Global Fashion Management Annual Seminar

global_fashion_squareEvery fall semester, students from around the world convene for 10 days at FIT for an in-depth seminar that focuses on leadership, cross-cultural understanding, and the global marketplace. One cohort of students is in FIT’s Global Fashion Management  (GFM) master’s program. The program is offered in collaboration with similar graduate programs at Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong and Institut Français de la Mode in Paris, whose students travel to New York for the seminar. At others times during the year, students from each school meet in Paris, where they focus on historical aspects and the contemporary luxury industry, and in Hong Kong, where production, supply chain, and consumer demographics and demand are studied.

The theme for September’s seminar, which was held September 19–28, was creative thinking applied to business. The seminar also included site visits. In Brooklyn, the students toured Manufacture New York, a 160,000-square-foot fashion incubator, design studio, and education lab in Sunset Park. They were able to observe designers at work and got a first look at a exciting space that is about to become a collaborative manufacturing and design hub for small-scale designers and makers who can no longer afford the skyrocketing costs of Manhattan’s Garment District. The LEED-certified hub will include areas for innovations in wearable tech and biomaterials, as well as offices and traditional factory space.

It is always important to explore the opportunities your program has to offer!

– Melinda

3 replies on “Global Fashion Management Annual Seminar”

  1. Hi! Does this program offer campus placements and what is the average payscale after this program ? Also, being an international student, any idea how can one keep themselves occupied as the classes are only on alternate days.

    1. Hi! Unfortunately, I don’t have that information. I would encourage you to reach out to Pamela Ellsworth, the Associate Chairperson at 212.217.4300 for specific inquiries. Good luck!

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