Fashion Culture: Beyond Vanity: The History and Power of Hairdressing

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

Cover of Beyond Vanity: The History and Power of Hairdressing. Courtesy of MIT Press. Join author and cultural historian Elizabeth L. Block and The Museum at FIT's Digital Media and Strategic Initiatives Manager Tamsen Young as they discuss Block's latest book, Beyond Vanity: The History and Power of Hairdressing, a riveting and diverse history of […]

Fashion Culture: Empresses of Seventh Avenue

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

Cover of Empresses of Seventh Avenue. Courtesy of St. Martin's Press. Author and fashion historian Nancy MacDonell will be discussing her new book, Empresses of Seventh Avenue: World War II, New York City, and the Birth of American Fashion, with MFIT Deputy Director Patricia Mears. Please join us for an illuminating conversation about the extraordinary […]

Founders of Duckie Brown at the Library

Gladys Marcus Library, Goodman Resource Center, Maker Minds Space, Sixth Floor 227 West 27th Street, New York City, NY, United States

Steven Cox and Daniel Silver, founders of the menswear line Duckie Brown visit the library for a discussion of their work and book, The Book: 2024. This event is for the FIT community only; RSVP for this event.

The Art of Profitabilty

Feldman Center, Room C205 Fashion Institute of Technology, 227 West 27th Street, New York City, NY, United States

How do you navigate the path to profitability? How can you build a successful career in fashion merchandising? Please join Karima Papatia, GM Home Marketplace, and GM Apparel Marketplace at Walmart ECommerce, for a discussion on merchandising and planning. Moderated by FIT faculty member Carolyn D'Angelo, Senior Managing Director, Head of Brand Operations, Gordon Brothers. […]

Globally Connected @ FIT: Production Management and the Fashion Industry, Adapting to a Changing Global Landscape

Virtual event

Join us for a virtual conversation about production management and the fashion industry in today's changing global landscape featuring FIT professors Salvatore Giardina and Craig Dana from the Department of Production Management at the Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology. Globally Connected @ FIT is hosted by the Office of International Programs, History […]