47 min

Fashion Archivist to Fashion Law With Ariele Elia More Than Fashion: The SNR Podcast

    • Fashion & Beauty

Ariele Elia, Fashion Law

In the seventh episode of More Than Fashion: The SNR Podcast, our host and Silver Needle Runway Communications Director, Erica Capobianco, is joined by Ariele Elia, Assistant Director of the Fashion Law Institute at Fordham University. Join Erica and Ariele as they discuss exactly what Fashion Law truly entails, her journey as a student of Art History to one of the pioneers of the fashion law field, the connection between her curation of the exhibit "Faking It: Originals, Copies, and Counterfeits” at the Museum of FIT and her decision to venture into the field of fashion law, the difference between a counterfeit and following trends, and the true meaning of sustainability ethical and legal practice. Later in the episode, Erica and Ariele dive into a rundown of the goals of the Fashion Law Institute and the amazing difference they are making in the industry, and Ariele’s predictions for the evolution of fashion law.

Learn More about Ariele Elia:

Ariele Elia is currently the Assistant Director of the Fashion Law Institute at Fordham Law. Previously, she served as the Assistant Curator of Costume and Textile at the Museum at FIT for seven years, where she curated or co-curated a number of exhibits including: "Faking It: Originals, Copies, and Counterfeits," “Global Fashion Capitals,” and "Black Fashion Designers.” Elia recently developed the course Cultural Awareness, Design Responsibility, and the Law at FIT.

She has lectured internationally at the United Nations, Oxford, and Columbia Law. In January the Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal published her note “Fashion's Destruction of Unsold Goods: Responsible Solutions for an Environmentally Conscious Future”.

Her latest chapter, “Dapper Dan: The Original Streetwear Influencer,” will be published in the upcoming book Black Designers in American Fashion in 2021. Elia received a M.S.L. in Fashion Law from Fordham University School of Law. She also holds an M.A. in Fashion and Textile: History, Theory, and Museum Practices from FIT, and a B.A. in Art History from Saint Mary’s College of California.

You can follow along on Ariele’s journey via:

Instagram: @arielechantel

LinkedIn: Ariele Elia

Where can you find us?

Apple Podcasts: More Than Fashion: The SNR Podcast

Spotify: More Than Fashion: The SNR Podcast

Instagram: @silverneedlerunway

Facebook: Silver Needle Runway

TikTok:  @silverneedlerunway

Ariele Elia, Fashion Law

In the seventh episode of More Than Fashion: The SNR Podcast, our host and Silver Needle Runway Communications Director, Erica Capobianco, is joined by Ariele Elia, Assistant Director of the Fashion Law Institute at Fordham University. Join Erica and Ariele as they discuss exactly what Fashion Law truly entails, her journey as a student of Art History to one of the pioneers of the fashion law field, the connection between her curation of the exhibit "Faking It: Originals, Copies, and Counterfeits” at the Museum of FIT and her decision to venture into the field of fashion law, the difference between a counterfeit and following trends, and the true meaning of sustainability ethical and legal practice. Later in the episode, Erica and Ariele dive into a rundown of the goals of the Fashion Law Institute and the amazing difference they are making in the industry, and Ariele’s predictions for the evolution of fashion law.

Learn More about Ariele Elia:

Ariele Elia is currently the Assistant Director of the Fashion Law Institute at Fordham Law. Previously, she served as the Assistant Curator of Costume and Textile at the Museum at FIT for seven years, where she curated or co-curated a number of exhibits including: "Faking It: Originals, Copies, and Counterfeits," “Global Fashion Capitals,” and "Black Fashion Designers.” Elia recently developed the course Cultural Awareness, Design Responsibility, and the Law at FIT.

She has lectured internationally at the United Nations, Oxford, and Columbia Law. In January the Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal published her note “Fashion's Destruction of Unsold Goods: Responsible Solutions for an Environmentally Conscious Future”.

Her latest chapter, “Dapper Dan: The Original Streetwear Influencer,” will be published in the upcoming book Black Designers in American Fashion in 2021. Elia received a M.S.L. in Fashion Law from Fordham University School of Law. She also holds an M.A. in Fashion and Textile: History, Theory, and Museum Practices from FIT, and a B.A. in Art History from Saint Mary’s College of California.

You can follow along on Ariele’s journey via:

Instagram: @arielechantel

LinkedIn: Ariele Elia

Where can you find us?

Apple Podcasts: More Than Fashion: The SNR Podcast

Spotify: More Than Fashion: The SNR Podcast

Instagram: @silverneedlerunway

Facebook: Silver Needle Runway

TikTok:  @silverneedlerunway

47 min