Events

Above: The complete video of the Fashion Law Institute’s S/S14 runway show in the Lincoln Center tents at New York Fashion Week, September 6, 2013. If the video is not visible, click here.

In celebration of our 3rd anniversary,  we selected a small group of the designers whom we assisted through our Fashion Law Pop-Up Clinic program to join us during New York Fashion Week in the tents at Lincoln Center and showcase their collections. Designs by Blaise Kavanagh (women’s sportswear in the tradition of fine craftsmanship), PHYN (stylish surfwear), Cabiria (plus – yes, the first collection in the tents), A RAY (sustainable fashion), Ex Ovo (modern jewelry), and Sievering (evening, bridal, and post-mastectomy designs) walked the runway.  Details regarding each look in order of appearance are available in the run of show.

MEDIA: Please email admin@fashionlawinstitute.com for additional information.

In collaboration with the Museum at FIT and in conjunction with its current exhibition, Fashion and Technology, we’re delighted to invite you to join us for a panel discussion, “The Technology Trap: Fashion Copying, and the Speed of Information.” Fashion designers and labels face complex new challenges as technology continues to advance exponentially. Of particular interest to this panel will be issues of design ownership and intellectual property rights. Panelists include Te Smith, of the online brand protection company MarkMonitor, who will explain the relationship between information technology and copying; distinguished fashion designer Jeffrey Banks, who has testified in Congress regarding the proposed extension of intellectual property protection to fashion designs and whose designs are available online; Professor Susan Scafidi, who will speak on the legal aspects of copyright and piracy; and Ariele Elia and Emma McClendon, curators of the Fashion and Technology exhibition.

DATE:  Wednesday, March 6
TIME:  6:00 pm
PLACE:  Fashion Institute of Technology, Katie Murphy Amphitheatre, Fred P. Pomerantz Art and Design Center (NW corner of 27th Street & 7th Avenue, across 27th Street from the Museum at FIT)

FREE, but please register to guarantee admission.  CLE credit is not available for this event.

Participants are invited to enjoy the Fashion and Technology exhibit at the Museum at FIT either before the panel or afterward until 8pm with the curators.  And speaking of impressive technology, save time to view Shoe Obsession (currently open) and Boots: The Height of Fashion (opening March 5) as well!

Were you too late to register for this SOLD OUT event on February 8?  Stuck in the snow?  Or perhaps just wearing shoes too cool to risk in a blizzard? 

Now you can watch the video!  This is a beta test for us, and we hope to improve the resolution of the slides in the future — if we repeat the experiment.  Which is where you come in. 

We’ve made the video available free of charge this time to see what you think.  Are you interested in our continuing to record events (with panelists’ agreement)? If you are an attorney, would you be interested in receiving CLE credit via video?  If so, please let us know below.  On the one hand, joining us in person means networking opportunities — we know of at least 3 deals developed during this event — the ability to participate and ask questions, and of course champagne.  On the other hand, we know that while you’d love to earn a Fashion Law Institute perfect attendance star, sometimes life interferes.

We’d also love to hear your thoughts about the video itself! 

(Please note that we cannot offer CLE credit for viewing the event video — this time.  But it’s all about a love of fashion law knowledge anyway, right?)

SOLD OUT!

Famous logos often appear in modified forms and unexpected places, from art galleries to tattoos. Brand recognition in these instances is nearly universal; the reaction of viewers and frequently “bitten” trademark holders is anything but. And while public commentary about art, parody, fair use, and infringement can be loud and passionate, especially in the echo chambers of the internet, parties with different views on the unauthorized transformation of trademarks rarely speak directly, thoughtfully, and candidly with one another. Until now. Please join us for a Fashion Week panel discussion, “Art Attacks: Perspectives on the Use of Fashion Logos.”

