-sub-sub-series · 2022-2023
Parte di Academic Affairs records

The Soul Club Oral History Project is an initiative of the FIT Library, inspired by the Soul Club fashion shows’ exuberance, positivity, dynamism, and joy. For this oral history project, FIT alumni and faculty members are interviewed about their participation and experience in the Soul Club. The goal of this project is to explore FIT’s rich and diverse history and uplift, amplify, and publicly share the stories of Black fashion students and faculty members as told by the community members themselves.

Taur Orange, interviewer, is the head of Educational Opportunity Programs at FIT.

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Alfred Sloan interview, 1994 November 1
US NNFIT SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.4.6 · Unità documentaria · 1994 November 1
Parte di Academic Affairs records

In this interview with Dr. Alfred Sloan, Jr. he discusses his 1958 arrival at FIT following two years of teaching at Orange County Community College, another SUNY school. He was a veteran of World War II and had spent over ten years working in the fashion industry. Sloan discusses FIT’s first home at the Central High School of Needle Trades and their eventual move to the C building. Sloan lists various founders of the school and their roots on 7th avenue in the garment industry. He describes how the fashion buying and merchandising department has grown over the years thanks to strong industry support. Sloan then mentions Rosalind Snyder and the birth of the liberal arts department at FIT. He applauds the success of FIT’s curriculum and mentions that it has served as a model for other fashion schools across the world. Sloan notes that from the 1940s to the mid-1960s, FIT had a community service requirement for students. He mentions several department Chairs and FIT’s model of requiring professional studies in the first two years in contrast to traditional liberal arts colleges. He lists the courses he teaches and mentions student placement rates. Sloan then discusses the historical success of women at FIT; a characteristic of the school he finds particularly important. Sloan describes the results of an ongoing demographic survey his department asks students to complete and FIT’s international reputation. He finishes the interview with memories of the referendum on FIT’s name in the 1970s and a brief moment of fame on the now defunct FIT baseball team.

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Administrative records
US NNFIT SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.0 · sub-sub-sub-series · circa 1980s
Parte di Academic Affairs records

Documents describing the planning, formation, and implementation of various oral history projects administrated by the FIT Library and other FIT departments. Includes meeting minutes, class documents from John Touhey's oral history studies, histories, and documentation. Bulk of the content relates to the Oral History Project of the Fashion Industries series within the Oral History collection.

FIT Oral histories project
US NNFIT SC.FITA.3.20.4.9 · sub-sub-series · 1967-2023
Parte di Academic Affairs records

This collection is comprised of oral history interviews with prominent twentieth- and twenty-first-century fashion industry businesspeople, designers, and artists, as well as members of the FIT faculty and staff.

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US NNFIT SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.1.126 · Unità documentaria · 1979 November 13, 16, and 20
Parte di Academic Affairs records

Robert L. Green interviews Pauline Trigère in part one. In part two, we see the different phases of garment production at Trigère, Inc. with an inside look at Mme Trigère cutting a coat and making decisions about fabrics and designs.
Three interviews between Robert L. Green of the Fashion Institute of Technology and American fashion designer, Pauline Trigere. This first interview covers Trigere's arrival in New York City from Paris in 1937, her start in fashion through the coat business run by her husband and by her brother, her brief work at Ben Gershel as Travis Benton's assistant, and then her work as assistant designer at Hattie Carnegie. Trigere explains how this last job led to her opening her own business in 1942, which turns the conversation towards the long work required in fashion and the over saturation of the fashion design field. Trigere also speaks repeatedly of American fashion and French fashion, and the importance of "style" versus "fashion" and how she has tried to make "style" a key element in her designs. Toward the end of the interview, Trigere comments on her ability to change over time, in taste and opinion. She then goes on to speak of her stature as an American designer and how it has affected her. In the second interview, Trigere goes further into the topic of the American fashion designer and the relationship between French couture and American design. The beginning of the conversation covers the effects of WWII on fashion, specifically in America. Trigere returns to the story of her time working under Travis Banton at Hattie Carnegie, which leads from Banton's style to Trigere's own style. Trigere's process of creating a collection is described at length and there is some discussion of the fashion press. In addition to her design process, Trigere discusses her use of store-wide meetings and the importance of the sales team. There is some discussion of architecture, sculpture, and the modern use of space in interiors. Trigere talks about the necessity of compromise over time in regards to materials and there is a lengthy discussion about knowing the customer, and how she may differ by region. This conversation focuses on Palm Beach and ends with an acknowledgment of the power of influence and exposure. In the third interview Trigere returns to a number of topics which were briefly mentioned in the first two interviews. In particular, Trigere starts with the full story of how she became close with American fashion designer Adele Simpson. Next, she elaborates on the role of her longtime assistant, Lucie Porges. Porges and Trigere had been working together for 28 years at the time of this interview. This leads to a discussion on the role of the assistant in the fashion world and the role of the designer in guiding her assistants. Trigere, who was teaching at the Fashion Institute of Technology at the time of this interview, shares her beliefs regarding the best methods of educating future designers. Trigere's process of draping is explored along with her full creative process. In discussing the skills required to conduct proper fittings, Trigere touches on the changing couture client. A brief discussion on the art of packing and shopping for a careful wardrobe turns to a discussion on the changing economy and its effect on fashion. The recession is not explicitly mentioned but this interview did take place at the time of the oil crisis in America. In regards to authenticity, Trigere compares Parisian couture copies to American knock-offs, arguing that these are two different scenarios. Trigere's hiring of black model Beverly Valdes in 1961 is discussed in the context of 7th avenue fashion's resistance to non-white models. Before discussing her own beliefs and personal life, Trigere describes the ideal "Trigere Woman" to be an educated family woman who is dynamic and not frivolous. Trigere's personal beliefs and home life are discussed with special focus on her connection to turtles, her early life as an immigrant, family, her country house: 'La Tortue', her students, and her passion for gardening. The conversation ends with a discussion on the difficulty of keeping work and personal life separate.

