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Join us on Friday, April 23 for the next event in our new FIT Entrepreneurship Series, focusing on the first of several important topics the Series will address: Unconventional Careers. Featuring speakers: Colleen Salonga, Ruth Wimer, Amanda Munoz, and Rodney Hutton. Link in bio or go to fitnyc.edu/speakerseries

On April 27 join us for FIT's first-ever Giving Day! Learn how you can make an impact on the lives of our students and join an exciting challenge that will help inspire the next generation of creative leaders. Stay tuned to learn more about Giving Day! here is the link https://impact.fitnyc.edu/FITGivingDay

We are thrilled to share our next honoree for @FITnyc's 2021 Sustainability Awards, taking place on April 13. Eileen Fisher, Founder of EILEENFISHER, Inc. (@eileenfisherny), will receive the Changemaker in Corporate Sustainability Award. Eileen first ventured into clothing design in 1984. Her original conceptsimple, timeless pieces that work together to help women get dressed easilystill defines the company’s collections. In 2009, EILEEN FISHER, Inc. started a take-back pr...ogrampart of a circular system designed to preserve the value of the brand’s clothes at every stage, in any condition. The company has taken back over 1.5 million garments to date, transforming damaged clothes into one-of-a-kind artworks, pillows, wall hangings and accessories using a custom felting technique that requires no water or dyes. In spring 2015, the company announced VISION2020, a bold five-year plan that addresses sustainability and human rights. In keeping with Fisher’s belief in collaboration, VISION2020 calls for partnering with other brands to shift the fashion industry. On the heels of VISION2020, the company introduced Horizon2030 in April 2020, which shifts the focus from doing less harm to making a positive difference through regenerative practices that ultimately benefit people and the planet. Other honorees include Stacy Flynn, FIT alumna and Co-Founder and CEO of @Evrnu, and Abrima Erwiah, Co-Founder and President of @StudioOneEightyNine. The virtual awards will be hosted by model, activist, and social impact entrepreneur @AmberValletta. For more info and tickets, click on our #linkinbio or visit fitcircle.fitnyc.edu/sustainability-awards #sustainablefashion #sustainability #FITsustainability #EileenFisher See more

Thank you to @themarketline at @EssexCrossing for thoughtfully curating our 2021 @FITnyc Sustainability Awards experience packages to include a variety of farm-to-table, sustainable goods from the small business vendors currently activated in the Market Line Mini Market. Spanning three city blocks in the heart of the Lower East Side, The Market Line at Essex Crossing in its completion will be the home to more than 100 vendors celebrating the rich diversity and unique energy o...f New York City. Join us on April 13, 2021 as we honor FIT alumna and Co-Founder and CEO of @Evrnu, Stacy Flynn; the Founder of @EileenFisherNY, Eileen Fisher; and Co-Founder and President of @StudioOneEightyNine, Abrima Erwiah. The awards will be hosted by model, activist, and social impact entrepreneur @AmberValletta. Funds raised will help the @FITFoundation support the next generation of sustainability leaders in the creative industries. For more info and tickets, click on our #linkinbio or visit https://fitcircle.fitnyc.edu/sustainability-awards See more

We are thrilled to share our first honoree for @FITnyc's 2021 Sustainability Awards, taking place on April 13. Stacy Flynn, FIT alumna and Co-Founder and CEO of @Evrnu, will receive the Changemaker in Sustainable Innovation Award. An accomplished #sustainable systems expert, Flynn is committed to developing innovative fiber technologies that reduce #textilewaste and preserve #naturalresources. Under Flynn’s leadership, Evrnu, a #textileinnovations company, is working to solve... the most pressing challenges facing the global #textile and apparel industry. In 2019 Evrnu debuted #NuCycl, a technology that transforms garment waste into a resource by recovering the raw materials for reuse. Stacy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Textile Development and Marketing from #FITnyc. Other honorees include the Founder of @EileenFisherNY, Eileen Fisher, and Co-Founder and President of @StudioOneEightyNine, Abrima Erwiah. The virtual awards will be hosted by model, activist, and social impact entrepreneur @AmberValletta. For more info and tickets, click on our #linkinbio or visit fitcircle.fitnyc.edu/sustainability-awards #sustainablefashion #sustainability #FITsustainability See more

