Defying Expectations: Trailblazing Women in the Creative Industries with Alina Cho

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

Join us for a special conversation hosted by FIT in collaboration with Carolina Herrera. The conversation will be moderated by journalist Alina Cho with a panel featuring trailblazers of the creative industries, including President Joyce F. Brown, stylist and model Dara Allen, photographer Camila Falquez, Whitney Museum of American Art assistant curator Rujeko Hockley, and […]

Fireside Chat with Layana Aguilar

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

As part of Women's History Month, FIT alumna Layana Aguilar will speak to Nicole Finigan Ndzibah, executive director of the Social Justice Center at FIT, and the FIT community about her experience emigrating to the U.S., studying fashion at the college, and her subsequent success launching her own brand. She'll also discuss her participation on […]

Women of the Garment District: Past to Present

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

In celebration of Women’s History Month, we will host an event highlighting FIT’s special history with the Garment District, and women’s roles in it. Karen Trivette, Head of Special Collections and Archives at the FIT Library, will moderate a panel that will discuss the past, present, and potential future of the district. Archival images, contemporary […]

Womxn’s Empowerment Conference

John E. Reeves Great Hall Conference Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States +1 more

Join the Department of Student Life and Department of Residential Life as we host FIT's first ever Womxn's Empowerment Conference in celebration of Women's History Month! This dynamic conference is designed to uplift and equip womxn with the confidence to thrive in their careers, bodies, and lives. Throughout the day, engaging 30–45 minute sessions will […]

Womxn’s Empowerment Conference: Becoming Her—Her Story, Her Way

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

Join the Department of Student Life and Department of Residential Life as we host FIT's Second Annual Womxn's Empowerment Conference: Becoming Her. Her Story, Her Way. This is not a […]