Please refer to the Academic Calendar for a full listing of all fall 2023 dates.
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FIT alum and former professor Daria Dorosh will lead a conversation and workshop on how mapping can be used as a personal way to visualize ideas. The topic to be explored individually and collectively will be emergen(t)cy fashion thinking for everyone. Paper will be provided; please bring a writing tool and lunch if you wish. […] |
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FIT alum and former professor Daria Dorosh will lead a conversation and workshop on the future of education in the age of AI and robotics. The topic will be explored individually and collectively. Paper will be provided; please bring a writing tool and lunch if you wish. The session is part of the archival exhibition Unconventional […] |
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February 5–August 31, 2023 Gladys Marcus Library, Fifth Floor Read an article about this exhibition on FIT's Newsroom here. New Delhi, the capital of India, is ranked as one of the most polluted cities in the world. The city is also home to a passing river, the Yamuna, one of the two most sacred rivers […] |
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Image: Laura Marciniak. June 17–September 3, 2023 Gallery FIT, The Museum at FIT The 2023 Visual Thesis Show, titled Pareidolia, represents the culmination of three years of graduate study for the FIT MFA Illustration candidates. Each MFA candidate develops and executes a unique body of work that represents their exploration, artistic growth, academic research, and professional […] |
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We invite the FIT community to a conversation across time and space between Daria and Max, whose legacy will be channeled through History of Art Professor Lourdes Font. The "conversation" will be facilitated by Chief Storyteller Alex Joseph and Professor Karen Trivette, head of the Library Special Collections and College Archives. The dialogue will center […] |
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Spanning more than 3,000 miles between its east and west coast and with more than 270 million population, Indonesia is an archipelagic country rich in culture. Each of its 17,000 islands has their own distinctive culture, that is also reflected in the fabric and textiles. Indonesian textiles are not only rich in history and philosophy, […]
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Join Naomi Gross (Fashion Business Management), Amy Werbel (History of Art), and Calvin Williamson (Science and Math) for a panel about expectations for AI use and policies in the classroom. This is an in-person event. Light refreshments will be provided. Sponsored by the FIT Office of Faculty Development and the Center for Excellence in Teaching. […] |
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August 3–September 10, 2023 Art and Design Gallery In the early decades of the 20th century, FIT founder and president Max Meyer (1876–1953), then a buyer for a major New York City cloak and suit manufacturer, commissioned thousands of drawings of French couture designs to be licensed for production in the U.S. This exhibition juxtaposes […] |
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FIT’s MFA in Fashion Design program is a creative laboratory where technology, talent, and inspiration intersect in one of the world's premier fashion capitals. The Fashion Design MFA 2023 graduating class will present their final thesis collections in a runway show during New York Fashion Week on September 12 at 7 pm at Spring Studios. […] |
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Jeremy Scott for Moschino, chocolate bar gown, wool/silk and polyamide-nylon blend, fall 2014, Italy, museum purchase, 2019.55.1 September 13–November 26, 2023 Special Exhibitions Gallery, The Museum at FIT Food and fashion are two modes of expression central to our daily lives. They address humankind’s most basic needs, and also offer a significant window into our […] |
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In this virtual event, meet FIT’s new School of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty members and learn about the global aspects of their research! Amanda Page-Hoongrajok is an assistant professor in the Department of Social Sciences in Science-Economics, and holds a PhD from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a master's from Roosevelt University in […] |
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September 16–October 15, 2023 The Museum at FIT, Gallery FIT Founded in 2019, the Loop for Good is a collegewide interdisciplinary experiential learning project focused on sustainability and technology. This year’s exhibition celebrates the fifth anniversary of the Loop for Good. The exhibition theme is “Digital Athletes for Sportsmanship” to promote respect, ethics, and fellowship […] |
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September 18–October 15, 2023 Art and Design Gallery The FIT Foundation, in partnership with the FIT DTech Lab, presents the evolution of The Unwearable Collection by Boehringer Ingelheim: pieces that are impossible to wear and impossible to ignore. The Unwearable Collection Exhibition—inclusive of "Uncertainty," the fifth piece designed by FIT’s Fashion Design MFA students Natalia […]
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The Department of International Trade and Marketing (ITM) invites the FIT community to attend ITM Day on Sept. 18 in the John E. Reeves Great Hall. With over 10 speakers, […]
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Join us in the Writing and Speaking Studio for friendly conversation, cultural exchange, and language practice (Italian, English, French, Spanish, Tamil, etc.). Languages used will depend on participants in attendance. […] |
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Join us in the Writing and Speaking Studio for friendly conversation, cultural exchange, and language practice (Italian, English, French, Spanish, Tamil, etc.). Languages used will depend on participants in attendance. […] |
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In this virtual talk Professor Yuniya Kawamura discusses her book Fashion-ology: Fashion Studies in the Postmodern Digital Era. The third edition of Fashion-ology offers a concise introduction to the sociology of fashion, and demystifies the workings of the fashion system. From the origins of fashion studies and the difference between clothing and fashion, through to […] |
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Attend this documentary double feature about Bayard Rustin, who taught nonviolent resistance to Martin Luther King, Jr. and organized the March on Washington. Showing first is the short film Bayard & Me, about Rustin’s relationship with his partner Walter Naegle, and then Brother Outsider, a full-length documentary about Rustin’s life. Followed by an in-person Q&A […] |
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Join us for the launch of Jane Austen's Wardrobe, by the chair of the Fashion and Textile Studies Department in the School of Graduate Studies. Davidson will discuss the book and a signing will follow. About Jane Austen's Wardrobe What did Jane Austen wear? Acclaimed dress historian and Austen expert Hilary Davidson reveals, for the […] |
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Photograph by Rodney Smith, courtesy of Getty Publications. Known for his stylish, whimsical, and surreal images, Rodney Smith (1947–2016) started out as a photo-essayist, turned to portrait photography, and found his greatest success in fashion photography. Paul Martineau, curator of photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum and author of the new book Rodney Smith: […] |
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Spotlight is an annual series highlighting faculty from across the college who have developed innovative writing and speaking activities and assignments to advance literacy and language learning, discipline-specific communication skills, and culturally responsive communication. Professors Sarah Blazer, Writing & Speaking Studio, and Katelyn Burton Prager, English and Communication Studies, moderate. This fall's symposium responds to […]
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In this virtual event, meet FIT’s new School of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty members and learn about the global aspects of their research! Emma Ben Ayoun is an assistant professor of Film and Media. Her work has been published in a number of academic and creative journals, including Camera Obscura, Journal of Cinema and […]
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The Interior Design Department honors interior designer Joel Sanders with its 2023 Lawrence Israel Prize. From his pioneering “House for a Bachelor” included in MoMA’s Un-Private House exhibition to “Your Restroom Is a Battleground” in the last Venice Architecture Biennale, globally renowned interior designer Joel Sanders’ provocations have upended preconceptions of gender and space. The […] |
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