Exhibition: Asian Americans in New York Fashion: Design, Labor, Innovation — Opens

Gallery FIT, The Museum at FIT Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Vivienne Tam, dress, spring 1998, USA, gift of Vivienne Tam, 98.50.1 March 2–27 Gallery FIT Asian Americans in New York Fashion: Design, Labor, Innovation celebrates the Asian American community’s diverse contributions to the fashion industry. The recent rise of violent, racially motivated attacks against Asian Americans in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic has shown the need […]

City Source Trade Show 2022

March 1–3 citysource.fitnyc.edu City Source is a trade show designed and produced to connect the fashion community to available resources in NYC. There are over 6,500 Garment District businesses that make up the district. We have invited a select group to open their doors to us and give a glimpse into what happens behind the […]

Asian Americans in New York Fashion: A Conversation with Mary Ping and Christina Moon

"Chinese Garment Workers at East Broadway Factory" by Harvey Wang, New York City, circa 1980. Photo courtesy of Harvey Wang. Join designer Mary Ping and scholar Christina Moon as they discuss the contributions of Asian Americans in the New York fashion industry. The event has been organized by students in FIT’s Fashion and Textile Studies […]

World Affairs Lecture Series: Curator of Absences: Being a Woman Editor in India

The Department of Social Sciences’ World Affairs Lecture Series presents Chinki Sinha in conversation with Souzeina Mushtaq. Chinki Sinha is the editor of Outlook India Magazine. She has also worked for the BBC and covered a range of social issues. She was a visiting fellow at the Center for the Advanced Study of India at […]

MakerMinds Workshop: Vacuum Forming and Candle Making

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

Learn to use Makyu Vacuum Fromer to make molds for candles, soap, chocolate and more in a matter of minutes! Questions? Please email: [email protected] The MakerMinds Event Series is brought to you by the collaboration of Gladys Marcus Library, IT, and PrintFX/FabLab. This event is for the FIT community only; register on FITLink.