The Grants Office Presents: Fall Harvest “SPIN-A-Thon”

Office of Grants and Sponsored Programs 236 West 27th Street, Room 590, New York City, NY, United States

The Office of Grants and Sponsored Programs will hold a training session on how to register and use SPIN, the subscription-based grants database that is free for FIT community members. Registered users can receive regular alerts of grant opportunities and deadlines in their inboxes. Take 10 minutes to register and get free treats and refreshments. To register, contact the […]

Love Your Library Event: The Art of the Fold

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

Learn the art of the fold with book arts pioneer Hedi Kyle and book artist Ulla Warchol. There will be the opportunity to create your own book art. This event is free and open to the public. 

MR Magazine Menswear Talk: Crystal Ball on the Future of Fashion/Retail

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

The Menswear Department presents a panel discussion on the menswear industry featuring designers from three successful menswear brands. The discussion will be followed by a Q&A session. Panelists will be: Eric Jennings, founding partner E2, former men’s fashion director, Saks Fifth Avenue Simon Graj, marketing guru/founder, Graj & Gustafson Durand Guion, men’s and women’s fashion […]

Exhibition: The Future Is … The Human Experience — Closes

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

October 16–December 1, 2018 The first exhibition in the new Art and Design Gallery, titled The Future Is … The Human Experience, will feature work from students, faculty, and alumni. The back gallery will feature a photography exhibition titled Inside: A Human Experience with works by award-winning alumna Arlene Gottfried (on loan from the Daniel […]

Exhibition: Fabric In Fashion — Opens

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

Traina-Norell, “Indian sari” silk brocade dress, circa 1955, gift of Mildred Morton. December 4, 2018–May 4, 2019  Fabric In Fashion explores the role played by textiles in forming the silhouette in Western fashion over the last 250 years. The examination of textiles is often separated from that of the fashionable silhouette, yet historically, textiles were as […]