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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
Artists
Actors, entertainment industry
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Janelle James – actress and comedian
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Karen Allen – actress
[5]
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Fonzworth Bentley –
hip hop artist, entertainer, fashion designer
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Lady Colin Campbell – writer and television personality
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Helen Castillo – fashion designer; cast member on
season 12 of the reality television series
Project Runway
[6]
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Chloe Dao – winner of the TV series
Project Runway (season 2)
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Amy Devers – furniture designer and TV personality (Freeform Furniture,
Designer People,
Trading Spaces)
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Amber Lee Ettinger – model and actress
[7]
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Scarlet Envy – drag queen, contestant on
Rupaul's Drag Race season 11 and "Rupaul's Drag Race All Stars" season 6
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Caroline Hirsch – founder and owner of Caroline's Comedy Club
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Agot Isidro – actress, singer, and TV show host in the
Philippines
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Kilo Kish – singer/songwriter, textile artist, and painter
[8]
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Frankie Knuckles – DJ and producer best known for his involvement in pioneering
house music.
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Melissa McCarthy – film and television actress, comedian, writer and producer; attended for two years
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Audrey Quock
[9] – model and actress
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Joel Schumacher
[10] – director, producer, writer, costume designer
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Angela Simmons – TV personality, fashion designer, CEO of Pastry Kicks.
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Ramona Singer – TV personality, starred on
Bravo TV series
The Real Housewives of New York City.
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Daniel Vosovic – runner-up of TV series
Project Runway (season 2)
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Jasmine Kennedie - drag queen, trans woman and contestant on
Rupaul's Drag Race season 14
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Aquaria – winner of
RuPaul's Drag Race season 10
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Joe Zee – Creative Director of
Elle Magazine, host of the
Sundance Channel's original program All on the Line
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Madison Anderson –
Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2019
Entrepreneurs
Fashion designers
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Robert Abajian
[12] - fashion designer who was Senior Vice President of
Liz Claiborne Inc. and succeeded Claiborne as head of design in 1989
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Amsale Aberra
[2]
[13]
[14] – fashion designer of
couture bridal gowns and eveningwear
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Reem Acra
[2]
[15] – fashion designer of couture bridal gowns and eveningwear
- Jeffrey Ampratwum - fashion Designer
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Jhane Barnes – fashion designer
[16]
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Stephen Burrows – fashion designer, one of the first African-American fashion designer to sell internationally.
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David Chu
[2]
[17] – fashion designer, president, and CEO of
Nautica International, Inc.
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Mandy Coon – fashion designer
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Francisco Costa
[2]
[18] – designer,
Calvin Klein collection for women
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Laura Dahl – fashion designer
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Marisol Deluna – fashion designer
[19]
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Carolina Herrera – fashion designer, President of Carolina Herrera New York
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Norma Kamali – fashion designer
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Calvin Klein (1962)
[2]
[20] – founder of
Calvin Klein, Inc.
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Michael Kors – Fashion designer, President and CEO of Michael Kors
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Nanette Lepore
[2]
[21]
[22] – fashion designer and owner, Robespierre, Inc.
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Leon Max – fashion designer, president and CEO of Max Studios
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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.
[23]
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Babette Pinsky, fashion designer
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Ralph Rucci (1980)
[2]
[24] – fashion designer,
Chado Ralph Rucci
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Steve Summers - Costume designer and creative director for
Dolly Parton
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Kate Stoltz – fashion designer and model
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Ivy Supersonic – hat designer
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Ouigi Theodore – African - American designer behind the Brooklyn Circus label
[25]
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Isabel Toledo – fashion designer
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Hector Torres – fashion designer
[26]
Illustrators
Jewelry, accessories designers
Writers
References
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^ Wenik, Ian (16 August 2013). ""Reality TV"". The Union City Reporter. pp. 1 and 9.
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^ Buskirk, Eliot Van.
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^ Polla, Ada (17 June 2014).
"Laure Hériard Dubreuil: Stylish Advice for Effortless Chic".
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CFDA Member Profile: Amsale Aberra. Council of Fashion Designers of America.
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Amsale Aberra biography
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CFDA Member Profile: Reem Acra. Council of Fashion Designers of America.
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CFDA Member Profile: Francisco Costa. Council of Fashion Designers of America.
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"The New York Times Style Weddings". The New York Times. 13 June 1999. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
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CFDA Member Profile: Calvin Klein. Council of Fashion Designers of America.
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CFDA Member Profile: Nanette Lepore. Council of Fashion Designers of America.
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