Events
Upcoming Events
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Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Black Legacy in the Creative Industries
Save the date for our annual Black History Month alumni panel, hosted in collaboration with the FIT Black Student Union and the Social Justice Center at FIT. Additional registration information to come.
Friday, March 6, 2026
Womxn's Empowerment Conference
Hosted In collaboration with Student Life and Residential Life, join us for the second annual Womxn's Empowerment Conference in celebration of Women's History Month.
This event will be a full-day conference-style event open to the FIT community, featuring guest speakers, networking opportunities, panel discussions, hands-on activities, and more. Our goal is to inspire women to be confident in their careers, their bodies and their lives. Registration information to come.
April 8–9, 2026 | Save the Date
20th Annual Sustainable Business and Design Conference: Industry Disruptors
Join us to explore new ideas and deepen your understanding of the challenges and opportunities ahead over two days of dialogue and workshops on critical themes, including:
Design Innovation: Showcasing cutting-edge materials, bio-innovations, and transformative practices.
Policy for Change: Advancing global and local systems that drive sustainable practice and action.
Disruptive Business Practices: Rethinking circular investment, production, manufacturing, and supply chains.
Shaping Narratives: Communication and education amplifying climate action and solutions.
Past Featured Events
December 12, 2025 · Katie Murphy Amphitheatre
Elise Doganieri, Advertising Design '90, executive producer and co-creator of The Amazing Race, visited campus for a screening of the season finale featuring FIT!
After the screening, one of the season's contestants, Natalie Negrotti, lead a conversation with Elise on her inspiration for creating the show, how she dreams up challenges, and the behind-the-scenes work that goes into an Emmy Award-winning show.
October 18, 2025 · Katie Murphy Amphitheatre
Adapt/Evolve Symposium: A Cross-Disciplinary Exploration of Adaptive and Inclusive Design considered various approaches to designing for accessibility, featuring alumni designers and entrepreneurs, including Keith Kirkland (Fine Arts ‘10), Helya Mohammedian (Fashion Design AAS ‘04), Kevin Santana (Entrepreneurship ‘23), and Haley Schwartz (Fashion Design AAS ‘22), moderated by Estela Lugo (Interior Design ‘02).
October 8, 2024 · Katie Murphy Amphitheatre
Director of the New Standard Institute, Maxine Bédat returned to FIT to discuss her book, UNRAVELED: The Life and Death of a Garment, with Sustainability Council Chair Karen Pearson.
This event was hosted by the Sustainability Council, FIT's Common Read Program, and FIT Alumni Relations.
March 18, 2024 · Robert Lagary Board Room, Feldman Center, 9th Floor
To celebrate Women's History Month, we hosted a lecture highlighting women's role in shaping the garment district of the past and a panel discussion featuring the women shaping it today, including Jodie Chan, Executive Producer of Invisible Seams and Global Head of Communications at Carolina Herrera; Joy Mao, Textile Artist and Fashion Designer and a subject of Invisible seams; Michelle Feinberg, FIT Alum, Owner, and Designer at New York Embroidery Studio; Dr. Dan Levinson Wilk, Professor of Social Science at FIT; and Dr. Kyunghee Pyun Associate Professor in History of Art at FIT.
February 1, 2024
In celebration of Black History Month, we hosted an evening of networking and sharing stories of Black entrepreneurship featuring Black creators and entrepreneurs.
January 23, 2024
Alumna Grace Chen returned to campus to present a fashion show exhibiting her work to the FIT community, followed by a conversation with Cathleen Sheehan, MFA Fashion Design Chair.
December 12, 2023
FIT students, faculty, and alumni celebrated the launch of RE.UNIQLO FIT Collection, LIVE AND LET RE.LIVE, at UNIQLO's 5th avenue flagship location. This collaboration was led by the FIT Dtech Lab and supported by the FIT Foundation.
Three innovative Fashion Design students, Sam Cho, Bridgette Schaeffer, and Nuo Cheng, created an 11-piece collection, while two talented Advertising and Digital Design students, MJ (Minjeong) Park and Andrew Grechko, joined forces with RE.UNIQLO to create the RE.LIVE campaign and website to promote the collection.
October 16, 2023
Faces and Places in Fashion: Launching a Clean Company
Hosted by professor Caroline Gordon with special guest Kristy Caylor, founder of For
Days.
