Fashion school of the State University of New York
The
Fashion Institute of Technology
(
FIT
) is a
public college
in
New York City
. It is part of the
State University of New York
and focuses on art, business, design,
mass communication
, and technology connected to the
fashion industry
. It was founded in 1944.
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Academics
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Seventeen majors are offered through the School of Art and Design,
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and ten through the Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology
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leading to degrees of Associate of Applied Science, Bachelor of Fine Arts, or Bachelor of Science. The School of Liberal Arts offers a degree program of Bachelor of Science in art history and museum professions and a degree program of Bachelor of Science in film and media.
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The School of Graduate Studies offers seven programs leading to degrees of Master of Arts, Master of Fine Arts, or Master of Professional Studies.
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In addition to the degree programs, FIT offers a wide selection of non-credit courses through the Center for Professional Studies. One of the most popular programs is the "Sew Like a Pro" series, which teaches basic through advanced sewing skills.
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FIT is an accredited institutional member of the
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
,
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the
National Association of Schools of Art and Design
,
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and the Council for Interior Design Accreditation.
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FIT publishes research on store branding and store positioning.
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In 1967, FIT faculty and staff won the first higher education union contract in New York State.
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Campus
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The nine-building campus in the
Midtown South
neighborhood of
Manhattan
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includes classrooms, television and radio studios, labs, design workshops, and multiple exhibition galleries.
The Conference Center at FIT features the John E. Reeves Great Hall, a space suitable for conferences, fashion shows, lectures, and other events. The campus also has two large theaters: the Haft Auditorium and the Katie Murphy Amphitheatre.
FIT serves more than 7,578 full-time and 2,186 part-time students.
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Four dormitories, three of which are on campus, serve approximately 2,300 students and offer a variety of accommodations.
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The George S. and Mariana Kaufman Residence Hall located at 406 West 31st Street?formerly a book bindery factory?was converted into residential apartments, to offer more housing near the campus for FIT students. The campus also has a retail food court/dining hall, a deli and a
Starbucks
.
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Academic facilities
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The Fred P. Pomerantz Art and Design Center offers facilities for design studies: photography studios with black-and-white darkrooms, painting rooms, a sculpture studio, a printmaking room, a graphics laboratory, display and exhibit design rooms, life-sketching rooms, and a model-making workshop. The Shirley Goodman Resource Center houses the Museum at FIT and the Library/Media Services, with references for history, sociology, technology, art, and literature; international journals and periodicals; sketchbooks and records donated by designers, manufacturers, and merchants; slides, tapes, and periodicals; and a clipping file. The Gladys Marcus Library provides access to books, periodicals, DVDs and non-print materials, and houses Fashion Institute of Technology Special Collections and College Archives.
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FIT also has many computer labs for student use. The Instructional Media Services Department provides audiovisual and TV support and an in-house TV studio. Student work is also displayed throughout the campus. Fashion shows featuring the work of graduating Bachelor of Fine Arts students occur each academic year.
The Design/Research Lighting Laboratory, a development facility for interior design and other academic disciplines, features 400 commercially available lighting fixtures controlled by a computer. The Annette Green/Fragrance Foundation Laboratory is an environment for the study of fragrance development.
Museum at FIT
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The
Museum at FIT
, founded in 1969 as the Design Laboratory, includes collections of clothing, textiles, and
accessories
.
It began presenting exhibitions in the 1970s, utilizing a collection on long-term loan from the
Brooklyn Museum of Art
, and then over time acquiring its own collection as well as thousands of textiles and other fashion-related material. In 1993, the Board of Trustees of FIT, noting the significance of the Design Laboratory's collections and exhibitions, changed the institution's name to The Museum at FIT.
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In 2012, the museum was awarded accreditation by the
American Alliance of Museums
.
The museum's permanent collection now includes more than 50,000 garments and accessories from the 18th century to the present.
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Important designers such as
Adrian
,
Balenciaga
,
Chanel
, and
Dior
are represented. The collecting policy of the museum focuses on aesthetically and historically significant clothing, accessories, textiles and visual materials, with emphasis on contemporary avant-garde fashion.
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There are three galleries in the museum. The lower level gallery is devoted to special exhibitions. The Fashion and Textile History Gallery on the main floor features a rotating selection of approximately 200 historically and artistically significant objects from the museum's permanent collection. Gallery FIT, also located on the main floor, is dedicated to student and faculty exhibitions.
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Past exhibitions include:
London Fashion,
which received the first
Richard Martin
Award for Excellence in Costume Exhibitions from The Costume Society of America,
The Corset: Fashioning the Body,
and
Gothic: Dark Glamour.
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Other special exhibitions have included
Isabel Toledo: Fashion From the Inside Out,
in which the inauguration day ensemble
Isabel Toledo
designed for Michelle Obama in 2008 was on display, and a look at
sustainable fashion
with
Eco-Fashion: Going Green,
an exhibition from 2010 examining the past two centuries of fashion's good?and bad?environmental and ethical practices.
More than 100,000 people visit the Museum at FIT each year, attending exhibitions, lectures, and other events. Admission is free to the public.
Fashion historian
Valerie Steele
became director of the Museum in 2003,
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and has also been named chief curator.
