This is a list of graduates, past students and alumni of the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.
Alumni
Artists Jamie Beck – photographer and writer Tony Chi – interior designer Molly Crabapple – artist and writerProfile: Jennifer Caban and John Leavitt, Illustration Alums Fashion Institute of Technology. State University of New York. Retrieved June 14, 2014. CYJO – fine-art photographer Danielle De Jesus – visual artist and photographer Rosetta DeBerardinis – artist Daria Dorosh – Ukrainian artist, educator and activist Marie-Denise Douyon – Canadian painter, illustrator and graphic artist Anna Frangiosa – artist and cabaret performer Gloria Garfinkel – visual artist Lynn Gilbert – photographer and writer Roxanne Lowit – fashion and celebrity photographer Ryan Ashley Malarkey – tattoo artist, 2007 Janet McKenzie – painter of religious themes Sara Rahbar (born 1976) – fine artist, attended 1996–2000 Fabrice Simon – Haitian-American abstract artist and fashion designer Dean Skira – lighting designer Lady Starlight – performance artist; muse of pop star Lady Gaga Frederick Weston – African-American gay artist whose collages were recognized for their importance late in his life
Actors, entertainment industry Karen Allen – actress 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 Laverne Cox – actress and LGBT advocate Chloe Dao – winner of the television series Project Runway (season 2) Betty Davis – singer, songwriter, and model Amy Devers – furniture designer and television personality (Freeform Furniture, Designer People, Trading Spaces) Peter DiPilato – entertainment photographer Mich Dulce – Filipina fashion designer, reality-television show actor, and musician Amber Lee Ettinger – model and actress 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 chief executive officer of Randy Fenoli Enterprises, Inc. Gregory Gale – costume designer Kayne Gillaspie – fashion designer and Project Runway cast memberVIDEO: Gillaspie Interview - KWTV - April 30, 2008 Kimberly Goldson – fashion designer and Project Runway cast member Elena Goode – actress and Ford model Caroline Hirsch – founder and owner of Caroline's Comedy Club Agot Isidro – actress, singer, and television show host in the Philippines Janelle James – actress and comedian Margaret Josephs – fashion designer, entrepreneur and television personality; starred on Bravo television series The Real Housewives of New Jersey Jasmine Kennedie – drag queen, trans woman and contestant on Rupaul's Drag Race season 14 Kilo Kish – singer-songwriter, textile artist, and painter Frankie Knuckles – DJ and producer, 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"The Office Cast Biographies" , May 17, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2010. Audrey Quock – model and actress Joel Schumacher – director, producer, writer, costume designer Angela Simmons – television personality, fashion designer, chief executive officer of Pastry Kicks Ramona Singer – television personality, starred on Bravo television series The Real Housewives of New York City Stephen A. Smith – sportscaster; attended for one year Angela Stribling - television and radio host and jazz singer Robert Verdi – television personality and style expert Daniel Vosovic – runner-up of the television 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 Laure Hériard-Dubreuil – French entrepreneur and founder of a luxury multi-brand retailer, the Webster Miami
Fashion designers Robert Abajian – fashion designer who was senior vice president of Liz Claiborne Inc. and succeeded Claiborne as head of design in 1989 Amsale Aberra – fashion designer of couture bridal gowns and eveningwear Reem Acra – fashion designer of couture bridal gowns and eveningwear Joe Ando-Hirsh – fashion designer, actor, influencer Jhane Barnes – fashion designer Polly Barton – textile artist Stephen Burrows – fashion designer, one of the first African-American fashion designers to sell internationally Grace Chen – fashion designer David Chu – fashion designer, president and chief executive officer of Nautica International, Inc. Mandy Coon – fashion designer Francisco Costa – designer, Calvin Klein collection for women Laura Dahl – fashion designer Marisol Deluna – fashion designer Alan Eckstein – fashion designer and co-founder of Timo Weiland Andrew Fezza – fashion designer Jon Haggins – fashion designer Carolina Herrera – fashion designer, president of Carolina Herrera New York Norma Kamali – fashion designer Calvin Klein (class of 1962) – founder of Calvin Klein, Inc. Michael Kors – fashion designer, president and chief executive officer of Michael Kors Nanette LeporeWFIT NYC. Fashion Institute of Technology. Archived 18 August 2015. – fashion designer and owner, Robespierre, Inc. Leon Max – fashion designer, president and chief executive officer 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 Bibhu Mohapatra – fashion designer Charles Nolan – fashion designer Babette Pinsky – fashion designer Ralph Rucci (1980) – fashion designer, Chado Ralph Rucci Kate Stoltz – fashion designer and model Steve Summers – costume designer and creative director for Dolly Parton Ivy Supersonic – hat designer Ouigi Theodore – African-American designer behind the Brooklyn Circus label Isabel Toledo – fashion designer Hector Torres – fashion designer Zaldy – designer for RuPaul
Illustrators Timothy D. Bellavia – children's writer and illustrator Enrico Casarosa – animator at Pixar Chris Eliopoulos – cartoonist Antonio LopezPadilha, Roger, and Mauricio Padilha. 2012. Antonio Lopez: Fashion, Art, Sex & Disco. Random House Incorporated. – fashion illustrator
Jewelry, accessories designers Carolina Bucci – jewelry designer James de Givenchy – jewelry designer and owner of the jewelry company Taffin
Writers Sydney Biddle Barrows – businesswoman, socialite, management consultant and writer Cailli and Sam Beckerman – fashion bloggers Angie Cruz – novelist Erica De Mane – chef, food writer (including cookbook writer) Nina García – editor-in-chief of Elle magazine, and Project Runway judgeFashion Institute of Technology, Nina Garcia to Give Keynote Address at FIT's Graduation Ceremonies on May 25 2010-05-18. Retrieved 2010-10-10. Radhika Khanna – fashion designer and author of Yoga: From the Ganges to Wall Street and two other books Naomi Sims – model and writer
Other 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
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CFDA Member Profile: Reem Acra. Council of Fashion Designers of America.
CFDA Member Profile: David Chu. Council of Fashion Designers of America.
CFDA Member Profile: Francisco Costa. Council of Fashion Designers of America.
Noted FIT Alumni . Fashion Institute of Technology. Accessed 3 January 2010.
Joel Schumacher Biography. Yahoo! Movies.
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CFDA Member Profile: Ralph Rucci. Council of Fashion Designers of America.
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