Calendar of Events and Deadlines
Spring 2023 Student Contests and Industry-Sponsored Projects
Fabriq Labs Web3 NFT Student Contest
Fabriq Labs is challenging FIT students to design an NFT under the established guidelines.
Students can submit both individually and as a team. If any team submission which
constitutes more than one student, that prize will be split equally by the number
of students that are part of that submission. Each student/team will be limited to
two submissions (each NFT will be a separate submission). In order to be able to participate
in this challenge, interested students must fill out the Spring 2023 (Fabriq Labs) Web3 NFT Student Contest Rules and Student Consent Form. For further information please contact either Entrepreneurship (Business Enterprise)
Department Chair William Reinisch ([email protected]) or Professor Renee Leibler ([email protected]), who are overseeing the contest.
Fabriq Labs Web3 NFT Student Contest Timeline
Week of March 19, 2023 Contest Launch
Week of March 26-April 11, 2023 On Campus workshops for students
Week of April 16-April 23, 2023 Continued on-campus educational sessions
April 28, 2023 11:59pm Student Consent Form Deadline
April 28, 2023 11:59pm Student Designs Submission Deadline
Week of April 30, 2023 Judging Day and Winners Announcement
DRESSX 3D Utopia/Dystopia Imagining Our Future - Student Design Contest
DRESSX is sponsoring a contest called 3D UtopiaDystopia: Imagining Our Future. They want
to see what digital outfit FIT students would design and 3-D model in an imagined
utopic or dystopic future. The contest is open to all currently enrolled FIT students
with 3D modeling experience. What kind of clothing will we need to wear to accommodate
our changing earth in 100+ years? Students must have knowledge of 3-D modeling and
access to 3d software to enter. Students can enter the contest by filling out Spring 2023 DressX 3D UtopiaDystopia Imagining Our Future - Student Design Contest
Rules and Student Consent Form and submitting your design to faculty mentors. For further information please contact
Fashion Design-Apparel Professors Dobriana Gheneva ([email protected]) and/or Andrea Diodati ([email protected]), who are the faculty mentors overseeing the contest.
DRESSX 3D Utopia/Dystopia Imagining Our Future - Student Design Contest Timeline
March 16, 2023 1:00pm Information Session Recording
May 12, 2023 11:59pm Student Consent Form Deadline
May 12, 2023 11:59pm Student Design Submission Deadline
Week of May 17, 2023 Judging Day and Winners Announcement
NFLPA Social Justice T-Shirt Student Design Competition
National Football League Players Association continues to be a trusted resource for NFL players as they continue to engage their
communities through social action and is partnering with FIT on a social justice t-shirt
design competition. Students are tasked to submit their inspiring social justice t-shirt
design and one (1) minute video that tells the story of their design, for a chance
for one winner to have their design featured on t-shirts worn by NFL players during
the 2023 training camp. Students can enter the contest by filling out Spring 2023 NFLPA Social Justice T-Shirt Student Design Contest Rules and Student
Consent Form and submitting your design via NFLPA Social Justice T-Shirt Student Design Competition Project Submission Form. For further information please contact Illustration and Interactive Media Department
Chair Daniel Shefelman ([email protected]), who is the faculty mentor overseeing the contest.
NFLPA Social Justice T-Shirt Student Design Competition Timeline
February 1, 2023 Competition Start Date
February 2, 2023 1:00pm Information Session Recording
February 28, 2023 11:59pm Student Consent Form Deadline
February 28, 2023 11:59pm Student Design Submission Deadline
March 13 2023 Judging Day
March 17, 2023 Winners Announcement
Woolmark Performance Challenge
The Woolmark Performance Challenge is an annual competition for early career creative thinkers to develop innovative,
forward- thinking product solutions for the sports and performance market, by harnessing
the unique natural properties of Australian Merino wool. This challenge not only provides
a unique learning experience for participants, but also awards the finalists and winners
with opportunities for international travel, financial rewards, and potential for
career development. The 2023 Category Brief is Design the future uniforms of the Luna
Rossa Prada Pirelli team and has been set by Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli. In order to
be able to participate in this challenge, interested students must fill out the Spring 2023 Woolmark Performance Challenge Contest Rules and Student Consent Form. For further information please contact International Trade & Marketing Department
Chair Christine Pomeranz ([email protected]), who is overseeing the contest.
Woolmark Performance Challenge Timeline
December 1, 2022 Competition Registration Start Date
April 16, 2023 1:00pm Presentation / Information Session
May 1, 2023 Submission Opens
July 16, 2023 Student Consent Forms and Submission Deadline
August 1, 2023 Finalists Notified
November 2023 Judging Day and Winners Announcement
Constitution Day Postcard Competition
Students are asked to design the front and back of a postcard (3X5 or 4X6 inches)
that illustrates their beliefs about any part of the United States Constitution. They
can put anything they like on the front. The back must have two columns, like a typical
postcard; the left column should include a paragraph or two explaining the visual
statement on the front of the card, and the right column should leave room for an
address and stamp. In order to enter this competition, interested students must fill
out the Spring 2023 Constitution Day Postcard Contest Student Consent Form and include their submission as an attachment at the bottom of the document. Submission
deadline is March 31, 2023. For more information regarding the design of the postcard
please contract Professor Daniel Levinson Wilk ([email protected]), who is overseeing the contest.
