While Act 5 marks the conclusion of their student tenure, it also signals the start of new trajectories. As the designers step into the broader industry—whether as brand founders, collaborators, or innovators—their bodies of work already carry a narrative weight, rooted in both craft and concept.
For Ethan Lewy, the legacy of such a show speaks to what’s possible when design is seen as dialogue—when clothes are not just objects, but statements. Read the full article here in the NYTimes.
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Vogue Runway turned the spotlight on the Fashion Institute of Technology’s master’s graduates in a feature that reads like a manifesto for the next generation. Titled “Act 5,” this collection was ...

MR Mag’s coverage of FIT’s Act 5 runway highlights the showcase as more than just a student presentation, but rather as a beginning. In MR Mag’s lens, Act 5 wasn’t about closure. It was about emerg...
