Shoes! Shoes! Shoes!
Liz Starin, Illustration MA ’09, drew the best footwear at FIT
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| Robert O’Dell, Fashion Design ’12 (who texted throughout this conversation): Where’d you get those? “Saks, I think? I don’t know.” Why’d you buy them? “They’re shiny.” Are they hard to keep clean? “Not really. They’re scuffed, but whatever.” |
Fabiola Corominas, Accessories Design ’11: “When you go to Buenos Aires, you have to buy a pair of shoes, at least! They are so good with leather.” |
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| Raphaela Marra, Fashion Design ’11: Do you fall a lot? “No.” Her friend says, “She wears high heels all the time and she never falls.” |
A painting of Shirley Goodman (1915-91), in the Shirley Goodman Resource Center. She was a key figure in FIT’s history and became executive director of the college’s foundation. |
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| Terrence Phearse, Direct and Interactive Marketing ’11: Yves Saint Laurent, spring ’07, slightly the worse for wear. |
18th century, from The Museum at FIT: It’s like seeing the ghost of someone’s foot. (Side note: the fabric would make a great ’70s throw pillow.) |
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| Some tools from a Footwear Design and Construction class | President Joyce F. Brown’s dog, Bebe: Around here, even the dogs are well-shod. |
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| Marie Denise Arellano, Accessories Design ’11: Carved wooden heels! Rope! Horsehair! |
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