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91ֿ Fashion School Hall of Fame to Induct Don Witkowski, Michael Kors Executive

UPDATE 4/26/17 - The public lecture by Don Witkowski that was scheduled for April 28 at noon has been canceled. Read more here. 91ֿ’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising has named Don Witkowski, a 91ֿ alumnus and president of Men’s at Michael Kors, as its 2017 Hall o…

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Michael Kors Joins as Presenting Partner for 91ֿ's Annual Fashion Show

UPDATE 4/26/17 - The public lecture by Don Witkowski that was scheduled for April 28 at noon has been canceled. Read more here. Luxury lifestyle brand Michael Kors will partner with 91ֿ’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising to present the school’s 2017 Annual Fashion Show…

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Fashion Tech team Abeona wins top honors at LaunchNET's Idea Olympics

Fashion Tech Hackathon teams dominate LaunchNET’s Idea Olympics 2017

On Thursday, March 9, two teams that formed during the Fashion Tech Hackathon in January took top spots at the annual LaunchNET 91ֿ Idea Olympics competition. “Abeona, the total immersion jacket” took first place, while “Hermes, the helmet with brains,” took second place. Two other ideas, Pop…

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Students discuss their project during the 2016 Fashion/Tech Hackathon at 91ֿ’s Fashions School.

91ֿ Fashion/Tech Hackathon Set for Jan. 27-29

Students gets ready to innovate, design and bring wearable technology to life at the 2017 Fashion/Tech Hackathon Jan. 27-29.

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91ֿ Museum Exhibit Considers Assistive Technologies in Fashion Context

The 91ֿ Museum will offer a fresh, design-focused survey of assistive and adaptive devices in an upcoming exhibition. “(dis)ABLED BEAUTY: The Evolution of Beauty, Disability and Ability” runs July 29, 2016, to March 12, 2017, in the museum’s Stager and Blum Galleries. The exhibit i…

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91ֿ Fashion School Produces 34th Annual Fashion Show

Tickets go on sale March 28 The Fashion School at 91ֿ will present the Fashion School’s Annual Fashion Show, “FS²: Crescendo,” on Friday, April 29, and Saturday, April 30. The show, which highlights the outstanding talents of the Fashion School’s design and merchandising students,…

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91ֿ Fashion School Hall of Fame to Induct Josie Natori

The Fashion School at 91ֿ is pleased to announce that designer and business leader Josie Natori will be inducted into the Fashion School Hall of Fame on April 30. The ceremony will take place as part of the 91ֿ Fashion School’s Annual Fashion Show, presented the same evening…

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The NYC Studio Hosts an Evening of Celebration

In the spring of 2006, The Fashion School’s NYC Studio opened to its first group of students and on Thursday Oct. 29, the NYC Studio hosted an Evening of Celebration in anticipation of the Studio’s upcoming 10-year anniversary. The evening also celebrated the newly created NYC Studio Director’s Scho…

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91ֿ’s Fashion School Receives a Letter With a Touching Request

  The 91ֿ Fashion School gets a lot of requests for their world-renowned designs and high-tech creations, but an old-fashioned letter that arrived in the mail on Sept. 10, 2015, contained a request unlike anything they had ever received. It came from a sixth grader named Kar…

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91ֿ Prof Puts the Big Screen on Tiny Jewelry

Your favorite movie or video might soon help accessorize your wardrobe thanks to Margarita Benitez, assistant professor in 91ֿ’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising.     Benitez, along with Markus Vogl, assistant professor from The University of Akron,…

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