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Fashion Culture: CBK: Carolyn Bessette Kennedy—A Life in Fashion

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

Courtesy of Harry N. Abrams. Fashion creative director Sunita Kumar Nair and CFDA CEO Steven Kolb will discuss her book CBK: Carolyn Bessette Kennedy—A Life in Fashion, which gathers the greats of the fashion world to speak about Bessette Kennedy's timeless style. The author will share personal anecdotes from family and friends, including Calvin Klein, […]

Civility Week 2024

Various locations on campus Fashion Institute of Technology, 227 West 27th Street, New York City, NY, United States

October 14–18, 2024 The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion hosts Civility Week, a week of activities, talks, and workshops aimed at achieving the goals of FIT’s civility initiative. The initiative is aimed at engaging our community in a discussion of respectful ways of living and learning in a higher education environment. FIT encourages our community to […]

A Conversation with Norman Hill, Civil Rights Legend

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

Norman Hill is a legend of the Civil Rights Movement and a neighbor of FIT. A protégé of A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin, Hill desegregated beaches in Chicago and restaurants along Route 40 between New York and Washington, D.C. He helped plan the March on Washington, where he stood on the stage with Dr. […]

A Taste of ReelAbilities: Disability Awareness Film Fest—Day 1

Dubinsky Student Center, Eighth Floor Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

FIT's Disability Support Services (FIT-ABLE) presents three short films from the ReelAbilities film festival. As You Are will be presented by the director, Daisy Friedman, and actors from the film. Light refreshments to follow! Design-Ability: The design studio La Casa de Carlota in Barcelona harnesses the unique skills of a creative team that includes members […]