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Rethink, Remodel, and Remember: A New Fashion Philosophy 

October 15, 2019 at 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

This panel will explore how the fashion and textile industries must reinvent themselves and innovate for the future to reduce their impact on the climate. Conversations need to be across disciplines including art, science, and business. This new fashion philosophy considers social and environmental impacts and strives to find new ways of doing things while also taking inspiration from the past.

Moderator:
Tabitha St. Bernard Jacobs, zero waste designer, and director of community engagement, Women’s March

Panelists:
Amy DuFault, sustainable fashion journalist
• Luke Henning, co-founder of Tyton BioSciences
• Shona Quinn, Eileen Fisher sustainability leader
• Vincent Stanley, director of Patagonia Philosophy

The panel is part of FIT’s Sustainability Awareness Week. For a full schedule of events, please visit fitnyc.edu/saw.

This event is free and open to the public. 

Details

Date:
October 15, 2019
Time:
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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Website:
fitnyc.edu/saw

Venue

Katie Murphy Amphitheatre
Pomerantz Art and Design Center, Fashion Institute of Technology
New York City, NY United States

Organizer

FIT Sustainability Council
Email
sustainability@fitnyc.edu
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