DATE: Friday, February 8
TIME: 9:30-10:45am (breakfast at 9am)
PLACE: Fordham Law School, 140 W. 62nd Street, room 430B/C
NYS CLE credit (attorneys): 1.5 hours professional practice, transitional & non-transitional

Participants include

• Anna Dalla Val, Esq. (Ralph Lauren)
• David De Buck (De Buck Gallery)
• Marisa Kakoulas, Esq. (Needles and Sins)
• Michael Pantalony, Esq.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT AND REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.

If you have not registered and are a member of the media (with credentials) planning to cover this event, please email us at events@fashionlawinstitute.com.

Otherwise, if you are not on our mailing list and would like to receive advance notification of future events, please let us know. We look forward to seeing you in the future!

2^nd annual Fashion Law Institute symposium
Friday, April 20, 2012

Can you balance the fashion equation?  Join the Fashion Law Institute for our 2^nd annual symposium, FASHION = ART + COMMERCE, an all-day event on Friday, April 20, at Fordham Law School.

REGISTER NOW!

9:15am   WELCOME!

9:30-10:45am  IPO, Yes or No?

Recent high-profile IPOs in the fashion industry raise questions of if, when, why, how and where a fashion company should list itself on a public exchange.  IPOs can raise money for a fashion house to expand, allow founders and early investors to cash out, and give a label greater clout – but IPOs also open the company’s financial statements to the public and subject management to the volatility of markets and the wishes of shareholders.  How does a creatively driven business determine whether it’s a go for an IPO?

11:00am-12:30pm  Beyond Whac-a-Mole:  New Initiatives in Intellectual Property Enforcement

Brand protection experts frequently describe the challenges of their work in terms of the arcade game Whac-a-Mole – counterfeiters pop up, intellectual property owners smack them down, counterfeiters pop up again.  But fashionable trademark holders and their advocates have a few new ideas to share, including new case studies and data from the world of ecommerce and interactive marketing.

12:45-2:00pm  LUNCH

2:15-3:30pm  BRIColage:  Emerging Patterns in Fashion and International Trade

The BRIC countries – Brazil, Russia, India, and China – are the fastest-growing and largest emerging markets in the world. Each country already plays a significant role in the fashion industry, whether in design, manufacturing, consumption, or all three. They are also, however, facing intellectual property challenges,  increasing labor costs, and opposition to trade agreements amongst their citizens. How will the BRIC countries change the face of the global fashion industry?

3:45-5:00pm  ADmonishments:  Where Fashion Law and Advertising Meet

In advertising, fashion’s creative directors often pursue the avant-garde, while fashion lawyers must remain on guard.  From British bans on controversial ads to Israeli and proposed French regulation of modified images to the invention of digital modification detection software, fashion advertising is coming under greater scrutiny.  In the U.S., the proposed Media and Public Health Act (formerly the Self Esteem Act) continues this trend, raising questions about who should control artistic images created in the service of commerce.

5:00-6:00pm  RECEPTION & CONVERSATION with Designer Yeohlee Teng

Participants include Ari Afilalo, Rutgers; Vincent Bevins, Financial Times; Heike Bhonsle, Lacoste USA; Margaret Chin, New York City Council; Caroline Gentile, Fordham; Jeffrey Kapelman, Hilldun; Roberta Karp; Eric Kee, Dartmouth; John C. Kennedy, Paul Weiss; Marina Kovalyov, Russian American Foundation; Candice Li, INTA; Seth Matlins, Off Our Chests; Kristina Montanaro, IACC; Owen D. Nee, Jr., Greenberg Traurig; Kenneth Plevan, Skadden; Barbara Pozzo, Università degli Studi di Milano; Susan Scafidi, Fashion Law Institute at Fordham; Jay Silverberg, Sills Cummis & Gross; Adam Katz Sinding, Le 21ème Arrondissement; Te Smith, MarkMonitor; Anna Stupnytska, Goldman Sachs; Yeohlee Teng; Annie Ugurlayan, National Advertising Division; Sara Ziff, Model Alliance.