The Future of Fashion: 2019 BFA Fashion Show

The best work of students in FIT’s Fashion Design bachelor of fine arts program is presented every spring in a professional runway show, selected by faculty and industry critics. Degree specializations include sportswear, special occasion, knitwear, intimate apparel, and children’s wear. Click here to learn how the show comes together. The Future of Fashion is an invitation-only event, however, it will be streamed […]

Annual Fashion and Textile Studies Research Symposium: Clothing as Craft: People, Process, Product

Robert Lagary Board Room Marvin Feldman Center, Ninth Floor, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City , NY, United States

Craft in clothing has been used to solidify communities and identities for millennia, emphasizing tradition, promoting resistance and social change, or purely serving as a structure for creating art. In what ways do clothing and craft converge? From couture’s handwork to homemade everyday clothing, both within the fashion system and in purposeful anti-fashion, clothing provides a […]

Exhibition: The Future Is in the Making — Opens

Art and Design Gallery Pomerantz Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, 227 West 27th Street, New York City, NY, United States

May 14–29 The Future Is in the Making reveals the processes of thought and ideation leading to the work highlighted in this year's Graduating Student Exhibition. Works will include original sketches, notes, renderings, mockups, contact sheets, steps to a launch, a presentation, a prototype, a timeline, an opinion poll, or a description. The Art and Design […]

Fashion Design MFA Thesis Defense

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

Graduating Fashion Design MFA students will be presenting their thesis works on stage for 15 minutes each, with a seven-minute critique from five industry experts. There will also a five-minute sizzle reel and five-minute documentary of their work. These 15 students will be sharing the results of their work over the past two years while […]