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Alumni
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Well-known alumni of the school include the fashion designers
Norma Kamali
,
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Calvin Klein
,
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Michael Kors
(who did not complete his studies there),
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interior designer
Scott Salvator
,
[32]
actress and comedian
Janelle James
,
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actress and LGBT advocate
Laverne Cox
[34]
and film director
Joel Schumacher
.
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References
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"Fast Facts"
. SUNY.
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"Our History"
. Fashion Institute of Technology
. Retrieved
January 14,
2016
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"Fashion Institute Plans Advanced"
.
The New York Times
. 1944.
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"FIT School of Art and Design"
. Fashion Institute of Technology
. Retrieved
April 17,
2014
.
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"FIT Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology"
. fitnyc.edu
. Retrieved
April 17,
2014
.
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"School of Liberal Arts"
. Fashion Institute of Technology
. Retrieved
January 24,
2016
.
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"FIT School of Graduate Studies"
. Fashion Institute of Technology. Archived from
the original
on December 19, 2015
. Retrieved
April 17,
2014
.
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"Noncredit Courses | Fashion Institute of Technology"
.
www.fitnyc.edu
. Retrieved
November 15,
2017
.
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"Middle States Commission on Higher Education"
.
www.msche.org
. Info724, Ltd
. Retrieved
January 24,
2016
.
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"Accredited Institutional Members"
.
nasad.arts-accredit.org
. Archived from
the original
on January 31, 2016
. Retrieved
January 24,
2016
.
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"Accredited Programs | CIDA"
.
accredit-id.org
. Retrieved
January 24,
2016
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Chevalier, Michel (2012).
Luxury Brand Management
. Singapore: John Wiley & Sons.
ISBN
978-1-118-17176-9
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"Our History"
.
American Federation of Teachers
. July 18, 2014
. Retrieved
February 23,
2016
.
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Environmental Assessment Statement: 299 Seventh Avenue, New York City (prepared for NYC Board of Standards and Appeals)
. Environmental Project Data Statements Co. December 15, 2005. p. 19.
The project site is located in Manhattan's Midtown South neighborhood, and the 400-foot radius area around the property is predominantly characterized by large, bulky, older loft buildings that are occupIed by commercial or residential uses, and by buildings associated with the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT).
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"Fashion Institute of Technology?Enrollment Data publisher"
. Archived from
the original
on June 7, 2020
. Retrieved
January 14,
2016
.
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"FIT Residential Life Homepage"
. Archived from
the original
on April 4, 2007.
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"Welcome to CampusDish at the Fashion Institute of Technology!"
. Campusdish.com. Archived from
the original
on April 3, 2014
. Retrieved
April 17,
2014
.
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Mzezewa, Tariro (2018).
"Fashion Institute of Technology's Library Gets a Makeover"
.
The New York Times
. Retrieved
February 9,
2018
.
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"Gladys Marcus Library"
. fitnyc.edu
. Retrieved
January 14,
2016
.
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"History of the Museum"
Archived
July 18, 2011, at the
Wayback Machine
on the FIT website
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"About the Museum"
Archived
April 19, 2014, at the
Wayback Machine
on the FIT website
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Steele, Valerie, Suzy Menkes, Fred Dennis, Robert Nippoldt, N.Y.) Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, and Museum. 2012.
Fashion designers: the collection of the Museum at FIT
. Koln; London: Taschen.
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"The Freud of Fashion"
.
The New York Times
. February 10, 2012
. Retrieved
January 11,
2013
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"About the Museum"
. fitnyc.edu. Archived from
the original
on April 19, 2014
. Retrieved
April 17,
2014
.
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Karimzadeh, Marc (February 7, 2014).
"The Couture Council to Honor Carolina Herrera"
. WWD
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February 7,
2014
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"Valerie Steele Fashion ≫ Biography"
.
valeriesteelefashion.com
. Archived from
the original
on May 31, 2019
. Retrieved
March 8,
2016
.
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Jackson, Kenneth, ed. 1995. "Fashion Institute of Technology". In
The Encyclopedia of New York City
, 392?93. Yale University Press.
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"Norma Kamali Fashion Designer | Norma Kamali Biography, Information, Videos, News and the Latest Runway Collections". 2016. Accessed January 24.
http://fashion.infomat.com/norma-kamali-designer.html
Archived
October 11, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
.
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Alumni of FIT
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CFDA Member Profile: Calvin Klein
. Council of Fashion Designers of America.
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William Alden (February 4, 2014).
"Michael Kors Is Now a Billionaire"
. Dealbook.
The New York Times
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Dellatore, Carl (October 11, 2016).
Interior Design Master Class100 Lessons from America's Finest Designers on the Art of Decoration
. New York: Rizzoli. p. cover, 54, 55.
ISBN
978-0-8478-4890-4
.
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"Janelle James on Refusing to Disclose Her Age, Hoping 'Abbott Elementary' Doesn't Last Forever and Why She's Not Interested in 'Sexy' Roles"
. April 19, 2023.
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"An FIT Guide to Binge-Watching"
. April 23, 2020.
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Joel Schumacher Biography
Archived
January 18, 2012, at the
Wayback Machine
.
Yahoo! Movies
.
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