FIT in the News – February 11, 2022

The Division of Communications and External Relations is pleased to share FIT in the News, which reports selected highlights of news stories about the college and/or that quote the college’s experts. These stories will be accessible for at least seven days by clicking on the links below.

Black Fashion Fair
Elizabeth Way, associate curator, The Museum at FIT (MFIT) on the Black Fashion Fair: “[It’s] an invaluable resource for students learning all aspects of the fashion business and fashion history, and for B.I.P.O.C. people who aspire to careers in fashion. Knowing that people who look like you have succeeded in the industry before you is a powerful motivator in a field still plagued by systemic discrimination.”

NYTimes.com
The New York Times

Death of Streetwear
Valerie Steele, director, The Museum at FIT, on the death of the streetwear category, as predicted by the late Virgil Abloh: “People want to know the meaning of the clothes they’re buying: Is this for me?”

NYTimes.com
The New York Times

Emerging Technologies in Classrooms
Robin Sackin, chairperson, Fashion Business Management, on how new technologies impact fashion education: “Careers in fashion are changing as the landscape changes. Students — as future employees — will need to have an understanding of new technologies and how they can help develop and advance their careers.”

Fashionista

Gendered Fashions
Valerie Steele, director, The Museum at FIT, on gendered fashions: “There are to some extent differences in the body formation of many men and many women. So even if you have something like blue jeans, usually men’s jeans are cut somewhat differently than women’s jeans, but you have to factor in that you’re mass-manufacturing it, it’s not a custom fit, it’s not couture, it’s just produced in sizing increments.”

Footwear News

Stella & Dot x FIT Style Forward
Stella & Dot announced the winner of its opportunity to create a three-piece jewelry collection. Open to students from all majors, the collaboration marked the first time Stella & Dot has engaged a college student to design a limited-edition collection.

Fashion Week Online
FashionNetwork US
Instore Magazine

The Museum at FIT (MFIT)

Reinvention and Restlessness: Fashion in the Nineties
The Wall Street Journal
Coveteur.com

Reinvention and Restlessness: Fashion in the Nineties Virtual Symposium
KTLA (Los Angeles)
PIX 11 News
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Local 10 Miami
New York Social Diary
News 12 New Jersey

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