Constitution Day Postcard Competition Timeline
February 1, 2023 Competition Start Date
March 31, 2023 Student Consent Forms and Submission Deadline
April 2023 Judging Day
Late April 2023 Winners Announcement
Fabriq Labs Web3 NFT Student Contest
Fabriq Labs is challenging FIT students to design an NFT under the established guidelines.
Students can submit both individually and as a team. If any team submission which
constitutes more than one student, that prize will be split equally by the number
of students that are part of that submission. Each student/team will be limited to
two submissions (each NFT will be a separate submission). In order to be able to participate
in this challenge, interested students must fill out the Spring 2023 (Fabriq Labs) Web3 NFT Student Contest Rules and Student Consent Form. For further information please contact either Entrepreneurship (Business Enterprise)
Department Chair William Reinisch ([email protected]) or Professor Renee Leibler ([email protected]), who are overseeing the contest.
Fabriq Labs Web3 NFT Student Contest Timeline
Week of March 19, 2023 Contest Launch
Week of March 26-April 11, 2023 On Campus workshops for students
Week of April 16-April 23, 2023 Continued on-campus educational sessions
April 28, 2023 11:59pm Student Consent Form Deadline
April 28, 2023 11:59pm Student Designs Submission Deadline
Week of April 30, 2023 Judging Day and Winners Announcement
FM422 Dick’s Sporting Goods Student Contest
This is a class project where senior students will create a brand merchandise strategy
plus marketing development of the strategy idea for Dick's Sporting Goods. The project allows the students to think critically and analyze financially a retail
business. The students are then able to creatively consider a new strategy or idea
for the sponsor company. When the students graduate and transition to industry this
skill will be highly utilized. As a merchant or retail /wholesale executive creating
strategy is a highly coveted skill. This contest involves over 250 students across
all sections of FM 422 Merchandising Strategies course.
FM 422 Merchandise Strategies Capstone Project Timeline
March 15, 2023 6:00pm-8:00pm Presentation / Information Session
May 1, 2023 11:59pm Student Consent Forms Deadline
May 6, 2023 Final Projects Submission
Deadline
May 19, 2023 Judging Day and Winners
Announcement
Woolmark Performance Challenge
The Woolmark Performance Challenge is an annual competition for early career creative thinkers to develop innovative,
forward- thinking product solutions for the sports and performance market, by harnessing
the unique natural properties of Australian Merino wool. This challenge not only provides
a unique learning experience for participants, but also awards the finalists and winners
with opportunities for international travel, financial rewards, and potential for
career development. The 2023 Category Brief is Design the future uniforms of the Luna
Rossa Prada Pirelli team and has been set by Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli. In order to
be able to participate in this challenge, interested students must fill out the Spring 2023 Woolmark Performance Challenge Contest Rules and Student Consent Form. For further information please contact International Trade & Marketing Department
Chair Christine Pomeranz ([email protected]), who is overseeing the contest.
Woolmark Performance Challenge Timeline
December 1, 2022 Competition Registration Start Date
April 16, 2023 1:00pm Presentation / Information Session
May 1, 2023 Submission Opens
July 16, 2023 Student Consent Forms and Submission Deadline
August 1, 2023 Finalists Notified
November 2023 Judging Day and Winners Announcement
CM423 (Cosmetic and Fragrance Product Development Workshop)
CM423 (Cosmetic and Fragrance Product Development Workshop), where students develop
and implement strategies to create products in the cosmetics and fragrance industries.
Emphasis is on determining the need for new entries in the market and the interdepartmental
teamwork required to successfully launch a company's product. This semester FIT is
launching Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) project. The COIL
project will give students the opportunity to collaborate with their peers studying
at Nottingham Trent University NTU as well as a live client brief from Aromatherapy Associates Inc. The project also provides students with international and intercultural experience
from within the classroom. The most successful companies innovate to foster competitive
advantage and discover new opportunities. The most innovative companies are collaborative.
Through this project students will develop their creative capabilities and further
develop their collaborative working skills.
IHG US Open Tennis Ball Dress Student Contest
The IHG US Open Tennis Ball Dress Student Contest is a joint industry-sponsored project
held in partnership between InterContinental Hotels Group and FIT’s School of Art
& Design. The objective is to create a tennis ball dress that will be on display and
modeled throughout the 2023 US Open tennis tournament drawing spectators to the designated
IHG sponsor areas. The dress must be made by incorporating tennis balls/ tennis ball
material, be wearable by a model, and embraces the IHG and US Open tennis tournament
brand. Students can enter the contest by filling out Spring 2023 IHG US Open Tennis Ball Dress Student Contest Rules and Student Consent
Forms and submitting your design to faculty mentor. For further information please contact
Professor Michael Kaye ([email protected]), who is the faculty mentor overseeing the contest.
