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Vegan Designer Panel Discussion with PETA

Feldman Center, Room C205 Fashion Institute of Technology, 227 West 27th Street, New York City, NY, United States

Fashion designers will discuss the latest innovations in vegan apparel and why sustainable, vegan design is the future of fashion. Panelists include Joshua Katcher (Brave GentleMan, Parsons School of Design adjunct professor), Austin St. Maur Snyder (designer; recent graduate of Central St. Martins), Leanne Hilgart of Vaute, and Morgan Bogle of Freedom of Animals. Light vegan […]

Film Screening: The True Cost

FIT Dining Hall Dubinsky Student Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

The FIT Student Government Association hosts a screening of the documentary The True Cost  , which looks at fashion production and its social and environmental effects. This event is part of Sustainability Awareness Week.

Aware Fair

Breezeway, between Business and Liberal Arts Center and Dubinsky Student Center Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City , NY, United States

This information fair on the Breezeway features tables and demonstrations on sustainability and ways individuals can get involved. The following groups/tables will participate: • Patagonia Worn Wear Tour: Patagonia’s biodiesel repair truck is traveling to colleges around the country to repair clothing for free and teach folks how to fix their own clothes. In an effort to […]

I’d Rather Dye with Flowers: Natural Dye Demonstration

Dubinsky Student Center, Room A683 Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Bring your own light colored natural textile (silk, wool, cotton) to learn the unique, free form technique of bundle dyeing using fresh dyestuffs from FIT’s Natural Dye Garden. Student leaders from Full-Cycle Fashion and Associate Professor Ajoy Sarkar of Textile Development and Marketing will host. This event is part of Fall 2017 Sustainability Awareness Week, […]

Sustainability Grants Think Tank

Pomerantz Center, Room D320 Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Learn about how to apply for a $5,000 Sustainability Grant, given by FIT’s Sustainability Council in support of projects related to social, environmental, and/or economic areas of sustainability at this workshop. Topics discussed include prior grant topics, eligibility and guidelines, grant objectives and criteria, the submission process, and brainstorming or feedback on grant ideas. This […]