List of Fashion Institute of Technology alumni
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This is a list of graduates, past students and alumni of the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.
Alumni
[edit]Artists
[edit]- Tony Chi – interior designer[1]
- Molly Crabapple – artist and writer[2]
- Marie-Denise Douyon – Canadian painter, illustrator and graphic artist[3]
- CYJO – fine-art photographer
- Roxanne Lowit[4] – fashion and celebrity photographer
- Ryan Ashley Malarkey – tattoo artist, 2007[5]
- Janet McKenzie – painter of religious themes
- Lady Starlight – performance artist; muse of pop star Lady Gaga
- Sara Rahbar (1976) – fine artist, attended 1996–2000[6]
- Fabrice Simon – Haitian American abstract artist and fashion designer.
- Dean Skira – lighting designer[7]
- Frederick Weston – African-American gay artist whose collages were recognized for their importance late in his life
Actors, entertainment industry
[edit]- Karen Allen – actress[8]
- Madison Anderson – Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2019
- Fonzworth Bentley – hip hop artist, entertainer, fashion designer
- Lady Colin Campbell – writer and television personality
- Helen Castillo – fashion designer; cast member on season 12 of the reality television series Project Runway[9]
- Laverne Cox – actress and LGBT advocate[10]
- Chloe Dao – winner of the TV series Project Runway (season 2)
- Amy Devers – furniture designer and TV personality (Freeform Furniture, Designer People, Trading Spaces)
- Amber Lee Ettinger – model and actress[11]
- Scarlet Envy – drag queen, contestant on Rupaul's Drag Race season 11 and "Rupaul's Drag Race All Stars" season 6
- Randy Fenoli – television personality (Say Yes to the Dress), bridal designer, and CEO, Randy Fenoli Enterprises, Inc.[12]
- Max Hechtman - filmmaker, video editor and videographer[13][14][15]
- Caroline Hirsch – founder and owner of Caroline's Comedy Club
- Agot Isidro – actress, singer, and TV show host in the Philippines
- Janelle James – actress and comedian[16]
- Kilo Kish – singer/songwriter, textile artist, and painter[17]
- Frankie Knuckles – DJ and producer best known for his involvement in pioneering house music.
- Melissa McCarthy – film and television actress, comedian, writer and producer; attended for two years
- Audrey Quock[18] – model and actress
- Joel Schumacher[19] – director, producer, writer, costume designer
- Angela Simmons – TV personality, fashion designer, CEO of Pastry Kicks.
- Ramona Singer – TV personality, starred on Bravo TV series The Real Housewives of New York City.
- Stephen A. Smith – sportscaster; attended for one year
- Daniel Vosovic – runner-up of TV series Project Runway (season 2)
- Jasmine Kennedie - drag queen, trans woman and contestant on Rupaul's Drag Race season 14
- Aquaria – winner of RuPaul's Drag Race season 10
- Joe Zee – Creative Director of Elle Magazine, host of the Sundance Channel's original program All on the Line
Entrepreneurs
[edit]- Laure Hériard-Dubreuil – French entrepreneur and founder of a luxury multi-brand retailer, The Webster Miami[20]
- Elisabeth Jensen – former Disney Consumer Products executive; education advocate and candidate for United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, 2014.
Fashion designers
[edit]- Robert Abajian[21] - fashion designer who was Senior Vice President of Liz Claiborne Inc. and succeeded Claiborne as head of design in 1989
- Amsale Aberra[4][22][23] – fashion designer of couture bridal gowns and eveningwear
- Reem Acra[4][24] – fashion designer of couture bridal gowns and eveningwear
- Jeffrey Ampratwum - fashion designer
- Jhane Barnes – fashion designer[25]
- Polly Barton – textile artist[26]
- Stephen Burrows – fashion designer, one of the first African-American fashion designer to sell internationally.
- David Chu[4][27] – fashion designer, president, and CEO of Nautica International, Inc.
- Mandy Coon – fashion designer
- Francisco Costa[4][28] – designer, Calvin Klein collection for women
- Laura Dahl – fashion designer
- Marisol Deluna – fashion designer[29]
- Carolina Herrera – fashion designer, President of Carolina Herrera New York
- Norma Kamali – fashion designer
- Calvin Klein (1962)[4][30] – founder of Calvin Klein, Inc.
- Michael Kors – Fashion designer, President and CEO of Michael Kors
- Nanette Lepore[4][31][32] – fashion designer and owner, Robespierre, Inc.
- Leon Max – fashion designer, president and CEO of Max Studios
- Arthur McGee – fashion designer, first African American designer hired to run a design studio on Seventh Avenue in the Garment District in New York City.[33]
- Bibhu Mohapatra – fashion designer[34]
- Babette Pinsky, fashion designer
- Ralph Rucci (1980)[4][35] – fashion designer, Chado Ralph Rucci
- Steve Summers - Costume designer and creative director for Dolly Parton
- Kate Stoltz – fashion designer and model
- Ivy Supersonic – hat designer
- Ouigi Theodore – African - American designer behind the Brooklyn Circus label[36]
- Isabel Toledo – fashion designer
- Hector Torres – fashion designer[37]
- Zaldy – designer for RuPaul[38]
Illustrators
[edit]- Timothy D. Bellavia – children's author and illustrator
- Enrico Casarosa - Animator at Pixar
- Antonio Lopez[39] – fashion illustrator
Jewelry, accessories designers
[edit]- Gessica Brooke[40] – fashion and accessories designer
- Carolina Bucci – jewelry designer
Writers
[edit]- Sydney Biddle Barrows – businesswoman, socialite, management consultant and writer[41]
- Cailli and Sam Beckerman[42] – fashion bloggers
- Angie Cruz[43] – novelist and author
- Erica De Mane - chef, food writer, cookbook author[44]
- Nina García – editor-in-Chief, Elle, and Project Runway judge[45][46]
- Radhika Khanna – fashion designer and author of Yoga: From the Ganges to Wall Street and two other books.