IHG US Open Tennis Ball Dress Student Contest Timeline
March 30, 2023 1:00pm Information Session Recording
May 1, 2023 11:59pm Due date for design/mood boards,
sketches, swatches and Student Consent Forms Deadline
Week of May 8, 2023 Finalists Notified
July 31, 2023 5:00pm Complete Garments Submission Deadline
Week of August 7, 2023 Judging Day and Winners Announcement
MadaLuxe Upcycling Student Design Contest
MadaLuxe Group is partnering with FIT on a contest to take Madaluxe Group’s damaged and unsellable,
luxury product (bags, shoes, clothes, scarves, and other accessories) and design either
a complete “look” OR a sculpture (e.g., home décor, furniture, etc.). Students can
enter the contest by filling out Spring 2023 (MadaLuxe) Upcycling Student Design Contest Rules and Student Consent
Form and submitting your design to faculty mentor. For further information please contact
Fashion Design-Apparel Professor Nicole Benedetto ([email protected]) who is the faculty mentor overseeing the contest.
MadaLuxe Upcycling Student Design Contest Timeline
March 22, 2023 12:00pm Information Session Recording
April 4, 2023 11:59pm Due date for design/mood boards, sketches,
swatches and Student Consent Forms Deadline
April 7, 2023 Finalists Notified
May 8, 2023 Complete Designs Submission
Deadline
Week of May 15, 2023 Judging Day and Winners Announcement
DRESSX 3D Utopia/Dystopia Imagining Our Future - Student Design Contest
DRESSX is sponsoring a contest called 3D UtopiaDystopia: Imagining Our Future. They want
to see what digital outfit FIT students would design and 3-D model in an imagined
utopic or dystopic future. The contest is open to all currently enrolled FIT students
with 3D modeling experience. What kind of clothing will we need to wear to accommodate
our changing earth in 100+ years? Students must have knowledge of 3-D modeling and
access to 3d software to enter. Students can enter the contest by filling out Spring 2023 DressX 3D UtopiaDystopia Imagining Our Future - Student Design Contest
Rules and Student Consent Form and submitting your design to faculty mentors. For further information please contact
Fashion Design-Apparel Professors Dobriana Gheneva ([email protected]) and/or Andrea Diodati ([email protected]), who are the faculty mentors overseeing the contest.
DRESSX 3D Utopia/Dystopia Imagining Our Future - Student Design Contest Timeline
March 16, 2023 1:00pm Information Session Recording
May 12, 2023 11:59pm Student Consent Form Deadline
May 12, 2023 11:59pm Student Design Submission Deadline
Week of May 17, 2023 Judging Day and Winners Announcement
NFLPA Social Justice T-Shirt Student Design Competition
National Football League Players Association continues to be a trusted resource for NFL players as they continue to engage their
communities through social action and is partnering with FIT on a social justice t-shirt
design competition. Students are tasked to submit their inspiring social justice t-shirt
design and one (1) minute video that tells the story of their design, for a chance
for one winner to have their design featured on t-shirts worn by NFL players during
the 2023 training camp. Students can enter the contest by filling out Spring 2023 NFLPA Social Justice T-Shirt Student Design Contest Rules and Student
Consent Form and submitting your design via NFLPA Social Justice T-Shirt Student Design Competition Project Submission Form. For further information please contact Illustration and Interactive Media Department
Chair Daniel Shefelman ([email protected]), who is the faculty mentor overseeing the contest.
NFLPA Social Justice T-Shirt Student Design Competition Timeline
February 1, 2023 Competition Start Date
February 2, 2023 1:00pm Information Session Recording
February 28, 2023 11:59pm Student Consent Form Deadline
February 28, 2023 11:59pm Student Design Submission Deadline
March 13 2023 Judging Day
March 17, 2023 Winners Announcement
“Raise A Tote To GlioLeo!” Shelby Kennedy's GlioLeo GBM Tote Bag Student Design Contest
GlioLeo Glioblastoma Foundation is partnering with FIT on a design contest and award. FIT students are challenged
to design a stylish and practical tote bag for people with disabilities, particularly
those with diminished function and strength in their hands and fingers. Students should
consider the weight of the bag, the ability to use the bag with a weakened grip strength,
and whether it’s a bag that is fashion-forward and stylish. The bag should also be
able to carry items needed to get through a long treatment at the hospital such as
water, snacks, cell phone, charger, diary/agenda, pen, and medications. GlioLeo will
use proceeds from the sale of the bag to raise money for patients with brain cancer
and their families; to donate to institutions for research purposes; and to raise
awareness for glioblastoma (GBM). For further information please contact Fashion
Footwear and Accessories Department Chair Sarah Mullins ([email protected]), who is the faculty mentor overseeing the contest.
