LinkedIn Workshop for Students

Business and Liberal Arts Center, Room B202 Fashion Institute of Technology, 227 W. 27th St., New York, NY, United States

Career and Internship Services career counselors will guide you through the process of building a branded LinkedIn profile. A quality LinkedIn presence is your gateway to networking, career development. Your profile might be the first impression employers and your peers have of you! Let’s work together to brand your LinkedIn profile for career success. This event […]

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 Cabinet of Curiosities is an inventive exhibition that provides the first in-depth exploration of the fascinating connections between cabinets of curiosities and fashion. Also known as wunderkammern in […]

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 Black History Month. The Art History and Museum Professions major prepares students for positions in museums and other art institutions, with a focus on collections […]