- Naomi Sims – model and author
References
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- ^ Profile: Jennifer Caban and John Leavitt, Illustration Alums Archived 2014-06-15 at archive.today Fashion Institute of Technology. State University of New York. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
- ^ "Works by Marie-Denise Douyon". Galerie d'art Viva Vida. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Noted FIT Alumni Archived 27 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Fashion Institute of Technology. Accessed 3 January 2010.
- ^ Remling, Amanda (18 October 2016). "'Ink Master' Showrunner Breaks Down Season 8 Female Alliance". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Sara Rahbar Biography". ArtNet.com. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "4aMagazine: A sustainable talk with the lighting designer Dean Skira". New4amagazine.com. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ "Albany Film Festival spotlight: Karen Allen". 17 March 2022.
- ^ Wenik, Ian (16 August 2013). ""Reality TV"". The Union City Reporter. pp. 1 and 9.
- ^ https://news.fitnyc.edu/2020/04/23/an-fit-guide-to-binge-watching/
- ^ Buskirk, Eliot Van. "Q&A: Amber Lee Ettinger (A.k.a. Obama Girl)". Wired.
- ^ Rohrlich, Marianne (8 October 2015). "Randy Fenoli of 'Say Yes to the Dress' Is a Bride's Therapist". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ Vatner, Jonathan (31 July 2019). "Take Five: Max Hechtman". FIT Newsroom.
- ^ Stieglitz, Brian (22 September 2020). "East Meadow filmmaker nominated for three awards at local festival". Herald Community Newspapers. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ Satnick, Randi. "The Real Deal: A look through the lens of a young Long Island filmmaker". Your News Mag. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Janelle James on Refusing to Disclose Her Age, Hoping 'Abbott Elementary' Doesn't Last Forever and Why She's Not Interested in 'Sexy' Roles". 19 April 2023.
- ^ https://www.spin.com/2016/03/review-kilo-kish-reflections-in-real-time/
- ^ Audrey Quock Interview. AsianceMagazine.com.
- ^ Joel Schumacher Biography. Yahoo! Movies.
- ^ Polla, Ada (17 June 2014). "Laure Hériard Dubreuil: Stylish Advice for Effortless Chic". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ "Robert Abajian, 62, A Fashion Designer". The New York Times. 13 January 1995. p. A25.
- ^ CFDA Member Profile: Amsale Aberra. Council of Fashion Designers of America.
- ^ Amsale Aberra biography Archived 2 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Amsale.com.
- ^ CFDA Member Profile: Reem Acra. Council of Fashion Designers of America.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Silk Weaver – Santa Fe, New Mexico". Polly Barton. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ^ CFDA Member Profile: David Chu. Council of Fashion Designers of America.
- ^ CFDA Member Profile: Francisco Costa. Council of Fashion Designers of America.
- ^ "The New York Times Style Weddings". The New York Times. 13 June 1999. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ CFDA Member Profile: Calvin Klein. Council of Fashion Designers of America.
- ^ CFDA Member Profile: Nanette Lepore. Council of Fashion Designers of America.
- ^ WFIT NYC. Fashion Institute of Technology. Archived 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Traphagen Alumni | The Traphagen School: Fostering American Fashion". Museum at FIT. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Bibhu Mohapatra - NYFW: The Shows". nyfw.com. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ CFDA Member Profile: Ralph Rucci. Council of Fashion Designers of America.
- ^ Williams, Alex (5 January 2011). "The Bearded Dandy of Brooklyn". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "Hector Torres Is Dead; Fashion Designer, 46". The New York Times. 27 July 1990.
- ^ Feldman, Jenny (July 2005). "Notes From the Underground: Zaldy Goco Spins a Darkly Beautiful Signature Collection of Victorian-Goth Coats and Dresses". Elle. Vol. 20, no. 11. p. 38.
- ^ Padilha, Roger, and Mauricio Padilha. 2012. Antonio Lopez: Fashion, Art, Sex & Disco. Random House Incorporated.
- ^ KTLA Spring Fashions and Hangbags with Gessica Brooke Archived 1 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine retrieved on 1 March 2011
- ^ Hornblower, Margot; Tsiantar, Dody (2 November 1984). "The Case of the 'Mayflower Madam'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ Kurutz, Steven (14 September 2016). "'Human Glitter.' The Beckerman Twins Are Fashion Week Stars". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ Angie Cruz: Fashionably Late. Austin Chronicle. 16 November 2001.
- ^ Urrabazo, Yolanda. "Erica De Mane Fashions a Springtime Dish". FIT Alumni. Fashion Institute of Technology. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ Fashion Institute of Technology, Nina Garcia to Give Keynote Address at FIT's Graduation Ceremonies on May 25 Archived 2010-10-05 at the Wayback Machine 2010-05-18. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
- ^ Clehane, Diane (20 January 2010). "So What Do You Do, Nina Garcia, Marie Claire Fashion Director & Project Runway Judge?". Mediabistro.com. Retrieved 21 November 2014.