The Betsy Ross of Pride

June 30, 2015 Taryn Rejholec FIT in the News, Home

It turns out the LGBTQI+ movement had its own Betsy Ross—and he went to FIT. On Friday, June 26, 2015, […]

Saks Fifth Avenue and FIT Trustee Edwin A. Goodman Honored at Annual Gala

June 18, 2015 Steven Bibb Events, FIT DIRECT, FIT in the News, Home, SUNY

With more than $1.3 million raised and more than 600 people in attendance, FIT and the FIT Foundation honored Saks […]

Exit Lines, the MFA in Illustration Visual Thesis Exhibition, on view through July 3

June 16, 2015 Steven Bibb College & Campus, Events, FIT in the News, Home, Museum, School of Art & Design, Students

You may be under the impression that illustration is a two-dimensional endeavor, limited to drawings on paper. You’d be wrong, […]

25 Design Entrepreneurs Selected for Program’s Fourth Year

June 2, 2015 Steven Bibb College & Campus, FIT + Industry, FIT in the News, Press

FIT and New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) has announced the 25 New York City–based fashion companies selected for the […]

Brooke Shields and Marc Metrick to Speak at 2015 Commencement Ceremonies

May 12, 2015 Steven Bibb Center for Continuing & Professional Studies, College & Campus, FIT in the News, Press, School of Art & Design, School of Business & Technology, School of Graduate Studies, School of Liberal Arts, Students, SUNY

Brooke Shields and Marc Metrick will be the keynote speakers at FIT’s 2015 commencement ceremonies. Architect Daniel Libeskind will receive an honorary degree. Fashion industry executive and FIT chairman emeritus Peter G. Scotese will receive the President’s Award for Lifetime Achievement. Joy Herfel Cronin, Ralph Lauren Corporation group president of the Americas and FIT alumna, and Randy Fenoli, television personality and FIT alumnus, will both receive President’s Awards for Creative Excellence.