3D MODELING A FORGOTTEN BREWERY
What began as a typical construction job in Williamsburg, Brooklyn …
A BIODEGRADABLE SUBSTITUTE FOR SPANDEX
Spandex is a miracle fiber for its ability to stretch and recover, giving clothing…
A FIBER MADE FROM DISCARDED CLOTHES
Evrnu is a textile technology startup, created by Stacy Flynn…
A GAME THAT
TEACHES NUTRITION
Meals for Monsters is an educational, health-focused mobile app …
A HIGH-TECH
SUSTAINABILITY SHOWCASE
The Loop for Good was a clothing swap and experiential sustainability pop-up event …
A NO-SLIP GRIP ON BABIES
From 2005 to 2012, infant falls have risen from .4/10,000 to up to 21.2/10,000…
A RESEARCH COLLABORATION WITH STONY BROOK
The FIT-SBU Seed Funding Project was launched to encourage …
ADVICE FROM A MASTER OF TRANSFORMABLE DESIGN
As he addressed the FIT’s 2018 graduates it became clear…
AN ANIMAL-FREETWIST ON WOOL
Given the massive environmental impact of sourcing raw materials…
BEYOND BOUNDARIES FOR FASHION DESIGNERS
The telephone, light bulb, and radio began as ideas to make the world…
COLLABORATING
WITH IBM
In 2018, FIT collaborated with IBM, harnessing artificial intelligence to design…
CREATING A SPACE FOR EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
The Faculty Research and Innovation Space (FRIS) is an interdisciplinary…
CREATIVE COLLABORATION
IN A 5G WORLD
In partnership with Fast Company for the Fast Company Innovation Festival, FIT hosted …
DESIGNING WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Fifteen FIT students from three majors— Fashion Design, International Trade…
DESIGNING WITHEMERGING MATERIALS
Designing with Emerging Materials, an elective science course…
DETOXIFYING THE SNEAKER SOLE
For two years, FIT has partnered with Genspace, a synthetic biology lab…
DRAWING THE FUTURE IN CHALK
ChalkFIT is a project started in September 2013 by Daniel Shefelman…
ESSENTIAL TRAINING FOR DRONE PILOTS
Drones have become increasingly popular for more than mere entertainment…
EXPERIMENTING WITH TECHNOLOGY AT FIT’S GALA
At the annual Foundation Gala, FIT and the FIT Foundation draw together leaders…
EXTENDED REALITY FOR
KNITTING INSTRUCTION
To enhance teaching, higher education has incorporated 3D-based instructions …
FABRIC TO FERTILIZER AND PLANTS TO DYE
In spring 2018, Science and Mathematics Professor Karen Pearson…
FIT-MIT RESEARCH COLLABORATION
Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) is a Cambridge…
INNOVATING WITH
MIT STUDENTS
For the second consecutive year, FIT and MIT have partnered to host the Summer…
LAUNCH OF THE
CENTER FOR INNOVATION
The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) established the Center for Innovation …
MAKING CLOTHES FROM SEAWEED
AlgiKnit is the New York-based biomaterials research group that researches…
MAKING CLOTHESFROM KOMBUCHA
In 2017, Fashion Design student Tahiya Hossain, a Genspace scholar…
MODERNIZING THE BALLET SLIPPER
Two recent graduates from FIT’s Global Fashion Management program …
OFFSETTING THE
HEAT ISLAND EFFECT
The 2021 Biodesign Challenge (BDC) was held the week of June 21, with FIT’s …
ONLINE FASHION HISTORY RESOURCE
The Fashion History Timeline is an online reference, research, and teaching tool…
PPE FOR
DIVERSE BODIES
In December 2020, a team of faculty and student researchers from FIT were awarded …
PRODUCT
IN A DAY
In early January 2020, the FIT/Infor DTech Lab hosted a “Product in a Day” workshop …
PROMOTING COTTON
WITH 3D DESIGN
In 2020, as FIT prepared for remote and hybrid instruction, the FIT DTech Lab …
PROTOTYPING GARMENTS WITH 3D MODELING
The FIT/Infor Design and Tech Lab co-hosted an industry speaker and networking…
PUSHING THE LIMITS OF ATHLETIC WEAR
The popularity of athleisure–garments that blur the line between active and casual wear…
RECREATING A LOST
MUSEUM’S COLLECTION
Alexander Nagel, assistant professor of Art History, is one of the first FIT…
RECYCLING TEXTILES
WITH CHEMISTRY
“Waste to Resource: Green chemistry degradation of cotton waste for circular …
REEVALUATING AMERICAN INDIAN ARCHITECTURE
American Indians of the Mississippi River Valley aren’t often afforded the same…
REPLICATING ANCIENT CRAFTS WITH TECH
In spring 2019, Nara Lee, Jewelry Design ‘19, Gemology Certificate…
RETAIL PROJECT III
The FIT/Infor DTech Lab has announced a partnership with OnPoint…
SAFETY PROTOCOL
FOR TEXTILE COLLECTIONS
The Material Evidence project elevates safety within the collection and storage …
SCANNING ELECTRON
MICROSCOPE
The National Science Foundation, a federal agency that supports fundamental research …
SCENTS THAT PAIR WITH A CUSTOMER’S DNA
The harnessing of big data has revolutionized the marketing industry’s approach…