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September 10, 2025 – January 4, 2026

Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis

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white qipao with gold glitter details — VIRTUAL EXHIBITION

Ongoing

All That Glitters...

Virtual Exhibition

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Current Lobby August 4 - 12, 2025

IHG Hotels + FIT Tennis Ball Dress Contest

5 white dresses with varying tennis motif designs, incorporating racquets and tennis balls

IHG Hotels & Resorts, in partnership with The Fashion Institute of Technology, invited students to design one-of-a-kind dresses that embodies the spirit of the US Open Tennis Championships. As part of this unique collaboration, students from FIT’s School of Art and Design were challenged to create wearable garments incorporating tennis balls or tennis ball materials. The final designs were intended not only to celebrate the energy and excitement of tennis, but also to be showcased at select events during the 2025 US Open Tournament. This exhibition highlights the innovative creations of five student finalists.

Please note: The FIT + IHG Dress Contest is on display in the MFIT lobby August 4–12, 2025. However, the Museum galleries are closed through Tuesday, September 9, 2025.

2025 Couture Council Awardee

We are delighted to announce that Olivier Rousteing, creative director of French fashion house Balmain will be the recipient of The Museum at FIT 2025 Couture Council Award for Artistry of Fashion, presented by Bloomingdale's.

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