Multidisciplinary fashion designer Francis Bitonti, of the famed Dita Dress and the recently launched Verlan Dress, created quite a stir with his 3D printed fashion creations. The Verlan Dress was printed this summer on two MakerBot Replicator 2 Desktop 2D Printers in the New Skins Workshop, led by Bitonti, at the Pratt Institute’s Digital Arts and Humanities Research Center (DAHRC). The dress took a total of 400 hours of printing on two MakerBot Replicator 2 Desktop 3D Printers, which printed continually for close to 24 hours a day for two weeks. On September 24, 2013, at 7:30 p.m., the MakerBot Store in New York City offers an opportunity to meet Francis Bitonti and hear him speak about fashion and 3D printing at a special lecture. The MakerBot Store is located at 298 Mulberry Street (between Bleeker and Houston Streets). This exciting lecture will provide attendees with a glimpse into the high fashion world and how it is intersecting with 3D printing. Tickets are $5 per person; space is limited and reservations are required in advance by visiting: http://www.makerbot.com/retail-store/events.