On Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 20 and 21, FIT will host The Loop for Good, a clothing swap and experiential […]
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Category: Sustainability
Graduate Wins Prize for Outfit Made of Pineapple-Leaf Fabric
FIT crushed the competition recently in a contest for Ideation 2019, a conference arranged by the software company Gerber. Of […]
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Bringing Science and Numbers to Sustainability
Sustainability infuses the Global Fashion Management MPS program, which prepares emerging fashion executives for leadership roles in the industry. In […]
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FIT Receives $186K National Science Foundation Grant
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded FIT a $186,635 grant, which will help further the college’s goal of developing […]
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Fourth-Year Swimwear Designer Wins UpCycle Challenge
Be sustainable, but make it fashion! That’s exactly what Hannah Myers, a fourth-year Fashion Design student, did this summer when […]
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FIT and MIT Join Forces to Create Innovative Textiles
Advanced functional fabrics workshop, held jointly with Advanced Functional Fabrics of America and industrial partner New Balance, develops concepts for […]
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The Promise of Animal-Free, Plastic-Free Fur
Most faux fur, made from synthetic compounds, is not biodegradable and can shed microplastics. A student research project holds promise […]
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Take Five: Analise Mehmet
For her capstone project in the Exhibition and Experience Design MA program, she imagined an experience that would help millennial audiences […]
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Using Biodesign, Students Invent Sustainable Textiles
What if our world’s most pressing environmental crises could be solved by looking to nature? The Biodesign Challenge, now in […]
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Students Research Synthetic Biology at Brooklyn Lab
For two years, FIT has partnered with Genspace, a synthetic biology lab in Brooklyn, to provide bench space and mentorship […]
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