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Author: Laura Hatmaker

Fashion and Textile Studies’ Exhibition Examines Utilitarian Fashion

March 9, 2026 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, School of Graduate Studies, Students, Top Stories

What happens when garments designed for protection, durability, and labor move beyond necessity and into the realm of fashion? Beyond […]

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Selena Gomez; Kenneth Cole

Social Impact Fund and FIT Foundation to Honor Selena Gomez and Kenneth Cole at Social Impact Summit

February 26, 2026 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Events, FIT + Industry, Press Release, Top Stories

The Social Impact Fund (SIF) and the FIT Foundation are proud to announce the 2026 Social Impact Summit x NYC, […]

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the 2026 cohort of SUNY LEADS Fellows

Laticha Brown and Elena Romero Selected for SUNY LEADS Fellowships

February 20, 2026 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Business & Technology, SUNY

Professors Laticha Brown, chair of Fashion Business Management, and Elena Romero, assistant chair of Marketing Communications, have both been selected […]

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three editions of the book Fashion-ology as it has been reprinted over time

Yuni Kawamura Wins International Fashion Science Award

February 20, 2026 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Liberal Arts

Yuniya (Yuni) Kawamura, Social Sciences, has been selected as the winner of the 2026 International Fashion Science Award (IFSA) by […]

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Elena Romero, Tetsuo Tamanaha, Michael Kaye, and Joshua Whitehead

Four Professors Present at Academic Conference in Hangzhou, China

February 20, 2026 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Art & Design, School of Business & Technology

Four of FIT’s professors took part in the Second Sino-U.S. Bilateral Academic Conference on Museums Advancing Design Higher Education held […]

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Ron Amato Curates ‘Voyeur’ at The SoHo Project Space

February 19, 2026 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Art & Design

Ron Amato, professor of Photography, has curated a new exhibition at The SoHo Project Space titled Voyeur: A Photographic Exploration. […]

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exhibition catalog for Loading… with page open to description and photo of C.J. Yeh's work

Augmented Reality Work by C.J. Yeh on Display in Show in Taiwan

February 19, 2026 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Art & Design

Last year, C.J. Yeh, professor and assistant chair of the Illustration and Interactive Media Department and coordinator of the college’s […]

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Jiyun Lim (winner), Jiaying Xie (runner up)_ Latecia Lester, Fashion Design_ Wonki Lee, Assistant Professor, Technical Design, Student Advisor_ Wajeeha Hassan, Fashion Design_ Doriean Jackson, Fashion Design

Two Technical Design Students Take Top Honors in Boll & Branch Contest

February 9, 2026 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, School of Art & Design, School of Business & Technology, Students, Top Stories

Two Technical Design students from the Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology took home top honors—and prizes—in […]

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woman looks at the UN scarves exhibition

Commemorating the U.N.’s Anniversary With Hand-Printed Scarves

February 9, 2026 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Events, School of Art & Design, Students, Top Stories

To mark the 80th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter, students from FIT’s Textile/Surface Design program created […]

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Tanya Melendez-Escalante stands in front of the Museum at FIT entrance; Natalie Nudell stands on Seventh Avenue near the Garment District

Tanya Meléndez-Escalante and Natalie Nudell Win Vilcek Prizes

February 9, 2026 Laura Hatmaker Alumni, College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, Featured, Museum, School of Liberal Arts

Since its inception in 2006, the Vilcek Foundation has awarded more than $9.6 million to support the achievements of immigrants […]

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Find out more about how four FIT community members are upcycling, which is one of the fastest-growing trends in fashion, projected by industry analysts to exceed $11 billion in sales by 2029.

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Cross-Pollination: Fashion and Psychoanalysis

Check out work from this collaborative project between students and faculty at FIT and in Mexico, and Singapore that used The Museum at FIT’s recent Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis as inspiration. Find it in the Goodman Center Lobby, near the museum galleries, through April 19.

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