7 events found.
Week of Events
Civility Week 2023
October 10–13, 2023 The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion hosts Civility Week, a week of activities, talks, and workshops aimed at achieving the goals of FIT’s civility initiative. The initiative is aimed at engaging our community in a discussion of respectful ways of living and learning in a higher education environment. FIT encourages our community to […]
Civility Week 2023
October 10–13, 2023 The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion hosts Civility Week, a week of activities, talks, and workshops aimed at achieving the goals of FIT’s civility initiative. The initiative is aimed at engaging our community in a discussion of respectful ways of living and learning in a higher education environment. FIT encourages our community to […]
Civility Week 2023
October 10–13, 2023 The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion hosts Civility Week, a week of activities, talks, and workshops aimed at achieving the goals of FIT’s civility initiative. The initiative is aimed at engaging our community in a discussion of respectful ways of living and learning in a higher education environment. FIT encourages our community to […]
Civility Week 2023
October 10–13, 2023 The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion hosts Civility Week, a week of activities, talks, and workshops aimed at achieving the goals of FIT’s civility initiative. The initiative is aimed at engaging our community in a discussion of respectful ways of living and learning in a higher education environment. FIT encourages our community to […]
Sunday, October 8, 2023
No events on this day.
Monday, October 9, 2023
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October 9, 2023 -Talking Trade at FIT: WITA on Career Pathways Panel
Talking Trade at FIT: WITA on Career Pathways Panel
The Washington International Trade Association (WITA) Academy, in partnership with FIT's Department of International Trade and Marketing, presents a three-hour online event designed to teach FIT students about careers in international trade and business. Students will gain insight from trade professionals, pose questions to policymakers, and learn about exciting career opportunities in international affairs, business, […]
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
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October 10, 2023 -Fashion Culture: Color in Indigenous Textiles
Fashion Culture: Color in Indigenous Textiles
Image courtesy of Remigio Mestas. Join master artisan Remigio Mestas and color specialist Liz Galván as they discuss the significance of color in Zapotec textiles. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about dyeing techniques favored by Indigenous artisans in Oaxaca, Mexico. Fashion Culture programs are organized by The Museum at FIT to provide new […]
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
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October 11, 2023 -Walk to the Triangle Fire Memorial Unveiling
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October 11, 2023 -FIT Authors Talks: Lamont O’Neal on Illustrated Men: Drawing and Rendering the Male Fashion Figure
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October 11, 2023 -Fashion Culture: Shoes A–Z: The Collection of the Museum at FIT
Walk to the Triangle Fire Memorial Unveiling
On October 11, a memorial to the victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire will be unveiled on the façade of the Asch/Brown Building on the corner of Washington Place and Greene Street where the fire took place in 1911, almost halfway between the Draft Riots and March on Washington. We will meet at 10:30 […]
FIT Authors Talks: Lamont O’Neal on Illustrated Men: Drawing and Rendering the Male Fashion Figure
This FIT Authors Talk will be held in the Gladys Marcus Library and is for students and employees only. Adjunct Professor Lamont A. O'Neal talks about his book Illustrated Men: […]
Fashion Culture: Shoes A–Z: The Collection of the Museum at FIT
Zaha Hadid for United Nude, metallic vinyl shoes, 2013, France, museum purchase, 2013.83.1 MFIT director and chief curator Valerie Steele and curator of costume and accessories Colleen Hill, discuss their new Taschen book, Shoes A-Z: The Collection of The Museum at FIT. Hundreds of groundbreaking designs, rare ephemera, and original sketches are presented in the […]
Thursday, October 12, 2023
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October 12, 2023 -Globally Connected @ FIT: Sustainable Fashion and the Sea—Fish Skin as Ecological Resource
Globally Connected @ FIT: Sustainable Fashion and the Sea—Fish Skin as Ecological Resource
Elisa Palomino Learn about new models of sustainable textiles in this conversation on connections between anthropology, fashion, and indigenous knowledge. Elisa Palomino will introduce the transformation of marine waste into leather as an alternative raw material for fashion in contemporary sustainable fashion practice, alleviating the pressure of over-produced textiles. Exploring issues related to the ingenuity […]
Friday, October 13, 2023
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Saturday, October 14, 2023
No events on this day.