Innovation Playground

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

The FIT community is invited to the Great Hall to explore emerging and creative technologies and see how they can inspire. Some of the items that will be available to experience included the Google Tilt Brush, drones, LilyPad wearable microprocessors, and a haptic sculpting device. This event is for the FIT community only. 

Town Hall Forum: Diversity and Inclusion

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

The UCE of FIT holds a town hall forum to discuss diversity and inclusion. This event is for the FIT community only. 

Exhibition: Norell: Dean of American Fashion — Opens

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

Norman Norell for Traina-Norell, subway coat and dress, c.1958, gift of Lauren Bacall. February 9–April 14, 2018  This large-scale retrospective is an in-depth study of one of America’s greatest and most influential fashion designers. It is organized by guest curator Jeffrey Banks and MFIT’s deputy director Patricia Mears. Born in 1900, Norman Norell had an […]

Maker Minds Event: Button Maker Activity

Gladys Marcus Library, Goodman Resource Center, Sixth Floor Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

The Gladys Marcus Library invites students to come and make their own wearable buttons. Bring printed photos, original art, magazines, and more to fit the 1-inch or 2.25-inch buttons. Great […]

Fashion History Timeline Kickoff Event

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

FIT's School of Liberal Arts and professors Justine De Young and Lourdes Font invite the public to a the kickoff of the Fashion History Timeline, an open-access source for fashion history […]