Art Market Studies Symposium: What Does It Mean to Make Art in 2022?

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

The Art Market Studies graduate program class of 2022 presents an afternoon of performance and discourse in response to the leading question, what does it mean to make art in 2022? Being a young emerging artist in New York presents an absurd myriad of opportunities and challenges, fueled by the creative but competitive nature of […]

Black Futures Series: Maneuvering the Art World With Traci Johnson

A conversation with FIT alumna Traci Johnson and Joi Berry, Art History and Museum Professions. This online conversation is part of the grant "Black Futures" supported by the FIT Diversity Collective. This event is free and open to the public; REGISTER HERE. 

The Future of Fashion: 2022 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. The Future of Fashion is an invitation-only event; however, it will be streamed live […]

Fashion and Textile Studies Symposium: Functions of Dress: Serving the Body and Beyond

The concept of function in dress may initially conjure ideas of utilitarianism, but dress functions in a variety of ways to meet physical, social, psychological, and cultural needs. While it can telegraph status, class, and wealth, the whimsical and unexpected aspects of fashion facilitate personal expression and create psychological comfort. Clothing may also relate to […]

Exhibition: Head to Toe — Closes

Fashion and Textile History Gallery, The Museum at FIT Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Roger Vivier for Christian Dior, silk evening pumps and clutch, 1955-1959, France, Gift of Arthur Schwartz. 79.169.6. November 17, 2021–May 15, 2022 Fashion and Textile History Gallery Head to Toe […]