The opening celebration of The Unwearable Collection, a design collection that illustrates the profound burden of life with generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP).
For the first time, all five pieces of the Collection will be on display—including ‘Trapped by Uncertainty’, a thought-provoking design created by FIT students and faculty that expresses the emotional uncertainty of life with this rare disease.
Showcasing the talents of the Spatial Design department, Fashion and Textile Studies conservators and curatorial assistants, and Special Collections and College Archives, exhibition organizer Karen Trivette and artist Dr. Daria Dorosh seamlessly integrate costume, technology, perfumery, drawings, and material objects to illustrate the multifaceted legacy of FIT.
Student and Alumni Networking Events
March 27, 2024 · Robert Lagary Boardroom, Feldman Center
A Fireside Chat with Susan McPherson and Diana Verde Nieto
Two mavericks in sustainability and social impact communications, Susan McPherson and Diana Verde Nieto, hosted a conversation on building an equitable business, re-imagining luxury, and growing a business with a mission.
October 16, 2023
Alumni, faculty, staff, and students were able to connect over sustainability initiatives on campus, including a student and alumni-led Material Swap.
In conjunction with the release of her new memoir, My Own Magic: A Reappearing Act, Anna shared her inspiring story about rediscovering the magic inside oneself and how travel can transform you, inspire you, and even save you.
Career Development
November 15, 2023; December 6, 2023
During these virtual workshops for students and recent graduates, William Brobston, president of the Brobston Group, shared tips and suggestions for building a professional profile early on in your career.
Alumni and students were able to network, learn, and discover incredible opportunities through conversations with prospective employers and industry professionals about current and upcoming job and internship opportunities.
Panel and Networking Mixer for Alumni and Students
FIT Community
May 14, 2024
Partnering with the School of Art and Design and Student Government Association, we hosted an opening night celebration for the annual campus exhibitions of graduating student work.
April 15 , 2024
Renowned author and fragrance historian Michael Edwards, scent storyteller Chris Collins, and Linda G. Levy, President of the Fragrance Foundation, came together for a conversation around Edwards' latest book, American Legends: The Evolution of American Fragrances.
December 7, 2023
The FIT Film + Media Screening Series hosted a screening of the Netflix TV series, Halston, followed by a conversation with Jeriana San Juan, alumna and costume designer.
November 15, 2023
In Los Angeles, our west coast community joined at the Thrive Causemetics Innovation Center for a conversation between Advisory Council member Lara Eurdolian and Thrive Causemetics' founder Karissa Bodnar, moderated by fashion industry veteran Joe Zee.
October 23, 2023
The FIT Film + Media Screening Series hosted a screening of the documentary, Stonewall Uprising, A True Story of Riot and Rebellion, presented as part of FIT's LGBTQ+ History Month programming.
We had the honor of being joined by community elders and Stonewall veterans from the NYC Edie Windsor Center. Following the screening, directors Katie Davis and David Heilbroner took questions from the audience and had a lively discussion of LGBTQ+ history.
This event was sponsored by the Film and Media Department, the School of Liberal Arts, the FIT Foundation, and the LGBTQ+ Student Alliance.
October 19, 2023
For the 10th anniversary of ChalkFIT, the FIT community came together to celebrate the annual tradition for illustration students as they finished their original artworks on the exterior of FIT campus buildings.
Laure Heriard Dubreuil in Conversation with Joe Zee
The Webster, LOS ANGELES
Francisco Costa in Conversation with Fern Mallis
The Webster, SOHO
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Quarterly Alumni Networking Night
Fashion, Art, and Design
March 13, 2024 · Brooklyn Army Terminal
FIT Alumni joined us at Brooklyn BioBat Art Space for a curator-led tour of Embodied Futures & The Ecology of Care, which featured a bioart installation by alum Lolo Ostia.
Faces and Places in Fashion is a lecture series, class, and forum for prominent fashion professionals to discuss their trade, experience, and perspective on the business. The course is taught by Professor Caroline Gordon, whose experience includes work as a buyer, merchandiser, and sales leader. Lectures are open to the public.
Visit the course's YouTube channel to watch archived lectures.
Tickets for FIT Alumni events are non-refundable, unless a refund request is received more than one week prior to the event start time.