Hanbok Workshop: Tradition for Contemporary Fashion Design—How to Make Dansokgot

Dubinsky Student Center, Third Floor, Room A321 227 West 27th Street, New York, NY, United States

Dansokgot (women's underpants), late Joseon dynasty, silk, Kyungwoon Museum, Seoul. The Korea Craft and Design Foundation holds a special lecture/workshop series related to Hanbok (traditional Korean clothing) in overseas locations to support the spread of Korean culture. This year, New York and Hong Kong were selected as the cities for 2023. For this workshop, the […]

Archiving Fashion Conference: Mapping Fashion Collections

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

The Archiving Fashion Conference: Mapping Fashion Collections will gather scholars, researchers, archivists, librarians, faculty, students, and professionals for a one-day event to discuss the present and future of fashion and textiles, and related material, in archives. A dedicated open-source website indexing global fashion archives that uses mapping technologies will be made available after the conference. […]

Language Exchange

Writing and Speaking Studio, Room C612 227 West 27th Street, New York, NY, United States

Join us in the Writing and Speaking Studio for friendly conversation, cultural exchange, and language practice (Italian, English, French, Spanish, Tamil, etc.). Languages used will depend on participants in attendance. All languages and levels of fluency and comfort are welcome! This event is for the FIT community only; to RSVP, email your name and the […]

A Fashion Stylist Panel

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

The Fashion Business Management Department in collaboration with the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion presents A Fashion Stylist Panel. Come out and hear from a panel of young stylists who have impacted the styling industry within the early years of their careers with celebrity client lists that have a pulse on today. Panelists Ty […]

Truck Jewelry Discussion With Raekwon

John E. Reeves Great Hall Conference Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

As part of NYC Jewelry Week, multiplatinum artist and founding member of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan Raekwon “The Chef ” joins Shara McHayle, co-founder of Hoop88Dreams and curator of the Truck Jewelry Exhibition: 50 Years of Hip Hop Jewelry Style in conversation. With nearly 30 years in the entertainment industry, Raekwon’s brand has become synonymous […]