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Astoria Characters: The Jeweler Who Puts the Past Together

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Astoria, Fashion Institute of Technology, Jewelry, Tory Ferraro, Miwako Kimura, Dressmaker, Tokyo, Barbie Doll, Vintage Jewelry, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

Miwako Kimura's designs start in her head; once her mind sees something, she makes a sketch or sometimes simply pushes the pieces of vintage jewelry around until they fit together.

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Incomparable Woman Behind the Lens - Rose Hartman on Rose Hartman

Mark Wiener and Linda DiGusta | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Photography, Andy Warhol, Jerry Hall, Women Photographers, Studio 54, Bianca Jagger, Fashion Institute of Technology, Fashion, Rose Hartman, Anna Wintour, New York City, Photojournalism, Women-Photojournalist, Arts News
Mark Wiener and Linda DiGusta

2012-01-18-Screenshot20120118at11.07.23AM.jpg 'It takes a few seconds to get the image," Rose Hartman likes to say, "Plus 35 years of work to produce the results that I can in my best pictures."

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Daphne Guinness

Hayley Griffith | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Fashion Institute of Technology, Alexander McQueen, Valerie Steele, Daphne Guinness, Fit, Museum Fashion Institute of Technology, Mfit, Fashion Institute of Technology Museum, Style News
Hayley Griffith

The Museum of the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City recently held their annual Fashion Symposium. The symposiums' opening lecture was an exclusive and rare discussion with the astonishing Daphne Guinness, led by Dr. Valerie Steele.

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Astoria Characters: The Coolest Club Kid

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 06.19.2011

Read More: Marymount Manhattan College, Astoria, The New Yorker, Fashion Institute of Technology, Cannes, High Heels, Gay Pride Parade, Paris, Vogue, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Stockholm, Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School, Paris Roman, Astoria Characters, Lady GaGa, New York News, Amsterdam, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

Paris has had a hard day's night. As usual, he was out clubbing in Manhattan, and he didn't make it home until it was time to wake up anyway, so he's starting his day with a drink -- of water.

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Astoria Characters: The Sewing-Machine Savior

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sakis Karagiannakis, Nancy Ruhling, Astoria, Motorcycle, Dry Cleaning, Parsons the New School of Design, Fashion Institute of Technology, Astoria Characters, Singer Sewing Machine, Cyprus, SK Sewing Machine Service, Greece, Bicycle, Larissa, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

Eleven. That's the number that forever altered Sakis Karagiannakis' life. That's how old he was when his father died, paving the way for his becoming the prime provider for his mother and two sisters.

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Astoria Characters: The Canines' Constant Companion

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Astoria, Pekinese, French Bulldog, Pug, Washington D.C., Women's Wear Daily, Fashion Institute of Technology, Astoria Park, Jack Russell, Bull Mastiff, Jumping Bulldog, Beagle, Pit Bull, Handbag, Chihuahua, Dog Walker, Nancy Ruhling, Labrador, German Shepherd, Chow, Georgetown University, Erin O'Meara, East River, Travel Agent, Lingerie, Property Manager, New York News, Basset Hound, Headhunter, Ipod, Shih Tzu, Waitress, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

"Hey, Dog Walker!" The shout-out bounds across the street like a puppy fetching a stick. Erin O'Meara, leash and iPod in hand, waves.

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FIT Warns Students Of Bed Bugs Spotting

The Cut | By: | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fit, Bed Bugs, Bed Bug News, New York Pests, Ny News, Insects, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York Bed Bugs, Fashion, New York News

This afternoon FIT administration sent out an email to students and staff warning that a single bedbug was identified in classroom D614. The invader w...

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Molly Crabapple's DIY Empire: A How To

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: DIY Days, Jo Boobs, John Leavitt, DIY Empire, Dr. Sketchy's Anti Art School, Molly Crabapple, Toulouse Lautrec, Andrea Chalupa, Lola Montez, Fred Segal, Fashion Institute of Technology, Art Monkey's Ball, Paris, Atrium Nyc, Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn, The Box Nyc, New York School of Burlesque, Style News
Andrea Chalupa

I asked Molly, who is the chicest community organizer since Obama, to explain how she grew her drawing salon into a franchised phenomenon.

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Seth Kahn Death: Jeremy Philhower, Bus Driver Who Hit FIT Student, Was Suspended For Texting

nydailynews.com | By Pete Donohue | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Seth Kahn Dead, Jeremy Philhower Bus Driver, Jeremy Philhower Texting, Seth Kahn FIT Student, Mamaroneck, Fashion Institute of Technology, Jeremy Philhower, Seth Kahn, New York News

Police haven't charged NYC Transit driver Jeremy Philhower with wrongdoing in connection with 22-year-old Seth Kahn's death, and they don't believe te...

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Astoria Characters: The Serious Smiler

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fleetwood Pennsylvania, Yoga, Todd Killian, Astoria, Prostate Cancer, Fashion Institute of Technology, Nepenthes America, New York News, Buddhism, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

It doesn't matter where he goes -- the corner deli, the N train, the organic market -- Todd Killian stands out in the crowd. Todd smiles a toothy grin and stops to talk to strangers.

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Fashionably Politic - Team Nanette Lepore/The Creative Coalition

Paige Donner | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Fashion, Robin Bronk, Nanette Lepore, Girl Scouts, WeHo Style Boutiques, Democratic National Convention, Politics, Kerry Washington, Creative Coalition, Election '08, Lawrence Bender, Female U.S. Senators, John Paul DeJoria, Republican National Convention, Fashion Institute of Technology, Sarah Jessica Parker, Eva Longoria, Healthy Living News
Paige Donner

Nanette Lepore began her dress design company in 1992 with $5000, a degree from New York's Fashion Institute of Technology and a dream. Her gross sal...

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