Join us for the launch of Jane Austen's Wardrobe, by the chair of the Fashion and Textile Studies Department in the School of Graduate Studies. Davidson will discuss the book and a signing will follow. About Jane Austen's Wardrobe What did Jane Austen wear? Acclaimed dress historian and Austen expert Hilary Davidson reveals, for the […]

Photograph by Rodney Smith, courtesy of Getty Publications. Known for his stylish, whimsical, and surreal images, Rodney Smith (1947–2016) started out as a photo-essayist, turned to portrait photography, and found his greatest success in fashion photography. Paul Martineau, curator of photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum and author of the new book Rodney Smith: […]

Spotlight is an annual series highlighting faculty from across the college who have developed innovative writing and speaking activities and assignments to advance literacy and language learning, discipline-specific communication skills, […]

In this virtual event, meet FIT’s new School of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty members and learn about the global aspects of their research! Emma Ben Ayoun is an assistant professor of Film and Media. Her work has been published in a number of academic and creative journals, including Camera Obscura, Journal of Cinema and […]

The Interior Design Department honors interior designer Joel Sanders with its 2023 Lawrence Israel Prize. From his pioneering “House for a Bachelor” included in MoMA’s Un-Private House exhibition to “Your Restroom Is a Battleground” in the last Venice Architecture Biennale, globally renowned interior designer Joel Sanders’ provocations have upended preconceptions of gender and space. The […]

The Department of International Trade and Marketing and Rutgers Business School partner together as Professor Sonja Chapman presents on textiles and apparel trade flow post 301 Sanctions vs. post implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. RSVP here to attend in person, or attend the Vimeo livestream. This event is for the FIT community […]