This thought-provoking panel will discuss beauty standards and how the fashion, beauty, and media industries address diversity and inclusion. What is the impact of gender, race, body size, ability, culture, age, etc.? What role can FIT students play in creating more inclusive industries? We have invited some influencers involved in various aspects of media and […]

Promotional image from Unzipped. The Museum at FIT will screen the 1995 documentary Unzipped, directed by Douglas Keeve. Unzipped presents a behind-the-scenes look at acclaimed designer Isaac Mizrahi, whose work is featured in one of the museum's current exhibitions, Expedition: Fashion from the Extreme. Patricia Mears, curator of Expedition, will introduce the film. All Fashion […]

The Menswear Department presents a roundtable discussion on men's fashion. Speakers will be: Ken Giddon, owner, Rothman's Kevin Harter, vice president of Fashion Direction, Bloomingdale's Roberto Ramos, senior vice president of global strategy, Danger Group, and FIT Foundation board member Michael Mako, fashion maven, formally of MR Magazine and Saks Fifth Avenue The panel will […]

This panel will bring together a diverse team of community activists and artists to address the vitality of work on behalf of women’s, trans, and queer empowerment through responses to the question, What is Feminism Now? The event will create new space for the sharing of ideas and mutual respect on campus about the historic […]

Join Assistant Professor of Photography Keith Ellenbogen as he showcases his beautiful and compelling images and stories of environmental and marine science expeditions from around the world. The acclaimed photographer will explore the artistry of ocean-based wildlife photography, the technical challenges of underwater environments, the intersection between art and conservation, and how photography can spark […]

The FIT community and neighbors are invited to FIT's annual Veterans Day March of Colors. The march, led by FIT Public Safety Director Mario Cabrera, will begin outside of the Feldman Center and culminate in the Breezeway with the playing of “Taps,” a moment of silence, and performances of the National Anthem and “America, the Beautiful” by the FIT Gospel […]

The Office of Grants and Sponsored Programs will hold a training session on how to use SPIN, the subscription-based grants database that is free for FIT community members. Participants may attend the training session in person or log in remotely. The webinar/training session will be facilitated by William DeCocco of InfoEd Global, the company that operates […]

President Joyce F. Brown will hold two town hall–style meetings in which the FIT community will hear a presentation from the market research and design firms involved in developing a new brand identity for the college. Community members are invited to share their comments and suggestions and ask questions. The first meeting will take place […]

The Office of Educational Opportunity Programs in collaboration with the Photography Club (Professor Curtis Willocks, advisor), and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is pleased to host Different and the Same: FIT Community Photo Portraits. The event will capture the friendships and associations that highlight the diversity of the FIT community.  Open to students, faculty, […]