Week of Events
Exhibition: Crafting Change: New Textile Work by Students, Faculty, and Alumni — Opens
September 15–October 6, 2018 The work of FIT students, faculty, and alumni takes center stage in the FIT exhibition Crafting Change. Organized by the Textile/Surface Design Department in conjunction with New York Textile Month, the works featured in Crafting Change use long-established techniques in a modern context to explore the shifting boundaries between art, design, […]
Fashion Culture: The History of Pink with Valerie Steele
Fashion Culture: The History of Pink with Valerie Steele
Photo: Cover of Pink: A Punk, Pretty, Powerful Color, courtesy of Thames & Hudson. Photograph by Nick Knight. Dr. Valerie Steele, director and chief curator at MFIT, will serve as honorary president of the International Society for Cultural History’s 2018 conference. To open the conference, Dr. Steele will discuss her exhibition and book Pink: The History […]
Lecture: Fashion Stylist Connie Aluoch
Lecture: Fashion Stylist Connie Aluoch
FIT alumna and Kenyan fashion stylist Connie Aluoch will speak to students about her successes and her experiences at FIT. Aluoch's fashion styling in Kenya is known throughout Africa. While studying at FIT as an international student, she benefited from FIT's various programs, completed numerous internships, and studied abroad in Italy.
Inauguration of SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson
Inauguration of SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson
FIT will host the inauguration of Dr. Kristina Johnson as the 13th chancellor of the State University of New York. Along with members of the SUNY community, the ceremony will feature prominent leaders from academia, government, business, and philanthropic organizations. This event is by invitation only, but you can watch a livestream of the event […]
Lecture: Mary Pilon and Kevin Hall Discuss ‘The Kevin Show’
Lecture: Mary Pilon and Kevin Hall Discuss ‘The Kevin Show’
Join Mary Pilon and Kevin Hall, the author and subject of The Kevin Show: An Olympic Athlete’s Battle With Mental Illness, for a discussion of their book and Hall's experience with a unique delusion. Meet Kevin Hall: brother, son, husband, father, and Olympic sailor. Hall has an Ivy League degree, a winning smile, and throughout […]