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Dusting off your ugly Christmas sweater for a holiday Zoom call? The popular knit wasn’t always viewed as ugly according to Lisa Donofrio, assistant chair of FIT’s Fashion Design department, in The Wall Street Journal. Take a look at how the sweater craze has transformed over the years: http://on.wsj.com/38y3aUP

Happy Holidays from FIT! The college will be closed from Thursday, December 24, 2020 through Friday, January 1, 2021, and will reopen on Monday, January 4, 2021. Animation by Angela Diep, Advertising and Digital Design '20

Fall 2020 complete. You did it! You triumphed through a year with unparalleled challenges. Check out a few selections of final term garments and projects. Continue to share your work with us using the hashtag #unconventionalminds. ( L-R: Instagram users @lunalegaspi, @jess_bozzello, @ashleyhooligan, @yovnqbvck, @emersonkobak, @juniperscribe, @lastroe)

Marvel fans! Did you catch The Museum at FIT in a recent episode of Marvel’s digital series Storyboards? Tune in to see Marvel’s Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada discuss fashion and storytelling with Samhita Mukhopadhyay, the executive editor of Teen Vogue.

Who’s ready for winter break?! Good luck to everyone finishing their finals and remember to stay safe this holiday season! : Charlie Shelton, Advertising and Digital Design '21.

Being recognized as a L’Oréal Paris Women of Worth elevates the work we do at The Evoluer House and significantly brings attention to the needs and life stories of so many girls of color from marginalized communities, amplifying how they too can grow up to not only be healthy, happy and strong but as powerful leaders of change throughout the world. FIT alumna Cheryl Ann Wadlington is one of L'Oréal Paris Women of Worth for 2020. The program honors extraordinary women for philanthropic work in their communities. Read more about Wadlington and The Evoluer House below.

#NationalAuthorsDay: #DoNotErase, a collection of photographs that celebrate mathematical explorations by FIT Associate Professor of Photography Jessica Wynne, will be published In spring 2021 by Princeton University Press. Created with help from mathematicians around the world, the images capture formulas that tackle topics including dynamic motion, kinetic theory, and hyperbolic geometry. Read our profile of Wynne in the latest issue of Hue: https://bit.ly/3jLfNQ7

Start your Halloween weekend by checking out Witchy Business, an animated short developed by Dillon O’Keefe, Computer Animation ‘20!

#FITFamilyWeekend is going virtual! Wherever you are, we invite you to join the Department of Student Life to celebrate with your families on Friday, Nov. 13, and Saturday, Nov. 14. The two-day event will include cooking demonstrations, live fitness classes, and a trivia night sponsored by The FIT Student Activities Board! Visit our website to register.

FIT x COTERIE: The Future of Fashion 2020

Tonight! FIT's annual Capstone Research Presentation by the CFMM Master's Program Class of 2020 will be presented digitally for the first time, via webinar. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3mvp6Wi

There's still time to join us for our Fall 2020 Virtual Open House this Sunday, October 25 from 1-4 pm! Learn more.

Nasdaq interviewed Fashion Design grad Jamilah Knight, whose apparel and accessories brand, Fly By Knight, celebrates women of color. Her business was contracted to make 2,000 tote bags for The New York Times‘ The 1619 Project. Read more: https://bit.ly/2IFi4zp

Let's vote, Big ! This week's #ArtonLink x NYC Votes Visualize the Vote 2020 series features an illustration from FIT grad Emily Ree, Fine Arts BFA ‘13! See her work on display at a LinkNYC kiosk until this Thursday, October 22.

Save the date! Award-winning illustrator Sam Kalda ‘14 will join us online for our next Hue Live this Monday, October 26 at 6pm EDT. Kalda will discuss the joys and struggles of making a living as an artist, how to find inspiration in stressful times, and details of his creative process. Free and open to the public! http://bit.ly/HueLiveSamKalda

I didn’t know I could paint every day. This time has opened up a whole new realization of what people are capable of. While stay-at-home orders were in place, Lori Polson, Advertising Design ’90, rediscovered her love for painting by creating oil portraits for family and friends. After posting her work on social media, Polson started to receive requests for commissions including a personal invite by her mayor in Woodcliff Lake, NJ, to join the local arts council. Read more about her work in the newest issue of Hue here: https://bit.ly/2Tali02

As part of the Cybersecurity Awareness Month campaign from the Division of Information Technology, please check out the following best practices you can use today to keep tabs on your apps. Read more below.

Celebrate multiculturalism in the arts! Tune in today and Saturday, October 16 and 17, for this year’s Diversity Comic Con. The two-day event showcases the talents of an array of artists from within and outside of the FIT community. All events are online, free, and open to the public: https://bit.ly/3lVocCe