A Greener Tomorrow: A Multidisciplinary Dialogue on Sustainability
Students, have you ever heard your professor say “It will be your generation’s job to fix what our generation caused”? […]
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Slow Fashion Capstone Project Highlights Four Sustainable Fibers
The 33 students who developed this year’s Textile Development and Marketing capstone project, titled “Farm to Fabric,” describe it […]
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A Surprising Ingredient Can Turn Cotton Into a Performance Fabric
Cotton, the world’s most popular natural fiber, has a lot to recommend it. It’s lightweight, breathable, absorbent, and biodegradable. But […]
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Bringing Fashion Back to the Farm
When Lorenza Wong took on responsibility for the Textile Development and Marketing capstone course, she rewrote it from scratch. Before this […]
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FIT Receives Grant to Develop Reusable Face Masks from Plastic Waste
The worst of the pandemic may be largely over, but the waste from everyone’s face masks isn’t. Now three Textile […]
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Preeti Arya Trains Major Textile Testing Firm
On Oct. 19, Preeti Arya, assistant professor of Textile Development and Marketing (TDM), trained 18 employees from Vartest, a New […]
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Faculty Collaborate on Bioleather Accessories
Preeti Arya, Textile Development and Marketing, has developed a bio-based, biodegradable textile using a combination of lab-grown materials including SCOBY […]
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Textile Development and Marketing Students Present Their Research
On April 14, a record 27 students in the Textile Development and Marketing (TDM) program presented research projects at the […]
Read moreGlobally Connected @ FIT: Why the Fashion Industry Should Strive to Be Sustainable Sooner
In an engaging conversation, FIT alumna Liz Breuer and Kerry Bannigan will discuss how their diverse backgrounds have shaped them […]
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Textile Development and Marketing Faculty and Students Collaborate on Research
Two Textile Development and Marketing faculty members presented work at conferences this fall—including one industry project conducted with students. At […]
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