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This Playground Mural Was Created by FIT Alumni and Faculty

July 23, 2019 Jonathan Vatner Alumni, College & Campus, School of Art & Design, Top Stories

This summer, a playground at P.S./M.S. 108 in East Harlem boasts a new 300-foot mural—thanks to a collaboration between FIT […]

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FIT and MIT Join Forces to Create Innovative Textiles

July 22, 2019 Alexandra Mann College & Campus, Innovation, Sustainability, Top Stories

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

July 3, 2019 Julianna Dow School of Business & Technology, Students, Sustainability, Top Stories

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

July 3, 2019 Alex Joseph Alumni, Hue Magazine, School of Graduate Studies, Students, Sustainability, Top Stories

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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FIT at SUNY Korea Holds First Commencement for FIT Students on June 20

June 27, 2019 Alexandra Mann School of Art & Design, School of Business & Technology, SUNY, Top Stories

On Thursday, June 20, FIT at SUNY Korea celebrated its first undergraduate commencement, marking a milestone for the college. The […]

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Using Biodesign, Students Invent Sustainable Textiles

June 25, 2019 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Innovation, Sustainability, Top Stories

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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Two Rankings Recognize FIT for Its Exceptional Value

June 19, 2019 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Rankings, Top Stories

As a community college within the State University of New York system, FIT offers an outstanding education at an affordable […]

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Graduating Student Solves a Wedding Dress Dilemma

June 19, 2019 Julianna Dow School of Business & Technology, Students, Top Stories

In China, the traditional wedding gown is a red silk qipao, a body-hugging dress. In the West, white gowns with […]

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Students Research Synthetic Biology at Brooklyn Lab

June 17, 2019 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Innovation, Sustainability, Top Stories

For two years, FIT has partnered with Genspace, a synthetic biology lab in Brooklyn, to provide bench space and mentorship […]

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BOF Rankings 2019

FIT Named Among Best Fashion Schools in the World by Business of Fashion

June 12, 2019 Alexandra Mann College & Campus, FIT + Industry, Press, School of Art & Design, School of Business & Technology, School of Graduate Studies, Top Stories

FIT has been named among The Best Fashion Schools in the World 2019 in the fourth edition of the Business […]

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Sungwoo Roh upcycling sneakers in her workshopOld and Improved

Find out more about how four FIT community members are upcycling, which is one of the fastest-growing trends in fashion, projected by industry analysts to exceed $11 billion in sales by 2029.

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Image: Bag, Yovani Castellon. Photo by Mikey Gulcicek.

Cross-Pollination: Fashion and Psychoanalysis

Check out work from this collaborative project between students and faculty at FIT and in Mexico, and Singapore that used The Museum at FIT’s recent Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis as inspiration. Find it in the Goodman Center Lobby, near the museum galleries, through April 19.

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