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I
grew up in a small town in Iowa where art
/ design was not valued — hell, it was not
understood! So for me to come to FIT and
to New York was both incredibly liberating and also terrifying.
The liberating part got stronger and the terrifying part
got less each year I was at FIT. I
had never seen a man in a skirt or dress
before so to have people in my class who dressed
that way was interesting. I had no theoretical problem
with it but I had never seen it. So
then I started “experimenting” with modes of dress myself.
The sort of thing that would get me arrested /
get phone calls to my parents back home! Showing
up to an event wearing a black sweater, dark pantyhose
and boots ... no panties, no skirt ... !!!
I don't know whether I was rebelling from small town
Iowa, exploring options, or what. I guess I expected
shock but the response was “whatever, so what, you don't
shave your crotch, so what.” What is good about
the school is that it is very competetive and SOME
professors really want to pour their wisdom into you.
What is bad is that many students are olut for
themselves. No, I didn't expect marching bands and bake
sales, but I would have expected a bit more pulling
together. Having said that, there were numbers of students
who were fantastic. So, I guess like anywhere, find
the good people and cling to them and ignore the
rest. If you want to attend BE VERY GOOD at what you do. If you can't roll
with almost anything different, don't come here. If you
are thin skinned, don't come here. If you are
ready to try ANYTHING and welcome others who do the
same, and work very very hard on your own ...
this is a GREAT place. If, like me, you're from
East Bugsnot, don't be naive about New York and New
York fashion school. Go for it. Try out
ANYTHING. Be stretched like you never thought you would
be. And you'll come out a new person.
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