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Tag: Coronavirus

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Bras Are Getting More Comfortable, Say FIT Experts

March 22, 2021 Jonathan Vatner Faculty/Staff, Faculty/Staff Home, Top Stories

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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Faculty Experts Predict Six Pandemic Trends

January 19, 2021 Jonathan Vatner Faculty/Staff, Top Stories

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we buy, the way we dress, even the way we design our homes. […]

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FIT’s Top 10 Stories of 2020

December 21, 2020 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Top Stories

This past year has been challenging, frightening, and inspiring, sometimes all at the same time. Our most-read articles of the […]

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David Halbout Designed a Mask for Wearers With Special Needs

December 17, 2020 Jonathan Vatner Faculty/Staff, Faculty/Staff Home, School of Art & Design, Top Stories

David Halbout, a technologist in the Communication Design Pathways Department, designed a face mask for people with hearing aids that […]

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Holiday Windows in Pandemic Times

December 11, 2020 Jonathan Vatner Alumni, FIT + Industry, School of Art & Design, Top Stories

In the holiday window display at C.O. Bigelow Chemists in Greenwich Village, a Dr. Anthony Fauci figure greets customers from […]

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Stephan Kanlian Joins NPD Group on Issues Facing Beauty Industry During Pandemic

December 11, 2020 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Graduate Studies

Professor Stephan Kanlian, chair of Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management, joined a group of beauty and fashion association leaders […]

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Hue Live Online Event: Creative Life During Lockdown: Sam Kalda

October 14, 2020 Laura Hatmaker

For its first digital-only issue, Hue magazine ran a story written and illustrated by Sam Kalda ‘14 about creative life […]

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Globally Connected @ FIT: The Joy of Modern Life: Things to Avoid During the Pandemic

October 16, 2020 Laura Hatmaker

In a beautifully illustrated talk for the Globally Connected @ FIT virtual series, Dr. Kyunghee Pyun, associate professor, History of Art discusses […]

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MFIT’s Steele Discusses Fashion and the Pandemic with CBS This Morning

September 22, 2020 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, Museum

Dr. Valerie Steele, director and chief curator of The Museum at FIT, appeared on CBS This Morning to discuss “Fashion […]

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Hue Live Online Event: Making Masks, Supporting Our Communities: A Roundtable Discussion with FIT Alumni

April 27, 2020 Laura Hatmaker

In this virtual Hue Live event, Hue Managing Editor Alex Joseph hosts a roundtable discussion with FIT alumni who are designing masks for the coronavirus […]

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Tue 26

Book Launch Event: Jane Austen’s Wardrobe, with Hilary Davidson

September 26 at 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Wed 27

Fashion Culture: Rodney Smith: A Leap of Faith

September 27 at 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Thu 28

Spotlight: Experts Talk [the Age of AI in] Writing and Speaking Pedagogy

September 28 at 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Thu 28

Globally Connected 2023: Meet Our New Faculty—Part 2

September 28 at 1:15 pm - 2:00 pm
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Lawrence Israel Prize Lecture: Joel Sanders

September 28 at 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

THE MUSEUM AT FIT

dress made to look like a Hershey's chocolate barFood & Fashion on Display Through Nov. 26

The exhibition explores how food themes and motifs are used to comment on critical topics from luxury, gender, and consumerism to sustainability, social activism, and body politics. More details

FROM THE SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN BLOG

“ROPA PINTADA” BY DEBORAH KRUGER (FORM BASED ON TUNIC-LIKE HUIPIL FROM CHIAPAS AND GUATEMALA)
“Ropa Pintada,” by Deborah Kruger.

Flight Patterns

Internationally recognized artist and alumna Deborah Kruger credits FIT for the textile and design influences in her feathered works that will soon be touring across the U.S. Read more

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