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A New Home for Sustainable Swimwear in Cape May

July 28, 2022 Jonathan Vatner Alumni, Featured, Sustainability, Top Stories

Follow the Garden State Parkway to Exit 0, and among the Victorian houses known as “painted ladies” that line the […]

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FIT Alumni Share Stories of Resilience at 2022 Commencement

June 1, 2022 Alexandra Mann Alumni, College & Campus, Featured

On May 24 and 25, FIT held its 2022 commencement ceremonies. The speakers, all of whom were FIT alumni and […]

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Ken Downing, Stacy Flynn, Ralph Rucci, Laure Heriard Dubreuil, Karin Tracy in circles on a background of FIT logos

FIT Alumni Announced as Speakers for 2022 Graduate and Undergraduate Commencement Ceremonies

May 16, 2022 Alexandra Mann Alumni, College & Campus

FIT has announced the keynote speakers and schedules for its 2022 commencement ceremonies. The speakers, all of whom are FIT […]

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Check Out All the Alumni Designs at the Met Gala

May 3, 2022 Jonathan Vatner Alumni, College & Campus, Top Stories

With A-list stars clad in over-the-top fashions, the Met Gala consistently rolls out one of the most talked about red […]

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Werewool Wins Competition Seeking Solutions to Microplastics Pollution

April 18, 2022 Jonathan Vatner Alumni, Innovation, School of Liberal Arts, Students, Sustainability, Top Stories

A biotech team formed at FIT has won the Conservation X Labs Microfiber Innovation Challenge, a competition seeking solutions to […]

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How Do You Represent Peru at a World’s Fair?

March 24, 2022 Alex Joseph Alumni, College & Campus, Featured, School of Graduate Studies

An Exhibition and Experience Design MA alumna was part of a team that won a People’s Choice Award for designing the […]

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Students Tapped to Design Streetwear Collection Inspired by ‘Karma’s World’ Star

February 18, 2022 Alexandra Mann Alumni, College & Campus, FIT + Industry, Top Stories

9 Story Media Group, industry-leading creator, producer, and distributor of award-winning animated and live-action content for young audiences, and Karma’s […]

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Serena Williams, Aerin Lauder, Debra Martin Chase, and Brandice Daniel to Be Honored at FIT’s Annual Awards Gala

February 15, 2022 Alexandra Mann Alumni, College & Campus, Top Stories

FIT’s Annual Awards Gala, benefiting the FIT Foundation, will honor a group of multifaceted visionaries whose achievements create purpose-driven, sustainable […]

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Alum’s Ruffle-Shaped Jewelry Wins Stella & Dot Contest

January 24, 2022 Laura Hatmaker Alumni, College & Campus, Featured, FIT + Industry, School of Art & Design

While the pandemic has certainly placed challenges on the world, it has also served as a catalyst for people to […]

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Aniyah Smith, founder of Push Beauty, an inclusive and accessible cosmetics startup, poses for a portrait on Friday, Sept 24, 2021. Smith has received an Innovator Award from Northeastern's Women Who Empower inclusion and entrepreneurship initiative. The awards recognize 19 women who are graduates or current students at Northeastern. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

FIT Grad Developing Cosmetics Startup for Diverse Communities

December 14, 2021 Corey Lacey Alumni, College & Campus, Diversity, Top Stories

FIT alum Aniyah Smith, Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing BS ’20, has created Push Beauty, an inclusive and accessible cosmetics company […]

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THIS STRIPE PRINT INVOKES A DESIRE TO EXPLORE THE STREETS OF OLD SAN JUAN AND HERITAGE OF THE TAINO.

Carnaval, Culebra, Encanto: Alexa Rivera Explores Puerto Rican Culture in Textiles

Alexa Rivera, a recent Textile/Surface Design graduate who took Prof. Susanne Goetz’s advanced screen printing class last semester, created a collection of designs inspired by Puerto Rico. The collection combines the island’s Taino culture dating back to before Columbus arrived, local architecture, and florals, to beautifully merge history and textile design.  Read more

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