Vogue Spotlights Emerging Talent: FIT’s “Act 5” Graduate Showcase

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 framed as the graduates’ final act—a moment of resolution, transformation, and revelation.  Though each designer entered the program via different paths, they converged here with a shared ambition: to push fashion into meaningful dialogue, rather than merely familiar form. 

Beyond the clothes, the show was anchored by a message from FIT’s MFA chair, Cathleen Sheehan: “Be true to who you are and work hard… don’t lose the sense of being positive.”  As the graduates depart FIT, they carry forward not just new credentials—but a manifesto to keep stretching the boundaries of fashion.

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