Exhibition: Expressions of Civility — Opens

Various locations on campus Fashion Institute of Technology, 227 West 27th Street, New York City, NY, United States

In recognition of FIT's commitment to creating a civil, inclusive campus for all, the annual faculty and staff exhibition will include student work for the first time. The exhibition will explore: What does it mean to be civil in a world that is increasingly not? In an era where personal attacks and inflammatory positions have […]

FIT Author Talks: Julia Jacquette

Gladys Marcus Library, Goodman Resource Center, Room E435 Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Julia Jacquette, Fine Arts, will discuss her books Unrequited and Acts of Play and Playground of My Mind at this FIT Author Talk, part of Gladys Marcus Library's Love Your Library series. Unrequited and Acts of Play is the first major monograph for Julia Jacquette, Fine Arts. It presents an artistic exploration through the materialism, […]

Fashion Culture: ‘Charles James: Portrait of an Unreasonable Man’ with Michèle Gerber Klein

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

Cover of Charles James: Portrait of an Unreasonable Man: Fame, Fashion, Art. Courtesy of Rizzoli. Join author Michèle Gerber Klein and MFIT Director Valerie Steele as they discuss Klein’s new biography of revolutionary fashion designer Charles James. Klein tells the story of James’s life and career as seen through his own and other people’s eyes. […]

Runway27 Fashion Show: Twisted

Haft Theater Marvin Feldman Center, New York City, NY, United States

Runway27, a student club comprised of students from all different majors across the college, will hold its annual runway show; this year's theme is Twisted. The event represents the work of four different committees—merchandising, production, public relations, and event planning—producing a professional-level runway show featuring work by FIT fashion designers combined with retail clothing and […]

Maker Minds Workshop: The Art of Korean Fabric Wrapping

Goodman Resource Center, Sixth Floor Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Artist Sei Ryun Chun will present on the topic of bojagi, a traditional Korean wrapping cloth and art form. Participants will learn how to wrap gifts using fabric provided by PrintFX and will come away with a deeper understanding of the significance of the bojagi tradition. Co-sponsored by the Asian Student Network, the Vietnamese Student […]