Fashion Culture: The History of Pink with Valerie Steele

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

Photo: Cover of Pink: A Punk, Pretty, Powerful Color, courtesy of Thames & Hudson. Photograph by Nick Knight. Dr. Valerie Steele, director and chief curator at MFIT, will serve as honorary president of the International Society for Cultural History’s 2018 conference. To open the conference, Dr. Steele will discuss her exhibition and book Pink: The History […]

Lecture: Fashion Stylist Connie Aluoch

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

FIT alumna and Kenyan fashion stylist Connie Aluoch will speak to students about her successes and her experiences at FIT. Aluoch's fashion styling in Kenya is known throughout Africa. While […]

Inauguration of SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson

Haft Theater Marvin Feldman Center, New York City, NY, United States

FIT will host the inauguration of Dr. Kristina Johnson as the 13th chancellor of the State University of New York. Along with members of the SUNY community, the ceremony will […]

Lecture: Mary Pilon and Kevin Hall Discuss ‘The Kevin Show’

Film and Media Screening Room D207 Pomerantz Center, New York City , NY, United States

Join Mary Pilon and Kevin Hall, the author and subject of The Kevin Show: An Olympic Athlete’s Battle With Mental Illness, for a discussion of their book and Hall's experience […]

Exhibition: Crafting Change: New Textile Work by Students, Faculty, and Alumni — Opens

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

September 15–October 6, 2018 The work of FIT students, faculty, and alumni takes center stage in the FIT exhibition Crafting Change. Organized by the Textile/Surface Design Department in conjunction with New York Textile Month, the works featured in Crafting Change use long-established techniques in a modern context to explore the shifting boundaries between art, design, […]