Book Launch Event: Jane Austen’s Wardrobe, with Hilary Davidson

Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Pomerantz Art and Design Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

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 […]

Exhibition: All That Glitters … — Opens

Goodman Center Lobby 227 West 27th Street, New York City, NY, United States

Paco Rabanne, evening dress, 1969, France, gift of Montgomery Ward, 81.48.2. February 26–March 23, 2025 The Museum at FIT Lobby FIT's School of Graduate Studies, in collaboration with The Museum at FIT, presents All That Glitters … , a new exhibition conceived and organized by students in the college's Fashion and Textiles Studies MA program. All […]

Exhibition: All That Glitters … — Closes

Goodman Center Lobby 227 West 27th Street, New York City, NY, United States

Paco Rabanne, evening dress, 1969, France, gift of Montgomery Ward, 81.48.2. February 26–March 23, 2025 The Museum at FIT Lobby FIT's School of Graduate Studies, in collaboration with The Museum at FIT, presents All That Glitters … , a new exhibition conceived and organized by students in the college's Fashion and Textiles Studies MA program. All […]

Fashion Over 50: Women’s Self-Images, Shopping Frustrations, and Solutions

Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Pomerantz Art and Design Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

The over-50 fashion market is surging as Generation-X women join their Baby Boomer sisters, swelling an already significant economic niche. Yet this cohort, with its considerable spending power, is often overlooked by the fashion industry and fashion media—a problem exacerbated by shrinking retail selections and the shift to online shopping. How can the industry—and individual […]

2025 School of Graduate Studies Commencement and Hooding Ceremony

Haft Theater Marvin Feldman Center, New York City, NY, United States

FIT is pleased to announce commencement exercises for all master’s degree candidates in the School of Graduate Studies. Tuesday, May 20, 6 pm  Morris W. and Fannie B. Haft Theater  Doors open at 5 pm. A reception will follow on the Breezeway. Commencement is a ticketed event. Visit fitnyc.edu/sgscommencement for more information.