The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has awarded FIT a $25,000 grant titled “Unconventional Innovation: New Design for a […]
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FIT’s First Online Interactive Fashion Event Launches April 6 with Made-to-Order Shopping
An inaugural pilot program—powered by Bambuser—launched April 6 and features an online interactive fashion event with made-to-order shopping from debut […]
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Engineering Smart Textiles That Can Save Lives
At the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering in Boston, Fashion Design alum Vanessa Sanchez developed robotic textiles that could […]
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Bras Are Getting More Comfortable, Say FIT Experts
The pandemic has caused us to rethink everything we wear—including bras. In recent weeks, that marvel of engineering has received […]
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Blush Magazine Wins Pacemaker Award for Second Year in a Row
FIT’s student-run fashion and culture magazine, Blush, has won a 2020 Pacemaker Award from the Associated Collegiate Press for the […]
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Alumna Makes Turbans for Women Undergoing Chemo
In the years since she graduated, Sarah Musa worked for prominent fashion companies including Ralph Lauren and Club Monaco. Eventually, […]
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Women’s History Month 2021
Join us in honoring Women’s History Month by checking out the following FIT events and articles. Throughout the month of […]
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Meet the Curators of FIT’s Black Student Union’s Virtual Exhibition
From left: Back to the Present curators Joi Berry, Communication Design AAS ‘21; Ashleigh Simpson, Fashion Design AAS ‘21; and […]
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U.S. Stamp Highlights Overlooked Female Physicist
The Chinese American nuclear physicist Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu may not be a household name, but FIT’s Kam Mak, assistant chair, […]
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Grad Students Win Grant for Interdisciplinary Project About New York
Two students from the Exhibition and Experience Design MA program (EED) partnered with a student from the Fashion Design MFA […]
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