“Raise A Tote To GlioLeo!” Shelby Kennedy's GlioLeo GBM Tote Bag Student Design Contest Schedule
February 14, 2023 1:00pm Information Session Recording
March 13, 2023 11:59pm Due date for design/mood boards, sketches, swatches
and Student Consent Forms Deadline
March 17, 2023 Finalists Notified
April 27, 2023 Complete Designs Submission Deadline
Week of May 8, 2023 Judging Day and Winners Announcement
With Love Halston Student Design Contest
With Love Halston offers students a chance to utilize their skills in supporting the development, with
a particular focus on the Halston legacy and fashion vision, of a contemporary and
sustainable capsule collection and constructed final garment, in conjunction with
guidance and assistance from Halston senior executives and industry veterans. In
order to be able to participate in this challenge, interested students must fill out
the Spring 2023 With Love Halston Student Design Contest Rules and Student Consent Form. For further information please contact Professor Michael Kaye ([email protected]), who is the faculty mentor overseeing the contest.
With Love Halston Student Design Contest Timeline
February 16, 2023 1:00pm Information Session Recording
March 13, 2023 11:59pm Due date for design/mood boards, sketches, swatches
and Student Consent Forms Deadline
March 17, 2023 Finalists Notified
May 12, 2023 Complete Garments Submission Deadline
May 15, 2023 Judging Day and Winners Announcement
June 2023 Exhibition at FIT
Macy’s Flower Show Industry-Sponsored Project
The Macy’s Flower Show Industry-Sponsored Project is a joint project held in partnership
between Macy’s and FIT. This year, the Macy's Flower Show is making a statement — Big Dreams Bloom
Here — and challenging FIT students to design a window display that embodies and celebrates
their hopes and aspirations. The Macy’s floral extravaganza will transform the Herald
Square flagship into a glamorous dreamscape flush with thousands of beautiful blossoms,
featuring a dramatic takeover of the mezzanine starring Macy’s brand-new fragrance
partner. With sleek floral displays, aspirational activations, and social-worthy photo
ops, guests will experience a show beyond their wildest dreams. The designs can include
garments, graphics, illustrations, sculptures, etc. Macy’s will display the winning
team’s design in a window on 34th Street during the two-week Flower Show. In order
to be able to participate in this challenge, interested students must fill out the
Spring 2023 Macy's Flower Show Industry-Sponsored Project Rules and Student Consent
Form. For further information please contact Professor Daniel Shefelman ([email protected]), who is the faculty mentor overseeing the contest.
Macy’s Flower Show Industry-Sponsored Project Timeline
February 1, 2023 Competition Start Date
February 9, 2023 1:00pm Information Session
February 27, 2023 11:59pm Due date for design/mood boards, sketches, swatches
and Student Consent Forms Deadline
March 3, 2023 Judging Day and Winners Announcement
March 22, 2023 Projects Due to Faculty Mentor
March 24, 2023 Projects due to Macy's team for installation
March 26, 2023 Macy's Flower Show Opens
April 9, 2023 Macy's Flower Show Closes
New York Society of Renderers Student Rendering Design Contest
This contest is designed in conjunction with NYSR to highlight some of the more talented rendering students in the Interior Design
Department at the Fashion Institute of Technology. The contest promotes technical
excellence and creativity in the rendering of student's designs. The renderings can
be done in any media. Hybrid and hand rendering styles are encouraged. In order
to be able to participate in this challenge, interested students must fill out the
Spring 2023 New York Society of Renderers Student Rendering Design Contest Rules and
Student Consent Form. For further information please contact Professor Sven Johnson ([email protected]), who is the faculty mentor overseeing the contest.
New York Society of Renderers Student Rendering Design Contest Timeline
February 6, 2023 Competition Start Date
March 3, 2023 11:59pm Student Consent Form and Project Submission Deadline
March 27, 2023 Judging Day and Winners Announcement
QI-Collective Incubator Brand Accelerator Student Contest
QI-Collective is sponsoring the Incubator Brand Accelerator Student Contest that allows students
a chance to utilize their skills in supporting the development of a contemporary capsule
collection, in conjunction with guidance and assistance from QI Collective senior
executives and industry veterans. Final 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in the Contest
will receive cash prizes and the 1st place winner may have their design purchased,
produced, and sold by QI Collective. For further information please contact Professor
Nicole Benefield ([email protected]), who is the faculty mentor overseeing the contest.
