Designing for Empathy Summit

John E. Reeves Great Hall Conference Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City

The School of Graduate Studies and the department of Exhibition and Experience Design invite you to join the Designing for Empathy Summit! This experiential event takes place on October 23 and 24 with many different sessions free to FIT at various times throughout both days. Visit the website for descriptions and times. This special summit […]

Emerging Technology Faculty Workshop: Interactive Mirror

Faculty Research Space, Pomerantz Center, Room D524 Fashion Institute of Technology, 227 West 27th Street, New York City

Turn a blank wall into a responsive, playful mirror that notices you and answers back with light. We’ll start from a ready-to-go project, swap in effects, and map the image neatly to your surface with tape-and-test simplicity. Wave a hand, step forward, tilt your phone slider—watch it react in real time. We’ll share small showcraft […]

Fashion Culture: The Art of Parisian Chic

Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Pomerantz Art and Design Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City

Cover of The Art of Parisian Chic: Modern Women and Modern Artists in Impressionist Paris. Courtesy of Bloomsbury. The new book by FIT Associate Professor Justine De Young, The Art of Parisian Chic: Modern Women and Modern Artists in Impressionist Paris, shows how modern women used fashion and stereotypes such as the Parisienne (chic Parisian […]