Precollege Programs at FIT

Tag: Fashion Merchandising

  • In The Halls: Sunshine

    Student: Sunshine (17) from Aburi, Ghana Program:  Saturday/ Sunday Live Pre-College Courses: Magazine Design Develop An Eye for Styling Describe your personal style? Probably edgy, dark, but funky some days Where do you go on your breaks from class? I like to sit on a chair and go on tumblr for inspiration. What is your favorite thing about…

  • In The Halls: Emily

    Student: Emily (16) from Commack, NY Program: Saturday/Sunday Live Pre-College Courses: HFM 064 The Ins & Outs of Fashion Merchandising HAP 017 Introduction to Draping for Fashion Design Describe your personal style? My style can change from modern one day to boho the next. Where do you go on your breaks from class? I like…

  • It Isn’t the End, It’s the Beginning

    So Saturday, May 17th, was the last day of FIT’s Precollege classes. It was so sad saying goodbye to my classmates and my professors, and I’m really going to miss being at FIT. I sadly won’t be able to attend the summer courses. However, this isn’t really the end, because I’m coming to FIT in…

  • A Trip to Macy’s!

    Hi everyone! This past weekend my Professor invited one of his former students, Bianca, to come and talk to us about her experience working in the fashion industry. Since she works at the Macy’s a few blocks over she was able to take us there and really show us where all of her hard work…

  • Brand Image

    We’ve been focusing on brand imaging and positioning a lot in my fashion merchandising class. A brand’s image is created within the minds of people, consisting of all the information and expectations associated with a product or the company providing it. It is a much more complex area of fashion than it may initially seem to be. When considering a…

  • My Fashion Merchandising Project

    So after reading about all the fun things we do in the city in the Precollege programs, like shopping trips and walks on the High Line and whatnot, you’re probably wondering if we actually do any serious work. Yes. We do. For example, for my fashion merchandising class we were assigned to head to Meatpacking…