Fashion Business Technology
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FBM STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
September 25-27, 2017 third semester Fashion Business Management major Alin Intravisit had the esteemed opportunity to attend the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) Shop.org Digital Retail Conference in Los Angeles, California. Engineering students are normally prefered but Alin’s impressive resume granted her an invitation amongst this intimate student population of 100 top students. Shop.org is noted…
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Forecasting at its best….
During Prof. Ann Cantrell’s Fashion Forecasting class, she and some students were discussing Dover Street Market and how innovative it is especially with its ties to Comme des Garçons. What better way to see it than to go. Since many of the students had never been to Dover Street Market, Prof. Cantrell was able to…
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BRAG Celebrates 46 Years…
On Thursday, October 20, 2016 BRAG hosted its 46th Annual Scholarship & Awards Gala. BRAG is a non-profit organization that prepares and educates professionals, entrepreneurs and students of color for executive leadership in the retail, fashion and related industries. BRAG FIT was the FIRST chartered college club and remains a major club on FIT’s campus…
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BRAGGING at Under Armour….
The BRAG FIT Club along with their Adviser Professor Laticha Brown traveled down to Baltimore, MD to visit Under Armour’s Corporate Office. The visit included a product life-cycle introduction, team activity (product 360 pitch in which the students had to come up with an innovative apparel piece for the future) and a campus tour. Thank…
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DIY: FIT visits Etsy……
Professor Ann Cantrell and her FM 326 Sustainability in Fashion Merchandising class visit Etsy. The visit was fantastic as this course enhances student knowledge of sustainability issues and Etsy is a peer-to-peer e-commerce website focused on handmade or vintage items and supplies, as well as unique factory-manufactured items. (photos courtesy of A. Cantrell)
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