QI-Collective Metaverse Collection Student Design Contest Timeline
February 9, 2023 1:00pm Information Session Recording
March 9, 2023 11:59pm Due date for design/mood boards,
sketches, swatches and Student Consent Forms Deadline
March 13, 2023 Finalists Announced
March 13, 2023 Consultation with Finalists
March 24, 2023 Tech Packs Due Date
April 30, 2023 3D CAD Fittings Complete
May 22, 2023 Proto Review / Final
Presentations
May 30, 2023 Winners Announcement
Supima Design Competition
America’s top design schools select one graduating senior to represent their respective
school as a finalist to compete in the Supima Design Competition for a $10,000 cash prize and exposure to fashion press, social media influencers
and fashion industry executives. Finalists are challenged to create a womens wear
capsule collection using premium SUPIMA cotton fabrics. Working with a prominent fashion
designer as mentor, students have the opportunity to learn what design elements translate
to the runway and what will resonate with the judges. A prestigious panel of judges
from the fashion and media world is charged with selecting a winner. Interested students
must fill out the 2023 Supima Design Competition Application. For further information please contact Professor Susanna Moyer ([email protected]), who is the faculty mentor overseeing the contest.
Supima Design Competition Timeline
March 23, 2023 1:00pm Information Session Recording
April 21, 2023 Due date for 2023 Supima Design Competition Application
Week of April 24, 2023 Selection Interviews
April 28, 2023 FIT selects/announces a finalist
May 2023 SUPIMA to provide sample fabrics
Week of May 8, 2023 Due date for mood board, collection inspiration and
collection plan
Week of May 8, 2023 Orientation call with SUPIMA
May 15, 2023 Due date for first sketches and color story
June 22, 2023 Due date for final sketches and color story
July 13, 2023 Due date for gowns for muslin fitting
Week of July 24, 2023 SUPIMA to provide dyed fabrics
September 4-6, 2023 Final model fitting
September 7, 2023 Judging and New York Fashion Week Runway Show
October 18, 2023 Fashion presentation in Paris
MF522 (Fashion CreationII: Elective Connect) MimakiUSA Student Contest
MF522 (Fashion CreationII: Elective Connect), is a credit bearing class that allows
for further exploration in relation to the individual student's thesis. It has two
core projects, both of which use the work done in the elective spaces as a starting
point for design of two 12-look collections. One look from each collection will be
fully realized in materials informed by the data collected in the elective spaces.
This year students taking the class will participate in MF522 (Fashion CreationIII:
Elective Connect) MimakiUSA Student Contest where MimakiUSA will sponsor all the first year MFA students for spring 2023 Fashion Creation 2 class.
Mimaki will provide printing services, quantity of 5 yards, to each student to create
one garment. One student will be selected to win sponsorship for printing of their
senior thesis collection for term Fall 2023- Spring 2024. Students will gain real-world
experience in how to put an original print design into work with a digital printing
service and then realize an actual garment utilizing the print. For further information
please contact Professor Jun Jy Hong ([email protected]), who is the instructor teaching the course.
MF522 (Fashion CreationIII: Elective Connect) MimakiUSA Student Contest Timeline
February 13, 2023 Mimaki Introduction & Review of Student Print Design
Concept
February 23, 2023 Due date for sample files and print request forms
February 24, 2023 Student Consent Forms Deadline
March 7, 2023 Student Sample Prints Review
March 17, 2023 Due date for final print files and print request forms
April 7, 2023 Students receive final 5 yd. prints from Mimaki
May 16, 2023 Final garment due made in printed fabric. Final presentation
with Mimaki representatives, class and professor
ED523 (Exhibition Design for the Museum Setting) The Lands We Live On Exhibition Project
This educational project is a joint collaboration between Exhibition and Experience
Design MA Department and Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. The student objective of this project is to undertake the subject of utilizing
content and collections as determined by the museum so as to understand how exhibits
are developed and physically interpreted within a museum exhibition environment. Students
will be responsible for adhering to all rules and requirements of a museum venue,
developed by the faculty instructor in collaboration with the Smithsonian National
Museum of the American Indian. For further information please contact Professor Brenda
Cowan ([email protected]), who is the instructor teaching the course.
ED523 The Lands We Live On Exhibition Project Timeline
February 8, 2023 Site visit to the Smithsonian National Museum
of the American Indian
March 15, 2023 Midpoint concept designs are submitted for museum's
review and comments
May 10, 2023 Final design presentations to museum project
team
ED531 (Presentation Techniques) Pinnacle and Epic Games Project
Pinnacle is partnering with FIT Graduate Exhibition & Experience Design Department to design
a pop-up exhibition for deployment to job fairs, gaming tournaments, and student events
at college campuses throughout the United States. The exhibition should engage and
excite students and prospective students around the cultural significance Epic Game’s
flagship title, Fortnite, and industry-leading game development platform, Unreal Engine.
Students will create a mood board, floor plan, elevations, renderings, digital model,
technical deck, and narrative in collaboration with a world-class experiential agency
and real-world client. Through this process students will learn professional design
and pre-production processes for pre-production of experiential marketing activations
and utilize Epic Game’s bleeding-edge 3D visualization tools. For further information
please contact Professor Pedro Mota ([email protected]), who is the instructor teaching the course.