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US NNFIT SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.7.4 · Unità documentaria · 1982 September 2
Parte di Academic Affairs records

American fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert is interviewed by Mildred Finger, where they discuss fashion designer Normal Norell and his contributions to American fashion. Miss Lambert personally knew Norell for a number of years and provides insight into his personality, presence, fashion preferences and designs.

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US NNFIT SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.1.20 · Unità documentaria · 1981 April 17 & May 15
Parte di Academic Affairs records

Hazel Bishop, a pioneer in the cosmetic industry, was the founder of Hazel Bishop Inc., which developed an early indelible lipstick. She was the administrative head of Cosmetics, Fragrance, and Toiletries Curriculum of the Fashion Institute of Technology and a financial analyst covering the cosmetic-and-health-related securities for Evans and Company. This interview, conducted in May, 1981, explores Bishop’s career growth, her invention of a long lasting lipstick, her experience as a stockbroker/expert on cosmetic stocks, the fragrance/beauty industry as a whole and the opportunities it provides for FIT graduates.

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Eugene Grisanti interview, 1993 September 16
US NNFIT SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.6.2 · Unità documentaria · 1993 September 16
Parte di Academic Affairs records

Interview with Eugene Grisanti, Chairman, President, and CEO of International Flavors & Fragrances, about Annette Green and the Fragrance Foundation. Discusses the history of trends in fragrance and the history of fragrance itself.

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Historical photographs
US NNFIT SC.FITA.0.3 · Serie · 1944-1989, bulk 1950s-1970s
Parte di FIT general historical material

A collection of photographs documenting the Fashion Institute of Technology from its founding to the late 1980s.

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Construction documentation
US NNFIT SC.FITA.0.3.2 · sub-series · 1957
Parte di FIT general historical material

Random assortment of photographs showing building construction related events and activities. Images of proposed buildings. Most photographs are undated, but appear to be from the 1940s to the 1980s.

Marty Zelnik interview, 1995 April 4
US NNFIT SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.4.35 · Unità documentaria · 1995 April 4
Parte di Academic Affairs records

Professor of Interior Design and Chair of the Faculty Association at the time of this interview, Martin Zelnik was hired as a full-time professor in 1969. Zelnik received his BFA from Brandeis University and an MFA of Architecture from Columbia University. He discusses changes in student demographics, noting that students are less traditional and often older than when he started. He talks about how most faculty remain practitioners in their fields, and discusses the linkages between his department and the industry at large. Zelnik notes that professionals can be technophobic, so his students are ahead of the industry’s curve. He mentions that job placement largely falls on faculty and the students themselves, and that most of his students are working long hours during their studies. He touches on the relationship of the faculty association with the union and administration of FIT. He then talks about his hopes to expand the Interior Design Department and his feeling that FIT needs to invest in its graduate programs; he also hopes that FIT will focus on research. Finally, Zelnik says that industry interests can negatively impact FIT’s course development.

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