Fashion Institute of Technology

Vivienne Westwood’s Vision Is Celebrated: Front Row

A museum exhibition features the designer’s influential looks from the 1980s.

Paying Homage to Japan’s Raw Edges

An exhibition at the Fashion Institute of Technology traces the Japanese influence on runways and urban streets.

Paterson Pick for Board Lacks Requirement

Beverly S. Mack, named a trustee of one of New York’s best-known state schools, is not a city resident.

Almost a Century of Stylish Shoe Leather

The Delman shoe brand, once a custom legend, will be the subject of a special exhibit.

Disaster Coverage Without Having to Roll Up the Sleeves

Viewers tuned into CNN’s coverage of the earthquake in Haiti were bound to be struck by the appearance of correspondents who looked like bendable action dolls.

Mixing Art and Technology, and Finding Empowerment

Nazaury Delgado struggled in high school until a change in attitude led him to create digital artwork, for which he won a scholarship to attend college.

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Charles Kleibacker, Fashion Designer, Dies at 88

Mr. Kleibacker was a former fashion designer whose taste for intricately constructed gowns gave him the nickname Master of the Bias in the 1960s.

Where Too Much Is Never Enough (and Black Is Still the New Black)

The gloom and doom can be overpowering in “Gothic: Dark Glamour” at the Museum at F.I.T., but it’s impossible to upstage the clothes.

Portfolio Prep

Getting a portfolio ready for admittance to a visual arts program.

Anything but White

Maxwell Tielman mixed hand-me-downs with vigorous bargain-hunting to decorate his railroad flat in Brooklyn.

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