Fashion Institute of Technology news and archive

Four decades of advocacy: Kenneth Cole to be honored at 2026 Social Impact Summit

American designer and entrepreneur Kenneth Cole will be honored at the 2026 Social Impact Summit in New York. The event, hosted by the Social Impact Fund in partnership with the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) Foundation, will take place on March 30 and spotlight the intersection of fashion, beauty and philanthropy, an increasingly...

Member

Business

Garment District Alliance launches fifth year of business development collaborative program

The Garment District Alliance (GDA), a nonprofit organization, has launched the fifth year of its Business Development Collaborative (BDC), a program created to help strengthen the competitiveness of local businesses, encourage creativity, attract new audiences, and showcase the diverse industries that shape the district. In support of this...

News

FIT tops 2025 ranking of the world’s best fashion schools

CEOWorld Magazine has released its 2025 list of the world’s best fashion schools, naming the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York as the top institution globally. Parsons School of Design and Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design follow in second and third place, reinforcing the United States’ continued dominance in...

News

FIT opens Joyce F. Brown Academic Building, its first in nearly 50 years

The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), part of the State University of New York system, has officially opened the Joyce F. Brown Academic Building, its first new academic structure in almost five decades. The ten-story, 100,000-square-foot building, located on West 28th Street in Manhattan’s fashion district, is named in honor of FIT’s...

Member

News

The Fashion Institute of Technology to host first ever live Art Duel

The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City is set to host its first ever live painting competition and event under the name ‘Live Art Duel.’ The duel sees FIT students across different disciplines create works of art using various mediums during the course of three timed rounds. Fans and spectators will be able to watch the...

Featured

News

FIT president Joyce F. Brown to step down in 2025

The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), a part of the State University of New York (SUNY), has announced that its long-time leader Joyce F. Brown is stepping down as president. Brown was appointed as the FIT’s first female and first African American president in 1998 and will step down at the end of the 2024–2025 academic school year after...

Member

Schools

Unveiling the Graduates 2024 collection: Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT)

As the class of 2024 completes their academic journey in becoming fashion professionals, Fashion Institute of Technology recently showcased the graduates' final collections with huge success. Stepping into the fashion industry, those collections play a crucial role for graduates to expand their network and share their work. As the international...

News

FIT runway and gala celebrates Class of 24, Norma Kamali and Kenneth Cole

FIT’s annual Future of Fashion Runway Show presented by Macy’s took place on Wednesday, May 8, at The Glasshouse in New York City. Guests navigated the groups of NYPD and pro-Palestine protesters outside the venue, not an uncommon sight these days on New York campuses but noteworthy outside an independent event space. From left to right: Norma...

Member

Schools

‘Design the Look’: FIT graduates featured on NBC’s Today Show

The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City announced an exclusive partnership with US news network NBC and its emblematic Today show ‘in celebration of Fashion Month and fashion education’. Six young designers who recently graduated from the MFA programme in fashion design at FIT were featured on NBC’s The Today show with Hoda &...

Schools

Unveiling the Graduates 2023 collection: Fashion Institute of Technology

As the class of 2023 completes their academic journey in becoming fashion professionals, the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) recently showcased the graduates' final collections with huge success. Stepping into the fashion industry, those collections play a crucial role for graduates to expand their network and share their work. As the...

News

With Love Halston scholarship awards return to FIT

The third With Love Halston scholarship awards took place on May 15 at a select gathering at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT). The scholarship, founded by the late American fashion designer Roy Halston Frowick’s niece, Lesley Frowick, to celebrate and honor his fashion legacy, launched in spring last year with a glittering affair at NYC...

News

FIT honours Karlie Kloss and Victor Glemaud at Future of Fashion Celebration

The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York has announced a date for the Future of Fashion Celebration and Honors, where notable fashion figureheads Victor Glemaud and Karlie Kloss will be celebrated on May 10, 2023. The event will be hosted by prominent model Ashley Graham. Glemaud, a designer and alumnus of the university, will be...