Week of Events
Exhibition: Disney on Broadway: 25th Anniversary, FIT Challenge Presentation — Opens
September 19–October 13 (Note: The exhibition was originally scheduled through October 6; it has been extended through October 13.) Ten FIT Fashion Design students were tasked with reimagining the costumes for the leading ladies of 10 Disney on Broadway shows, in celebration of the Disney organization's 25 years on the Great White Way. Among these […]
Book Signing: “Carnegie Hill” with Jonathan Vatner
Book Signing: “Carnegie Hill” with Jonathan Vatner
Jonathan Vatner, staff writer of FIT's Hue magazine, will read from his debut novel, Carnegie Hill (Thomas Dunne Books, 2019), a comedy of manners set in an Upper East Side co-op apartment building that People magazine called "entertaining and profound." He will talk with Patrick Knisley, dean of the School of Liberal Arts, about the process […]
Fashion Culture: The Venezuelan Diaspora and Fashion
Fashion Culture: The Venezuelan Diaspora and Fashion
Yliana Yepez at The Museum at FIT Latin American Fashion event in 2014. Three New York-based Venezuelan expats—Maria Eugenia Escovar, from Chanel jewelry public relations; Monica Sordo, jewelry designer; and […]
Film and Media Screening Series: ‘Patti Cake$,’ with Geremy Jasper
Film and Media Screening Series: ‘Patti Cake$,’ with Geremy Jasper
https://youtu.be/L-591Dqa48g The Film and Media Screening Series will present Patti Cake$ (2017) with director Geremy Jasper; he will participate in a Q&A after the film. In a coming-of-age story straight out of […]
FIT Library Special Collections and College Archives Open House
FIT Library Special Collections and College Archives Open House
The FIT community is welcome to attend a special open house in the Gladys Marcus Library Special Collections and College Archives. We will also open our vast vaults for behind-the-scenes guided tours. This event is for the FIT community only.
Fashion Culture: Calvin Klein in Conversation with Valerie Steele [POSTPONED]
Fashion Culture: Calvin Klein in Conversation with Valerie Steele [POSTPONED]
Photo by Steven Klein. Note: This event will not be held this evening. A new date has yet to be determined. Celebrate FIT’s 75th anniversary and The Museum at FIT’s 50th with internationally renowned fashion designer Calvin Klein, whose storied fashion career is as unique as it is glamorous. An FIT alumnus, Klein will discuss […]
Center for Continuing and Professional Studies Information Session
Center for Continuing and Professional Studies Information Session
General atmosphere during the FIT CPS Graduation Ceremony in the Great Hall at FIT in New York City. © LAN Learn about certificate opportunities in a variety of fields, as well as individual course offerings, from beginner to advanced. A question and answer session will follow a presentation highlighting nondegree credit courses, noncredit courses, and […]
Maker Minds Workshop: Open-Source Opportunities with GitHub
Maker Minds Workshop: Open-Source Opportunities with GitHub
Learn about GitHub, the largest, most popular platform for open-source projects. Understand the basics of creating and using open-source repositories and create a GitHub page, a free website hosting service. No coding background is required. This event is for the FIT community only.
FIT Runway27 x Bloomingdale’s 59th Fashion Show
FIT Runway27 x Bloomingdale’s 59th Fashion Show
Celebrate a night of fashion, networking, and more as FIT students of every major and year express their interpretation of The Museum at FIT's current exhibition Minimalism/Maximalism in Bloomingdale's Fall '19 Mix Masters Runway show. In partnership with FIT's Runway27 and Empire Beauty School, each student’s cultivated looks will walk the runway and be judged by […]