ED531 Pinnacle and Epic Games Project Project Timeline
February 1, 2023 Introductory Project Presentation
March 8, 2023 Midpoint Design Review Presentation
April 19, 2023 Final Concept Design Presentation
ED542 (Exhibition Design Graphics) Wildlife Conservation Society Project
ED 542 explores graphic design communication systems, including graphic identity and
program development. Imagery and typographic solutions, with an emphasis on two- and
three-dimensional design development, are covered. This class project was developed
in collaboration with the Wildlife Conservation Society. The objective of this project is to introduce students to wayfinding and signage
design through the proposal of concepts for wayfinding signage and related components
for a client. Working with the client representatives, students will first document
the types of existing signage, and create a graphic signage and wayfinding design
package. For further information please contact Exhibition and Experience Design Department
Chair Christina Lyons ([email protected]), who is the instructor teaching the course.
ED542 Wildlife Conservation Society Project Timeline
March 6, 2023 Site Visit, Survey and Client Review Scope Meeting
April 10, 2023 Midpoint Design Review Presentation
May 15, 2023 Final Concept Design Presentation
Constitution Day Postcard Competition
Students are asked to design the front and back of a postcard (3X5 or 4X6 inches)
that illustrates their beliefs about any part of the United States Constitution. They
can put anything they like on the front. The back must have two columns, like a typical
postcard; the left column should include a paragraph or two explaining the visual
statement on the front of the card, and the right column should leave room for an
address and stamp. In order to enter this competition, interested students must fill
out the Spring 2023 Constitution Day Postcard Contest Student Consent Form and include their submission as an attachment at the bottom of the document. Submission
deadline is March 31, 2023. For more information regarding the design of the postcard
please contract Professor Daniel Levinson Wilk at [email protected].
Constitution Day Postcard Competition Timeline
February 1, 2023 Competition Start Date
March 31, 2023 Student Consent Forms and Submission Deadline
April 2023 Judging Day
Late April 2023 Winners Announcement
Fall 2022 Student Contests and Industry-Sponsored Projects
FM 422 (Merchandise Strategies Capstone Project) Francesca’s Industry-Sponsored Project
FM422 Merchandise Strategies Capstone is a class project where senior students will
create a brand merchandise strategy plus marketing development of the strategy idea
for Francesca's. The project allows the students to think critically and analyze financially a retail
business. The students are then able to creatively consider a new strategy or idea
for the sponsor company. When the students graduate and transition to industry this
skill will be highly utilized. As a merchant or retail /wholesale executive creating
strategy is a highly coveted skill. This contest involves over 150 students across
all sections of FM 422 Merchandising Strategies course.
FM 422 Merchandise Strategies Capstone Project Timeline
October 19, 2022 6:00pm-7:30pm Presentation / Information Session
December 2, 2022 11:59pm Student Consent Forms Deadline
December 5, 2022 11:59pm Final Projects Submission Deadline
December 12, 2022 Judging Day and Winners
Announcement
Ralph Saltzman Prize Student Contest
The Saltzman Prize challenges textile designers to consider what characteristics of
alternative work spaces might be incorporated in a design of a fabric that would meet
aesthetic and functional aspirations of today’s employees all while preserving the
boundaries of the corporation. Ideal to incorporate a sustainability as this is a
major Ralph Saltzman contribution. For further information please contact Chair Sean
Cormier ([email protected]), who is the student mentor overseeing the bootcamp.
Ralph Saltzman Prize Student Contest Timeline
September 15, 2022 1:00pm-2:00pm Information Session Recording
October 24, 2022 11:59pm Due date for design/mood
boards, sketches, swatches and Student Consent Forms Deadline
October 31, 2022 Finalists Announced
December 6, 2022 Final Projects Submission
Deadline
December 14, 2022 1:00pm-2:30pm Judging Day and Winners Announcement
Loro Piana Knit Design Award
The Knit Design Award is an international contest established in 2016, dedicated to talented students from
leading design schools around the world. The students are given the opportunity to
gain first-hand experience of the Loro Piana’s work and superlative quality and the
chance to come up with a creative interpretation of some of the iconic yarns that
encapsulate Loro Piana's renowned excellence and the possibility to create the prototype
of their project as well. This Knit Design Award contest is part of a longstanding
collaboration with design schools, business schools and universities and is a unique
opportunity to ensure that craftsmanship and technical expertise are passed on to
future generations. For further information please contact Professor Tom Scott ([email protected]), who is the student mentor overseeing the contest.
Loro Piana Knit Design Award Timeline
November 2022 Student Consent Forms Deadline
November 2022 Touch Base and Brief: Loro Piana introduction and
Brief assignment
January 2023 Due Date for International Competition Programs Application
February 2023 Re–Touch: Videoconference work in progress review
April 2023 Your Personal Touch: Students’ projects
presentation
May 2023 Sketch to Touch: Winner project realization
with Loro Piana Knitting Lab and Manifattura Loro Piana
June 2023 Touch Down: Pitti Filati fair and award
ceremony.
