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2023 PETE Prize Winners Develop Therapeutic Athletic Wear for People with Injuries

December 4, 2023 Alexandra Mann Alumni, College & Campus, FIT + Industry, Innovation, Students, Top Stories

The winners of FIT’s second annual PETE Prize for Entrepreneurs were announced during Entrepreneurship Month on Thursday, November 30, at a breakfast […]

FIT Connections to Civil Rights History Honored Throughout Fall 2023

November 27, 2023 Alex Joseph College & Campus, Diversity, Events, Faculty/Staff, School of Art & Design, School of Business & Technology, School of Graduate Studies, School of Liberal Arts, Students, Top Stories

In 2023, two monumental events in U.S. civil rights history had significant anniversaries—the New York City Draft Riots in 1863 […]

All About Runway27’s Latest Fashion Show

November 20, 2023 Laura Hatmaker Alumni, College & Campus, School of Art & Design, School of Business & Technology, Students, Top Stories

From the Anime Club to the Yarn Cafe (knitting and crochet), student clubs are an important part of life at […]

Jennifer Aniston's and Nicole Beharie's characters on The Morning Show pose in front of a pink step-and-repeat for photographers; FIT is among the logos on the background

The Morning Show Features FIT—and Talks Costume Design on Campus

October 23, 2023 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Featured, FIT + Industry, Students

“Costume design is the act of taking a character on the page and bringing it to life with clothes,” said […]

student painting with chalk on FIT's facade

Chalk FIT Celebrates 10 Years

October 23, 2023 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, School of Art & Design, Students, Top Stories

Founded in 2013, Chalk FIT is still going strong 10 years later. And in recognition, “Celebration” is the theme for […]

Mariah Does Hooke standing next to a mannequin in front of an FIT step and repeat in a Macy's store, holding a Macy's-fabricated version of her winning dress design; the hangtags for the Macy's capsule collection with one tag that reads 'FIT x Macy's' and another that features a picture of Does Hooke and her bio

Student’s Winning Capsule Collection to Be Sold at Macy’s

October 16, 2023 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, FIT + Industry, School of Art & Design, Students

On Tuesday, October 3, Mariah Does Hooke, Fashion Design BFA ’23, arrived on the fourth floor of Macy’s Herald Square […]

Nkenglack Nchopa, Benjamin Halunen, and Cassius Read.

Students Win Three Coveted CFDA Awards

October 16, 2023 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, School of Art & Design, Students, Top Stories

Each year, the CFDA awards a handful of highly competitive scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students at institutions across the […]

Gabriela Hearst sitting at a table at the Couture Council luncheon

Gabriela Hearst Honored at Couture Council Luncheon

September 11, 2023 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Events, Featured, Museum, Students, Top Stories

On September 6, at the David Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, The Museum at FIT (MFIT) held its annual Couture […]

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Summer Abroad 2023 Spotlight: FIT Student Nicholas Alexis

August 21, 2023 FIT Newsroom College & Campus, FIT + Industry, School of Business & Technology, Students, Top Stories

Students who study abroad in one of FIT’s 60 international programs consistently say it was one of the most meaningful […]

mobile phone screen showing Tessa Kent using her fashion filter

How a Student Got 550,000 Hits for a Fashion Filter

July 24, 2023 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Featured, School of Art & Design, Students

Fashion Design student Tessa Kent ’23 got over 550,000 hits for an augmented reality filter she created on Snapchat. The […]