The 2021 @FITnyc Sustainability Awards taking place on Tuesday, April 13 will be hosted by model, activist, and social impact entrepreneur Amber Valletta (@ambervalletta). Amber Valletta appeared on her first Vogue at age 18 and is one of the few top models who holds the record for the most U.S. Vogue covers in history a total of 13. She has appeared as the face of Prada, Louis Vuitton, Calvin Klein, Gucci, and Giorgio Armani, and has starred in films like Hitch and Wha...t Lies Beneath, as well as TV shows such as Revenge and Blood and Oil. Seeking to blend her love of fashion with her values led to a groundbreaking collaboration with Yoox, dubbed Master & Muse by Amber Valletta, from 2013 to 2015. M&M operated as an online store that offered stylish, cutting-edge, responsibly made fashion created and produced by sustainable designers. As the project heightened awareness about the world of #sustainablefashion, Amber also continued her advocacy through thought leadership, educating many both within and outside the industry on the importance of environmental and social justice. Over the years, Amber has worked with international organizations and events such as the Copenhagen Fashion Summit, H&M Foundation’s Global Change Award, Sustainable Brands Conference, and SXSW Eco. She also lends her mentorship to the CFDA Sustainable Fashion Initiative and is on the advisory boards of Cradle to Cradle (Fashion +), Environmental Media Association, and Nest. In 2020, British Vogue named Amber as their inaugural Contributing Sustainability Editor. For more info and to get your tickets now at the link in our bio, or visit fitcircle.fitnyc.edu/sustainability-awards #FITnyc #FITSustainability #sustainability #sustainabledesign #ambervalletta See more

#FlashbackFriday to when then Fashion Business Management student Kiana Brooks (@kianabrooks_) now a member of the @FITAlumni family) was honored at FIT's 2019 Sustainability Awards with the new Trusteeship Award for her excellence in academics, athletics, and volunteer work. The 2021 Sustainability Awards is coming April 13 -- get your tickets now at impact.fitnyc.edu/ChangemakersInAction or via the link in our bio! #TBT #Sustainability #SustainableFashion #SustainableDesign #FITSustainability #FITnyc #FITAlumni (image c/o Getty Images)

Join @FITnyc as we celebrate the 2021 Sustainability Awards on April 13, 2021. The virtual awards will be hosted by model, activist, and social impact entrepreneur @AmberValletta. We will honor FIT alumna and Co-Founder and CEO of @Evrnu, Stacy Flynn, who will receive the Changemaker in Sustainable Innovation Award; the Founder of @EileenFisherNY, Eileen Fisher, who will receive the Changemaker in Corporate Sustainability Award; and Co-Founder and President of @StudioOneEight...yNine, Abrima Erwiah, who will receive the Changemaker in Social Impact Award. The theme, Changemakers in Action, will focus on raising diverse voices that are making change in the industry and sharing how these voices are taking action in sustainability. Funds raised will help the @FITFoundation support the next generation of sustainability leaders in the creative industries. For more info and tickets, click on our #linkinbio or visit http://fitcircle.fitnyc.edu/sustainability-awards See more

We are pleased to welcome three new partners to the FIT Circlea select group of donors and partners supporting key @FITnyc initiatives. We have been joined by @ralphlaurenfragrances @pvhcorp and @titosvodka who will help us provide our students, community, and partners with world-class education and hands-on experiences by partnering with us on an exciting lineup of impactful events and programming this year. For more information about the FIT Circle and how you can join us, visit fitcircle.fitnyc.edu or click on our #linkinbio. #fitnyc #FITCircle #PVH #RalphLaurenFragrances #TitosVodka

*REMINDER* Join us TOMORROW on Friday, February 5th from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT for our next fireside chat with @FITnyc Alumna and Board Member @DaynaIsomJohnson (BS Fashion Merchandising Management), trend expert for @Etsy and a judge on the NBC primetime series 'Making It' (@nbcmakingit). Dayna will sit down with Mona Aboelnaga Kanaan, managing partner at K6 Investments and member of FIT's Board of Trustees, about her time at #FITnyc and her role as a trend expert, shining a spotlight on the 3.7 million small business owners on Etsy. To RSVP click the link in our bio or go to https://us02web.zoom.us//tZMvcuqsrTIqGtZmQ2hHzGuVv5Obl51-s

Many thanks to @townandcountrymag for spreading the news about the Art Smith Memorial Scholarship at @FITnyc in their February 2021 issue. Named in honor of influential mid-century modernist New York City-based Black jewelry designer Art Smith (1917-1982), a group of 50 jewelry industry brands recently joined forces to fund a $50,000 endowed scholarship at FIT. The Fund will create ongoing scholarships and mentorships to support Black students attending the school's Jewelry Design program (@fitnycjewelry). Click on the link in our bio, or head to https://www.townandcountrymag.com///jewelry-industry-2020/ to read more in "How Jewelers Rose to the Occasion in 2021" on the Town & Country website. #jewelry #artsmithscholarship #jewelrydesign #FITnyc #blackjewelers #artsmith #scholarship #townandcountry #VeryTandC

Our very own @FITnyc Assistant Professor Theanne Schiros, PhD (@theanne), was recently interviewed by the @NYTimes about her work in the lab creating a new leather substitute grown from bacteria. Click on the Iink in our bio to read the story! Or go to https://www.nytimes.com//sustainability-clothes-environmen #sustainability #sustainablefashion #sustainable #fitnyc