Fashion Over 50: Women’s Self-Images, Shopping Frustrations, and Solutions

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

The over-50 fashion market is surging as Generation-X women join their Baby Boomer sisters, swelling an already significant economic niche. Yet this cohort, with its considerable spending power, is often overlooked by the fashion industry and fashion media—a problem exacerbated by shrinking retail selections and the shift to online shopping. How can the industry—and individual […]

From Data to Design: Rethinking Fashion’s Approach to Plus-Size Shoppers

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

From Data to Design: Rethinking Fashion's Approach to Plus-Size Shoppers is a presentation of the research results from an FIT Presidential Diversity Grant, "Accurate Size Research: The Collection of Data and Vital Importance of Realistic Consumer Sizes." This grant was awarded to and the research presentation will be given by Mallorie Dunn of FIT's Fashion […]

Exhibition: Fashioning Wonder: A Cabinet of Curiosities — Closes

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

Mary Katrantzou, printed, embroidered, and beaded dress with net overlay, spring 2019, England, museum purchase, 2023.52.1 February 19–April 20, 2025 Special Exhibitions Gallery The Museum at FIT Fashioning Wonder: A […]

Exhibition: Social Responsibilities of Museums — Closes

Gladys Marcus Library, Fourth Floor Goodman Resource Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, 227 West 27th Street, New York, NY, United States

January 21–April 20, 2025 Gladys Marcus Library, Fourth Floor Exhibit Case Students in FIT’s Art History and Museum Professions program reflected on the social responsibilities of museums in recognition of […]

Fashion Design AAS Exhibition: Blank Canvas — Closes

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

March 29–April 20, 2025 Art and Design Gallery The Spring 2025 Fashion Design AAS Exhibition, titled Blank Canvas, empowers students to showcase their technical expertise and artistic vision. Blank Canvas illuminates […]