Saks OFF 5th Pure Navy Student Design Contest
The Saks Off 5th Pure Navy Student Design Contest is a joint student competition held in partnership
between Saks Off 5th and Fashion Institute of Technology. The students are tasked
with creating 2 full looks activewear lifestyle looks – 1 bottom, 1 top, 1 Third Layer
(bodysuit, jacket, etc) per look. The student submissions will include a storyboard
highlighting color palette, fabric and how the designer envisions the products being
worn in daily life. The theme is Evolution of Women's Activewear. For further information
please contact Professor Mary Capozzi ([email protected]), who is the student mentor overseeing the contest.
Saks OFF 5th Pure Navy Student Design Contest Timeline
September 20, 2022 1:00pm-2:00pm Information Session Recording
October 17, 2022 11:59pm Due date for design/mood
boards, sketches, swatches and Student Consent Forms Deadline
October 21, 2022 Finalists Announced
December 5, 2022 Final Projects Submission
Deadline
December 6, 2022 1:00pm-2:00pm Finalists' Presentations
December 19, 2022 Judging Day and Winners
Announcement
We Stand As One for Mental Health Student Design Contest
WestPoint Home partnered with FIT for purposes of promoting awareness and understanding of, and
care, compassion, and treatment for, mental health illness, in the context of the
fashion and textile industry for students who are currently, or may become the future,
industry workforce. WestPoint Home’s IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equality and Awareness)
Council would like to call attention on mental health illness to promote care, understanding,
healing and compassion and we’d like you to join us on that journey. Chances are you,
or someone close to you is impacted by mental health issues - and it looks different
for everyone. As we embark towards destigmatization, sharing your story and knowledge
can help make strides creating a world proud to support mental wellbeing, today and
every day. How can design in our surroundings and in the home make an impact, or speak
to our mental health and wellbeing? Winning designs will be used on samples of decorative
pillows, body pillows or 2 pack pillowcases. Products will be showcased in WestPoint
Home’s March Market ’23 showroom and be presented to potential buyers. The proceeds
from all items sold will be donated to support a chosen organization addressing mental
health. For further information please contact Professor Ruth Jeyaveeran ([email protected]), who is the student mentor overseeing the contest.
We Stand As One for Mental Health Student Design Contest Schedule
TBD (October 24-November 5), 2022 Presentation / Information Session
November 14, 2022 Due date for design/mood
boards, sketches, swatches and Student Consent Forms Deadline
November 21-28, 2022 Midpoint Report
December 5, 2022 Final Projects Submission
Deadline
December 12, 2022 Judging Day and Winners
Announcement
MetroPlusHealth Uniforms for NYC’s Healthcare Change Makers Student Design Contest
The MetroPlusHealth Uniform Student Design Contest is a joint student competition held in partnership
between MetroPlusHealth and Fashion Institute of Technology, where the Fashion Design
students will design uniforms that feel comfortable, confident, and cool. The design
will address uniform needs for four separate sorts of employee roles at MetroPlusHealth
Plan, Inc., (Traveling Transporter, Street Savers, Community Connector and The Voice),
and will reflect the MetroPlusHealth brand (style guide), as well as taking into account working conditions and reflecting cultural awareness
of both the employees and the communities they serve. For further information please
contact Professor Michael Kaye ([email protected]), who is the student mentor overseeing the contest.
MetroPlusHealth Uniforms for NYC’s Healthcare Change Makers Student Design Contest Timeline
September 13, 2022 1:00pm-2:00pm Information Session Recording
October 10, 2022 11:59pm Due date for design/mood
boards, sketches, swatches and Student Consent Forms Deadline
October 17, 2022 Finalists Announced
December 5, 2022 Final Projects Submission
Deadline
December 19, 2022 Judging Day and Winners
Announcement
QI-Collective Metaverse Collection Student Design Contest
QI-Collective is sponsoring the Metaverse Collection Student Design Contest that allows students
to explore all the opportunities and alternatives for a career in fashion and digital
entrepreneurship. The digital mindset brings new business models and roles to be explored
by fashion designers. Creating a Metaverse Collection allows students to create within
their psyche and express freely how they feel about everything and how this expression
relates to society. The intersection of fashion and technology is essential in understanding
the social impact of what is being created in virtual environments such as the metaverse.
Students are challenged to think like the architects and designers of these virtual
spaces and encourage them to think and be entrepreneurial. For further information
please contact Professor Nicole Benefield ([email protected]), who is the student mentor overseeing the contest.
