Daphne Guinness

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Hyperallergic

Are Conflict Diamonds Still in Fashion at the Museum at FIT?

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One of the sponsors of the Daphne Guinness blockbuster exhibition at the Museum at FIT, Leviev Extraordinary Diamonds, has recently come under fire for some shady activities involving shall we say “questionable” diamond trades, upsetting several media outlets and human rights organizations.

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Women's Wear Daily

Lev Leviev Under Fire

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Daphne Guinness and the Fashion Institute of Technology have been asked to end Leviev Extraordinary Diamonds’ sponsorship of the exhibition about the heiress fashion icon that is now on at the school’s museum.

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Racked NY

Human Rights Group Upset With Daphne Guinness Exhibit at FIT

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The Daphne Guinness exhibit currently on view at the Museum at FIT has come under a bit of scrutiny lately, due to one of its sponsors. The human rights group Adalah-NY has asked the exhibit to sever its ties with Leviev Extraordinary Diamonds, because of its owner's ties to the West Bank.

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Jezebel

Daphne Guinness Tied To Shady Diamond Dealer

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Daphne Guinness's current fashion exhibit at the Museum at FIT has drawn the ire of peace groups including Adalah-NY, Code Pink and Jewish Voice for Peace because of the show's principal sponsor, one Lev Leviev.

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