Language Exchange

Writing and Speaking Studio, Room C612 227 West 27th Street, New York, NY, United States

Join us in the Writing and Speaking Studio for friendly conversation, cultural exchange, and language practice (Italian, English, French, Spanish, Tamil, etc.). Languages used will depend on participants in attendance. All languages and levels of fluency and comfort are welcome! This event is for the FIT community only; to RSVP, email your name and the […]

35th Apparel Importers Trade and Transportation Conference

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

Hosted by the United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA) in conjunction with the Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology, the 35th Annual Apparel Importers Trade and Transportation Conference features discussions about the trade, transportation, and compliance challenges for fashion brands and retailers. The USFIA's largest annual event brings together professionals from companies […]

Hanbok Workshop: Tradition for Contemporary Fashion Design—How to Make Baeja

Robert Lagary Board Room Marvin Feldman Center, Ninth Floor, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City , NY, United States

Baeja (vest), mid-20th century, synthetic textile, National Folk Museum of Korea, Seoul. The Korea Craft and Design Foundation holds a special lecture/workshop series related to Hanbok (traditional Korean clothing) in overseas locations to support the spread of Korean culture. This year, New York and Hong Kong were selected as the cities for 2023. For this […]

Hanbok Workshop: Tradition for Contemporary Fashion Design—How to Make Dansokgot

Dubinsky Student Center, Third Floor, Room A321 227 West 27th Street, New York, NY, United States

Dansokgot (women's underpants), late Joseon dynasty, silk, Kyungwoon Museum, Seoul. The Korea Craft and Design Foundation holds a special lecture/workshop series related to Hanbok (traditional Korean clothing) in overseas locations to support the spread of Korean culture. This year, New York and Hong Kong were selected as the cities for 2023. For this workshop, the […]

Archiving Fashion Conference: Mapping Fashion Collections

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

The Archiving Fashion Conference: Mapping Fashion Collections will gather scholars, researchers, archivists, librarians, faculty, students, and professionals for a one-day event to discuss the present and future of fashion and textiles, and related material, in archives. A dedicated open-source website indexing global fashion archives that uses mapping technologies will be made available after the conference. […]