On October 11, a memorial to the victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire will be unveiled on the façade of the Asch/Brown Building on the corner of Washington Place and Greene Street where the fire took place in 1911, almost halfway between the Draft Riots and March on Washington. We will meet at 10:30 […]
This FIT Authors Talk will be held in the Gladys Marcus Library and is for students and employees only. Adjunct Professor Lamont A. O'Neal talks about his book Illustrated Men: Drawing and Rendering the Male Fashion Figure. A book signing will follow. Illustrated Men is a how-to guide in the drawing and rendering of the […]
Zaha Hadid for United Nude, metallic vinyl shoes, 2013, France, museum purchase, 2013.83.1 MFIT director and chief curator Valerie Steele and curator of costume and accessories Colleen Hill, discuss their new Taschen book, Shoes A-Z: The Collection of The Museum at FIT. Hundreds of groundbreaking designs, rare ephemera, and original sketches are presented in the […]
October 10–13, 2023 The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion hosts Civility Week, a week of activities, talks, and workshops aimed at achieving the goals of FIT’s civility initiative. The initiative is aimed at engaging our community in a discussion of respectful ways of living and learning in a higher education environment. FIT encourages our community to […]
Elisa Palomino Learn about new models of sustainable textiles in this conversation on connections between anthropology, fashion, and indigenous knowledge. Elisa Palomino will introduce the transformation of marine waste into leather as an alternative raw material for fashion in contemporary sustainable fashion practice, alleviating the pressure of over-produced textiles. Exploring issues related to the ingenuity […]
