This is a list of graduates, past students and alumni of the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.
Alumni
editArtists
edit- Jamie Beck – photographer and author[1]
- Tony Chi – interior designer[2]
- Molly Crabapple – artist and writer[3]
- Rosetta DeBerardinis – artist[4]
- Danielle De Jesus – visual artist and photographer[5]
- Daria Dorosh – Ukrainian artist, educator and activist[6]
- Marie-Denise Douyon – Canadian painter, illustrator and graphic artist[7]
- Anna Frangiosa – artist and cabaret performer
- Gloria Garfinkel – visual artist[8][9][10]
- Lynn Gilbert – photographer and author[11]
- CYJO – fine-art photographer
- Roxanne Lowit[12] – fashion and celebrity photographer
- Ryan Ashley Malarkey – tattoo artist, 2007[13]
- Janet McKenzie – painter of religious themes
- Lady Starlight – performance artist; muse of pop star Lady Gaga
- Sara Rahbar (1976) – fine artist, attended 1996–2000[14]
- Fabrice Simon – Haitian American abstract artist and fashion designer.
- Dean Skira – lighting designer[15]
- Frederick Weston – African-American gay artist whose collages were recognized for their importance late in his life
Actors, entertainment industry
edit- Karen Allen – actress[16]
- Madison Anderson – Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2019
- Aquaria – winner of RuPaul's Drag Race season 10
- 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[17]
- Laverne Cox – actress and LGBT advocate[18]
- Chloe Dao – winner of the TV series Project Runway (season 2)
- Betty Davis – singer, songwriter, and model[19][20]
- Amy Devers – furniture designer and TV personality (Freeform Furniture, Designer People, Trading Spaces)
- Peter DiPilato – entertainment photographer[21]
- Mich Dulce – Filipina fashion designer, reality show actor, and musician[22]
- Amber Lee Ettinger – model and actress[23]
- 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.[24]
- Gregory Gale – costume designer
- Kayne Gillaspie – fashion designer and Project Runway cast member[25][26]
- Kimberly Goldson – fashion designer and Project Runway cast member[27][28]
- Elena Goode – actress and Ford model
- Max Hechtman - filmmaker, video editor and videographer[29][30][31]
- 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[32]
- Jasmine Kennedie - drag queen, trans woman and contestant on Rupaul's Drag Race season 14
- Kilo Kish – singer/songwriter, textile artist, and painter[33]
- 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
- Oscar Nunez – actor and comedian[34]
- Audrey Quock[35] – model and actress
- Joel Schumacher[36] – 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
- Robert Verdi – television personality and style expert[37]
- Daniel Vosovic – runner-up of TV series Project Runway (season 2)
- 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[38]
- 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[39] - fashion designer who was Senior Vice President of Liz Claiborne Inc. and succeeded Claiborne as head of design in 1989
- Amsale Aberra[12][40][41] – fashion designer of couture bridal gowns and eveningwear
- Reem Acra[12][42] – fashion designer of couture bridal gowns and eveningwear
- Jeffrey Ampratwum - fashion designer
- Jhane Barnes – fashion designer[43]
- Polly Barton – textile artist[44]
- Stephen Burrows – fashion designer, one of the first African-American fashion designer to sell internationally.
- Grace Chen – fashion designer[45][46]
- David Chu[12][47] – fashion designer, president, and CEO of Nautica International, Inc.
- Mandy Coon – fashion designer
- Francisco Costa[12][48] – designer, Calvin Klein collection for women
- Laura Dahl – fashion designer
- Marisol Deluna – fashion designer[49]
- Alan Eckstein – fashion designer and co-founder of Timo Weiland[50]
- Andrew Fezza – fashion designer[51]
- Carolina Herrera – fashion designer, President of Carolina Herrera New York
- Norma Kamali – fashion designer
- Calvin Klein (1962)[12][52] – founder of Calvin Klein, Inc.
- Michael Kors – Fashion designer, President and CEO of Michael Kors
- Nanette Lepore[12][53][54] – 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.[55]
- Bibhu Mohapatra – fashion designer[56]
- Charles Nolan - fashion designer[57]
- Babette Pinsky - fashion designer
- Ralph Rucci (1980)[12][58] – 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[59]
- Isabel Toledo – fashion designer
- Hector Torres – fashion designer[60]
- Zaldy – designer for RuPaul[61]
Illustrators
edit- Timothy D. Bellavia – children's author and illustrator
- Enrico Casarosa - Animator at Pixar
- Chris Eliopoulos - cartoonist
- Antonio Lopez[62] – fashion illustrator
Jewelry, accessories designers
edit- Gessica Brooke[63] – fashion and accessories designer
- Carolina Bucci – jewelry designer
- James de Givenchy – jewelry designer and owner of the jewelry company Taffin[64][65]
Writers
edit- Sydney Biddle Barrows – businesswoman, socialite, management consultant and writer[66]
- Cailli and Sam Beckerman[67] – fashion bloggers
- Angie Cruz[68] – novelist and author
- Erica De Mane - chef, food writer, cookbook author[69]
- Nina García – editor-in-Chief, Elle, and Project Runway judge[70][71]
- Radhika Khanna – fashion designer and author of Yoga: From the Ganges to Wall Street and two other books.
- Naomi Sims – model and author
Other
edit- Greta Zimmer Friedman – Austrian-born American who was photographed being grabbed and kissed by Navy sailor George Mendonsa in Alfred Eisenstaedt's iconic 1945 V-J Day in Times Square photograph[72]
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