Week of Events
Exhibition: Pink: The History of a Punk, Pretty, Powerful Color — Opens
Afternoon dress, pink silk taffeta, 1857, USA, museum purchase. September 7, 2018–January 5, 2019 Pink is popularly associated with little girls, ballerinas, Barbie dolls, and all things feminine. Yet the symbolism and significance of pink have varied greatly across time and space. The stereotype of pink-for-girls versus blue-for-boys may be ubiquitous today, but it only […]
Fashion Culture: Narciso Rodriguez in Conversation with Valerie Steele
Fashion Culture: Narciso Rodriguez in Conversation with Valerie Steele
Photo by Inez & Vinoodh. Join Narciso Rodriguez, 2018 recipient of the Couture Council Award for Artistry of Fashion, and Dr. Valerie Steele for a lively discussion of his extraordinary, more […]
New Academic Building Town Meeting
New Academic Building Town Meeting
The college anticipates beginning construction of the New Academic Building later in the fiscal year, and we will be holding two town hall meetings to present the final building design […]
Fashion Culture: A.F. Vandevorst: Ende Neu
Fashion Culture: A.F. Vandevorst: Ende Neu
Join An Vandevorst and Filip Arickx, founders of the Belgian fashion label A.F. Vandevorst, for a presentation of their new book, Ende Neu. This intimate portrait of the designers’ moving fashion romance reveals their fascinating world and 20 years of limitless passion for fashion. A book signing will follow the presentation. All Fashion Culture events are free, but […]
New York Sustainability Connector
New York Sustainability Connector
FIT is partnering with Be Social Change, Impact Travel Alliance, and Slow Money NYC to build stronger connections with the people and organizations driving sustainability in New York City at this year’s New York Sustainability Connector on September 6 at 6:30 pm. FIT faculty and staff are invited to this facilitated networking event connecting NYC’s […]