Week of Events
Exhibition: DYNE Fall 2019 Collection
The School of Art and Design presents the fall 2019 collection by DYNE, a clothing line designed by FIT alumnus Christopher Bevans, as part of New York Men’s Fashion Week. Bevans, who designs regularly for Kanye West and Pharrell Williams, won the inaugural Woolmark Prize Innovation Award in 2018. This exhibition is open to the public.
Exhibition: X-RAYS of Balenciaga, Chanel, Dior, and Givenchy — Opens
February 6–16, 2019 X-RAYS of Balenciaga, Chanel, Dior, and Givenchy is the result of a collaboration between the students of FIT’s Fashion Design MFA program and The Museum at FIT. The project is part of a course titled “Fashion Creation 3—Design Archaeology,” which centers on the concept that in order to move design forward, it is […]
Exhibition: Exhibitionism: 50 Years of The Museum at FIT — Opens
Installation view of Fashion & Surrealism (1987) featuring La Sirène dress by Charles James and "Lobster" dress by Elsa Schiaparelli and Salvador Dalí. February 8–April 20, 2019 Founded in 1969 by the Fashion Institute of Technology, The Museum at FIT is a specialized fashion museum famous for its innovative and award-winning exhibitions. The museu m has been the […]
Black History Month Opening Program and Keynote Address
Black History Month Opening Program and Keynote Address
SUNY Board of Trustees Chairman H. Carl McCall will deliver the keynote for the opening of Black History Month at FIT. The national theme this year is Black Migrations, emphasizing the movement of people of African descent to new destinations and subsequently to new social realities. While inclusive of earlier centuries, this theme focuses especially […]