To view this content, you need the Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled. Get Flash Info Bio Full Program Highlights Transcript Download More Bio Gabi Asfour - Gabi Asfour is part of the fashion design collective Three as Four. Three as Four is the trio of downtown fashion designers more distinguished for their attention-seeking antics than their garments. Asfour was born in Lebanon in 1966 and now lives in the Lower East Side of New York City. Anna Sui - Sui is an American fashion designer. Her brand is recognized globally in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Her clothing, fragrance, cosmetic, Christian Louboutin Wedding Shoes, and accessories lines retail in her stores and independent boutiques in over 50 countries. Sui is spearheading a Save the Garment Center campaign to preserve New York’s Garment District. Guy Trebay - Guy Trebay writes for the New York Times style section where he covers fashion and style. He has received numerous awards including a Pulitzer Prize nomination. He has also written for the New Yorker, The Village Voice, Details, Vibe, Conde Nast Traveler, and Harpers. There are no links available for this program Save this program for later Watch or listen to it later on your computer or mobile device. Select your connection speed to see approximate download times: Dialup (4 KB) DSL (70 KB) Competent (500 KB) 1000 KB+ Free downloads Audio (mp3) 34 MB 8 min Video (mp4) 245 MB 60 min Chapters Watch Full item 01 hr 04 min 14 sec Add to Profile 01. Introduction 02 min 53 sec Add to Profile 02. Panelist Introductions 03 min 37 sec Add to Profile 03. Is Fashion a Luxury we Can no Longer Afford? 03 min 44 sec Add to Profile 04. Does Fashion Portray Economic Status? 02 min 17 sec Add to Profile 05. Fashion as Identity- Globalization 05 min 12 sec Add to Profile 06. Competition Between Cities to be Global Centers of Fashion 02 min 43 sec Add to Profile 07. Fashion in New Delhi 02 min 30 sec Add to Profile 08. New York Vs. Los Angeles Fashion 05 min 16 sec Add to Profile 09. Effect of Ethnic Background on Fashion Sense 05 min 39 sec Add to Profile 10. What’s New in New York 05 min 12 sec Add to Profile 11. Changes in New York Fashion Post 9/11? 04 min 45 sec Add to Profile 12. How Media Guides What’s in and Out 04 min 38 sec Add to Profile 13. Are Fashion Critics Influential? 03 min 15 sec Add to Profile 14. Q1: Anna Sui’s Role Models / Starting up 03 min 23 sec Add to Profile 15. Q2: Role of Models in Fashion 01 min 46 sec Add to Profile 16. Q3: Repurposing Thrift Shop Clothes 00 min 58 sec Add to Profile 17. Q4: Experimental Fashion In New York 02 min 03 sec Add to Profile 18. Q5: Role of Collaboration in Precipitating a Sub-Culture 01 min 36 sec Add to Profile 19. Q6: Who You Make Clothing for 02 min 37 sec Add to Profile Watch Full Program 01 hr 04 min 14 sec Add to Profile Partner: CUNY Location: City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY Event Date: 04.08.09 Speakers: Gabi Asfour, Anna Sui, Guy Trebay Summary What is the nature of fashion's effect on national and international identities? How does fashion trademark particular countries, lifestyles, and cities on a global scale? New York Times writer Guy Trebay is joined by fashion designers Gabi Asfour, Christian Louboutin, Anna Sui, and others for a discussion about the strength of fashion. Eugenia Paulicci, Professor of Italian and Comparative Literature and founder of the Graduate Center’s Fashion Studies concentration, will moderate. There is no transcript for this program Premium content is available by subscribing to FORA.tv Premium. Become a FORA.tv subscriber. If you are already a FORA subscriber, please log in. You may also purchase this download via your mobile phone. 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