FIT + Industry – FIT Newsroom

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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, […]

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FIT Named One of the World’s Best Fashion Schools by ‘Vogue Business’

January 20, 2026 Laura Hatmaker Alumni, College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, FIT + Industry, Rankings, School of Art & Design, School of Business & Technology, School of Graduate Studies, School of Liberal Arts, Top Stories

FIT has been named one of the world’s top fashion schools by Vogue Business in its latest global roundup. The […]

Nordstrom and FIT Launch Certificate Course in Custom Alterations and Tailoring Techniques

September 2, 2025 Alexandra Mann Center for Continuing & Professional Studies, College & Campus, FIT + Industry, Top Stories

Nordstrom and FIT have partnered to launch a specialized tailoring certificate course—Custom Alterations and Tailoring Techniques—focused on advanced sewing techniques […]

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FIT’s New Diamond Cutting Apprenticeship

July 9, 2025 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, FIT + Industry, School of Art & Design, Students, Top Stories

In a quiet workroom near New York City’s Diamond District, artisans at William Goldberg cut and polish rough diamonds into […]

Paving the Way for Beauty’s Next Frontier

July 7, 2025 Alexandra Mann College & Campus, FIT + Industry, Innovation, School of Graduate Studies, Students, Top Stories

On June 25, graduate students from FIT’s master’s program in Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management (CFMM)—widely recognized as the […]

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CulturClasm and Brooks Avenue Each Receive $25,000 for Entrepreneurial Excellence

May 27, 2025 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, FIT + Industry, School of Graduate Studies, Students, Top Stories

On May 14, one team and one student from the School of Graduate Studies each received a $25,000 Bob Fisch […]

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Student Designs Heat Up the Runway

May 12, 2025 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, FIT + Industry, Students, Top Stories

A full house of industry VIPs, media, faculty, and students gathered on FIT’s campus on Thursday, May 8, to watch […]

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FIT and The RealReal Partner for a Second Upcycled Collaboration

April 21, 2025 Ivana Cepeda College & Campus, FIT + Industry, School of Art & Design, Students, Sustainability, Top Stories

This spring, The RealReal, the online marketplace for authenticated resale luxury goods, partnered with FIT for the second upcycled collaboration […]