Exhibition: Africa’s Fashion Diaspora — Opens

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

Sindiso Khumalo, printed cotton dress detail, Spring 2021, South Africa. The Museum at FIT, museum purchase, 2023.32.1 September 18–December 29, 2024 Special Exhibitions Gallery, The Museum at FIT Africa’s Fashion Diaspora examines fashion as a medium of storytelling and as a vital way for designers to contribute to longstanding and evolving ideas of transnational Black […]

Globally Connected @ FIT: Meet Our New Faculty in the Liberal Arts, Part 2

Virtual event

Globally Connected @ FIT is back for fall 2024 with "Meet New FIT Liberal Arts Faculty Members: Hear About the Global Aspects of Their Research." José Blanco, History of Art José is an associate professor in the History of Art department. His research focuses on dress and popular culture in the second half of the […]

Exhibition: Picturing Light: Artists Explore Luminosity — Opens

Art and Design Gallery Pomerantz Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, 227 West 27th Street, New York City, NY, United States

From left: Magdelena Jakubczak (Communication Design student), Seth Howe (invited artist), Carol Salmanson (invited artist), Austin Jensen (Photography alumnus). September 21–October 27, 2024 Art and Design Gallery Picturing Light, which is a follow-up to Picturing Space (2019), is an exploration of the many manifestations of light. The exhibition brings together the work of fine artists […]

Fusion Fashion Tech Summit

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

Discover the future of fashion at the Fusion Fashion Tech Summit during Climate Week NYC and the 79th United Nations General Assembly. This one-day summit unites industry leaders to drive sustainability and circularity in the $2.5 trillion fashion industry. Learn how embracing circular business models can reduce carbon emissions by 25% and unlock a $700 […]

Talking Trade at FIT: Opportunities with Foreign Trade Zone and Understanding Landed Costs

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

The sessions will cover landed costs in the global supply chain, tariff mitigating strategies, fashion industry applications, services of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Department of Commerce Resources, insurance, and bonding requirements. This event is part of the International Trade and Marketing Department’s Talking Trade at FIT series. This event is for […]