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8 Jun

FIT to Honor Gabriela Hearst With the Couture Council

FIT to Honor Gabriela Hearst With the Couture Council
The Fashion Institute of Technology will honor Gabriela Hearst, creative director of her namesake fashion brand and French luxury fashion house Chloé, with the Couture Council Award for Artistry of Fashion. The annual luncheon will happen Sept. 6 on the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in Latest York. The event marks the beginning of Latest York Fashion Week and advantages the Museum at FIT, the one museum in Latest York dedicated solely to the art of fashion. As WWD reported on Monday, Hearst is alleged to be stepping down from her role at Chloé after showing her spring 2024 collection during Paris Fashion Week. The parting is known to be amicable, with Hearst wishing to concentrate on her fast-growing signature...
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13 May

This 12 months’s FIT Way forward for Fashion Show

This 12 months’s FIT Way forward for Fashion Show
“And if that fashion show was any indication of where our industry goes, the longer term may be very vibrant,” said Karlie Kloss, who received the Fashion Icon award at FIT’s Way forward for Fashion ’23 Celebration and Honors in Manhattan on Wednesday night. Kloss gave a number of remarks on the party following the annual FIT Way forward for Fashion runway show that featured 87 designs, showcasing the work of 73 students chosen from FIT’s class of 2023 Fashion Design BFA program. The runway show was held outdoors on the FIT campus. The various group of scholars represented 4 continents, 11 countries and 21 U.S. states from 4 concentrations: knitwear, sportswear, intimate apparel and big day. The modern designs...
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28 Dec

Leonard Lauder Launches Scholarship for FIT Program – WWD

Leonard Lauder Launches Scholarship for FIT Program – WWD
Leonard A. Lauder is inaugurating a scholarship with FIT. Launching fall 2023, the Leonard A. Lauder Endowed Scholarship in Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing is a $1 million fund that can award as much as 4 undergraduate students $10,000 annually to cover their tuition expenses. “FIT graduates contribute significantly to the creative and business economy, including the beauty industry,” Lauder said in a press release. “These graduates have a rare impact in our industry, and The Estée Lauder Cos. is fortunate to have many wonderful FIT graduates amongst our employees.” To be eligible for consideration, students of the Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing program should have a GPA of three.0 or above. “The Leonard A. Lauder Endowed Scholarship will provide students with remarkable...
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