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Beatrix Mak's mood board for her winning Roc Nation project

Roc Nation and FIT Announce Winner of Inaugural Student Design Competition

April 24, 2026 Alex Joseph College & Campus, FIT + Industry, School of Art & Design, School of Graduate Studies, Students, Top Stories

Roc Nation and FIT today announced the winners and finalists of a design competition hosted by Roc Nation, exclusively for […]

Richard Dickson, Dana Dickson, and Bob Fisher. Fisher is a former board chair of Gap and the son of Gap co-founder Doris Fisher, in whose name the The Doris Fisher Creators Program was founded. Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images.

Gap Inc. and FIT Launch Mentorship Program for Emerging Fashion Talent

April 20, 2026 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, FIT + Industry, School of Art & Design, Top Stories

At the FIT Annual Gala on April 14, Gap Inc. President and CEO Richard Dickson announced the launch of the […]

Richard Dickson, president and CEO of Gap Inc., speaks onstage during FIT's Annual Gala.

FIT Gala Honors Gap Inc.’s Richard Dickson

April 20, 2026 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Events, Featured, FIT + Industry

On Tuesday, April 14, FIT hosted its annual gala at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York […]

Pacifico Silano’s Acne Studios Collaboration Celebrated at Soho Store

April 15, 2026 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, FIT + Industry, School of Art & Design

Adjunct instructor and technician Pacifico Silano, Photography, had an event at Acne Studios in Soho to celebrate his artist collaboration […]

FIT’s 20th Sustainability Conference Highlights ‘Industry Disruptors’

April 13, 2026 Laura Hatmaker Alumni, Featured, FIT + Industry, SUNY, Sustainability

Rebuilding the creative industries through grit, agile persistence, and the art of negotiation Nalleli Cobo was 9 years old when […]

Grammy Award Winner Ciara to Host FIT’s 2026 Annual Gala

March 30, 2026 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Events, FIT + Industry, Press Release, Top Stories

FIT announces multi-platinum, Grammy Award–winning cultural icon, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Ciara as host of the college’s 2026 Annual Gala, with […]

Khoboso Nale stands with a rack of clothing from her capsule collection at Macy's

Macy’s Launches Capsule Collection by Knitwear Designer Khoboso Nale

March 16, 2026 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, FIT + Industry, School of Art & Design, Students, Top Stories

Khoboso Nale, Fashion Design–Knitwear ’25, clearly knows what the stylish young professional woman is looking for: Nale’s debut Macy’s Bar […]

Two panelists sitting in a wood-paneled auditorium with a slide about Barbie on a large projection screen

FIT Hosts Cross-Disciplinary Licensing Summit

March 2, 2026 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, FIT + Industry, School of Art & Design, School of Business & Technology

The field of licensing is booming, to the tune of $370 billion in global sales last year. A collaboration between […]

First Cohort of FIT/Nordstrom Tailoring Course Receives Certificates

March 2, 2026 Alexandra Mann Center for Continuing & Professional Studies, College & Campus, FIT + Industry

FIT has partnered with Nordstrom to launch the Custom Alterations and Tailoring Techniques certificate course through FIT’s Center for Continuing […]

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, […]