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A collage of two photos of six mannequins wearing different fashion clothes. The mannequins are exhibited inside the Museum at F.I.T.

FIT’s new exhibit explores the intersection of fashion and interior design

Showcasing designer's work alongside their living spaces, ‘Designing Women: Fashion Creators and their Interiors’ is on view until May 14.
Alexa Donovan, Staff Writer April 13, 2023

The most recent exhibit at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology emphasizes the bridge between high fashion and interior design. Drawn from the museum’s permanent...

Nine pairs of shoes of varying styles displayed inside nine paper cases hung against a red background.

Stepping into FIT’s new shoe exhibit

FIT’s new shoe exhibit asks “Shoe are you?”
Sabrina Lee and Linsey Liao October 21, 2022

It’s often said that in order to understand someone, you need to walk a mile in their shoes. The role of those shoes beyond everyday life becomes clear in the Fashion Institute...

A protester shouting while holding a sign reading “There is no fashion on a dead planet” in Times Square.

FIT students rally for sustainable fabric in Times Square

Eighteen Fashion Institute of Technology students gathered in Times Square on Saturday to advocate against unsustainable textiles and their negative impacts on the environment.
Emma Grimes, Contributing Writer May 2, 2022

More than a dozen Fashion Institute of Technology students protested the proliferation of unsustainable fabrics in the fashion industry and their negative impacts on the environment...

An illustration of students sitting in a colloquium room for a student government meeting. On the left, a purple banner with the NYU torch logo hangs on the wall and reads “‘NYU SGA.”

CAS junior Ron Hall selected as next NYU student gov’t chair

NYU’s Student Government Assembly elected a new chair and passed resolutions addressing the adjunct faculty union’s upcoming contract negotiations and mental health provisions on city transportation.
Lauren Ashe, Senior Staff Writer April 11, 2022
NYU’s Student Government Assembly elected a new chairp and passed resolutions addressing the adjunct faculty union’s upcoming contract negotiations and mental health provisions on city transportation.
Eighteen mannequins display clothing by famous ’90s designers in the Museum at FIT. Unfinished wooden slats separate the exhibit into sections.

The Museum at FIT showcases the ’90s as a decade of ‘Reinvention and Restlessness’

A new must-see exhibition looks back on the themes that shaped a decade in fashion.
Carina Christo, Contributing Writer February 23, 2022

2022 is all about Y2K. Walk to class and you’ll most likely see a few pairs of low-rise jeans, cargo pants and UGGs on your way. Urban Outfitters now has a category on its website...

Mini-Fringe 2021

Beauty & Style Editor Sam Brinton and videographer Shaina Ahmed took to Washington Square Park to get a sense of NYU students’ spring style in this year’s mini-edition of Fringe.
Sam Brinton, Beauty & Style Editor May 7, 2021

The weather’s getting warmer, vaccination numbers are climbing and Washington Square Park is more bustling than ever. Students have emerged from their bedrooms and shed their...

Pieces from Black Fashion Designers (2016). (Photo by Courtney Taylor Marino)

Exhibitionism: 50 Years of The Museum at FIT

The Fashion Institute of Technology celebrates fashion history with its new exhibition.
Courtney Marino, Contributing Writer March 6, 2019

The most fashionable museum in New York City — located at the Fashion Institute of Technology — is commemorating five decades of fabulously groundbreaking exhibitions from...

Dresses from the Fashion Institute of Technology’s exhibit “Paris Refashioned (1957 - 1968).” These garments pushed the boundaries of acceptable dress for women in the 1960s feminist movement.

FIT Celebrates the Modern Woman of the 1960s

Natalie Breuer, Staff Writer February 15, 2017
The Museum at FIT's latest exhibit holds not just the fashion that influenced that era, but pieces like Yves Saint Laurent's tradition-defying Le Smoking suit, one of the most iconic pieces of women's evening wear in Western history.
A vegetable-only diet can help an individual lose weight and feel healthier.

Strive for Health, Not Quick Fixes

Shiva Darshan, Contributing Writer February 8, 2016
What is the real secret to losing weight? Examining whether there is really any scientific proof behind today's fad diets.
"Denim: Fashion's Frontier" is on display through May 27, and features the fabric's transformation through the centuries.

FIT reveals culture of denim

Sophie Shaw, Staff Writer December 1, 2015
The Museum at FIT opens their newest exhibit Denim: Fashion's Frontier.
Global Fashion Capitals exhibit at FIT explores the history of the established fashion capitals and the emergence of new prominent fashion cities.

Panel at FIT discusses fashion, Instagram

Lily Dolin, Contributing Writer October 13, 2015
Explore the Instagram chapter of fashion history in "Global Fashion Capitals," on view at the Museum at FIT.
Bartsch was well known on the NYC nightlife scene in the 1980s for the extravagant, crazy parties she threw.

Club icon’s edgy style on view at FIT

Fashion Underground: The World of Susanne Bartsch opened at the Museum at FIT on Sept 18.
Natalia Barr, Staff Writer September 21, 2015

In the midst of a dark room covered in graffiti, a cartoonish figure holding a sign that reads, “It’s show time” welcomes guests to “Fashion Underground: The World of Susanne...