MR Magazine Menswear Talk: Designing Menswear in an Era of Change

Dubinsky Student Center, Room A802 Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

The Menswear Department presents a panel discussion on the menswear industry, which will be followed by a Q&A session. Panelists will be: David Hart, winner of GQ's Best New Menswear Designer in America, FIT Design Entrepreneur participant, FIT Fashion Design '04 alumnus, and 10-season participant at New York Fashion Week Brian Mims, executive vice president/creative […]

Moving Beyond Alright with Neisha-Anne Green

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

Neisha-Anne Green, the director of the Writing Center at American University, will discuss her experiences with race in higher education. Green's scholarship focuses on Afro-Caribbean and African American experience in academia, code meshing in academic discourse, and social justice. Her talk and scholarly interest shed light on pressing issues for any campus seeking to create […]

V-Day: A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and A Prayer

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

V-Day is a global movement to end violence against women and girls. The event consists of a theatrical performance by the FIT Theatre Club as well as selections from A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and A Prayer and an art exhibition that highlights women's issues. This event is part of Promoting Healthy Relationships Month. Find more […]

Art and Design Faculty Exhibition: New Views 2018 — Opens

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

February 24–March 11 New Views 2018 is the fourth large-scale faculty exhibition at FIT in the John E. Reeves Great Hall. The School of Art and Design consists of 17 departments teaching separate creative disciplines that define the vitality of the college. Approximately 70 faculty members have submitted their work for this non-juried exhibition. New […]

Exhibition: Threads of Bondage, Invisibility, and Style Influence: Hidden African American Contributions to American Couture

Dubinsky Student Center, Fourth Floor Corridor Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

February 26–March 31, 2018 The Office of Educational Opportunity Programs and Leonard Davis present Threads of Bondage, Invisibility, and Style Influence: Hidden African American Contributions to American Couture.  It is estimated that between 1525 and 1866 some 12.5 to 15 million African men, women, and children were violently forced from Western and Central Africa into brutal […]