QI-Collective Metaverse Collection Student Design Contest Timeline
September 9, 2022 2:00pm-3:00pm Information Session Recording
October 10, 2022 11:59pm Due date for design/mood
boards, sketches, swatches and Student Consent Forms Deadline
October 17, 2022 Finalists Announced
December 5, 2022 11:59pm Final Projects Submission Deadline
December 16, 2022 4:00pm-5:30pm Judging Day and Winners Announcement
Supima Design Competition
America’s top design schools select one graduating senior to represent their respective
school as a finalist to compete in the Supima Design Competition for a $10,000 cash prize and exposure to fashion press, social media influencers
and fashion industry executives. Finalists are challenged to create a womens wear
capsule collection using premium SUPIMA cotton fabrics. Working with a prominent fashion
designer as mentor, students have the opportunity to learn what design elements translate
to the runway and what will resonate with the judges. A prestigious panel of judges
from the fashion and media world is charged with selecting a winner. Interested students
must fill out the 2022 Supima Design Competition Application. For further information please contact Professor Susanna Moyer ([email protected]), who is the student mentor overseeing the contest.
Supima Design Competition Timeline
March 17, 2022 Information Session Recording
April 22, 2022 Due date for 2022 Supima Design Competition Application
Week of April 26, 2022 Selection Interviews
April 29, 2022 FIT selects/announces a finalist
Week of May 1, 2022 Orientation call with SUPIMA
Week of May 1, 2022 SUPIMA to provide sample fabrics
May 9, 2022 Due date for mood board, collection inspiration
and collection plan
May 16, 2022 Due date for first sketches and color story
June 27, 2022 Due date for final sketches and color story
July 8, 2022 Due date for gowns for muslin fitting
Week of July 25, 2022 SUPIMA to provide dyed fabrics
September 5-6, 2022 Final model fitting
September 8, 2022 Judging and New York Fashion Week Runway Show
October 2022 Fashion presentation in Paris
Underfashion Club 2023 Student Design Contest
The Underfashion Club and its Scholarships, Awards, Internships and Grants (SAIG”) Committee are sponsoring
a design competition that will be held in conjunction with the UFC Femmy Gala, the premier event of the Intimate Apparel Industry. The theme of the student contest
is “Modern Adaptive Marketable Design”. Student contest submissions will consist of
thoughtfully designed intimates and sleepwear for the physically challenged consumer
created specifically for the Underfashion Club's contest contest theme “Modern Adaptive
Marketable Design”, thoughtfully designed intimates and sleepwear for the physically
challenged consumer. For further information please contact Professor Michael Kaye ([email protected]), who is the student mentor overseeing the contest.
Underfashion Club 2023 Student Design Contest Timeline
November 15 , 2022 1:00pm Information Session Recording
December 20, 2022 11:59pm Due date for design/mood boards, sketches,
swatches and Student Consent Forms Deadline
December 23 , 2022 Semi-Finalists Selection and Announcement
February 3, 2023 Due date for sewn garments (Completed
Without Hems and Minor Finishing Details)
February 7, 2023 Finalists Selection and Announcement
February 28, 2023 Review of Completed Garments
Week of March 6, 2023 Photoshoot of Completed Garments
Mid-April Virtual Garment Exhibition
and Winners Announcement
Rizzoli's Windows Student Contest
The Rizzoli's Windows Student Contest is a joint student competition held in partnership
between Rizzoli Bookstore and Fashion Institute of Technology. Students are to present ideas about how to decorate
the window of the Rizzoli Bookstore (which is located on 1133 Broadway) on the themes
of Fashion or Design by drawing inspiration from works of art in any field from the
1400 to the 1700. Participants can submit proposals for both contexts and they have
to provide the jury with a scale model of their proposed window design as well as
a video presentation (no longer than 10 minutes) in which they fully explain the concept
that guided their creation. Only one winner for each context will be selected and
will have the opportunity to display her/his design on the window of Rizzoli Bookstore
for one week. For further information please contact Professor Eveline Baseggio Omiccioli
([email protected]), who is the student mentor overseeing the contest.
Rizzoli's Windows Student Contest #1 Timeline
October 4, 2022 1:00pm Information Session Recording
November 8, 2022 Midpoint Review
December 1, 2022 11:59pm Student Consent Forms Deadline
December 9, 2022 Final Projects Submission Deadline
December 16, 2022 Judging Day and Winners Announcement
February 9, 2023 Window Installation for the New York
Fashion Week (Feb 9-15)
February 15, 2023 Window Takedown for the New York Fashion
Week (Feb 9-15)
Rizzoli's Windows Student Contest #2 Timeline
February 21, 2023 1:00pm Presentation / Information Session
March 28, 2023 Midpoint Review
April 1, 2023 11:59pm Student Consent Forms Deadline
April 21, 2023 Final Projects Submission Deadline
April 28, 2023 Judging Day and Winners Announcement
May 18, 2023 Window Installation for the New
York Fashion Week (May 18-25)
May 25, 2023 Window Takedown for the New York
Fashion Week (May 18-25)