Fashion Culture: A.F. Vandevorst: Ende Neu

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

Join An Vandevorst and Filip Arickx, founders of the Belgian fashion label A.F. Vandevorst, for a presentation of their new book, Ende Neu. This intimate portrait of the designers’ moving fashion […]

New York Sustainability Connector

Prime Produce 424 W. 54th St., New York, NY, United States

FIT is partnering with Be Social Change, Impact Travel Alliance, and Slow Money NYC to build stronger connections with the people and organizations driving sustainability in New York City at […]

Exhibition: Pink: The History of a Punk, Pretty, Powerful Color — Opens

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

Afternoon dress, pink silk taffeta, 1857, USA, museum purchase. September 7, 2018–January 5, 2019  Pink is popularly associated with little girls, ballerinas, Barbie dolls, and all things feminine. Yet the symbolism and significance of pink have varied greatly across time and space. The stereotype of pink-for-girls versus blue-for-boys may be ubiquitous today, but it only […]

Fashion Culture: The History of Pink with Valerie Steele

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

Photo: Cover of Pink: A Punk, Pretty, Powerful Color, courtesy of Thames & Hudson. Photograph by Nick Knight. Dr. Valerie Steele, director and chief curator at MFIT, will serve as honorary president of the International Society for Cultural History’s 2018 conference. To open the conference, Dr. Steele will discuss her exhibition and book Pink: The History […]

Lecture: Fashion Stylist Connie Aluoch

Feldman Center, Room C205 Fashion Institute of Technology, 227 West 27th Street, New York City, NY, United States

FIT alumna and Kenyan fashion stylist Connie Aluoch will speak to students about her successes and her experiences at FIT. Aluoch's fashion styling in Kenya is known throughout Africa. While […]