Corey Moran, board member, FIT Foundation; Jerry Vittoria, president, Fine Fragrance Worldwide; Dr. Brooke Carlson, interim dean, School of Graduate Studies, FIT; Robin Burns-McNeill, chair, FIT Board of Trustees; Dr. Joyce F. Brown, president, FIT; Dr. Yasemin Jones, interim vice president, Academic Affairs, FIT; and Stephan Kanlian, chair, Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management MPS, FIT.
On Monday, June 3, during a joint meeting of the advisory boards of FIT’s Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management (CFMM) and Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing (CFM) programs, the college formally opened the Beauty Center at FIT, a dynamic research center for the beauty industry dedicated to global business strategy and consumer trends located in Midtown Manhattan. In partnership with the beauty industry, the center will contribute thought leadership to the beauty sector, which is expected to continue to grow at impressive rates on the heels of nearly 20 percent growth since 2018, according to Cosmoprof North America, the leading B2B beauty trade show in the Americas.
A successful education partner to the beauty industry for over 35 years, FIT is also the only college in the United States with a state-of-the-art fragrance and cosmetics laboratory. Now, with the addition of the Beauty Center, the college will accelerate its ability to predict market trends, identify strategic business opportunities, and build on its record of global research success. Past research by CFMM has incorporated extensive field study work in markets ranging from Asia to the Middle East and North Africa to Europe. On June 26, the Class of 2024 will unveil its latest research study, “The Future of Accessible Beauty.” (RSVP to attend in person here, or watch the livestream here.)