This is a list of graduates, past students and alumni of the Fashion In stitute of Technology in New York City .
Actors, entertain ment in dustry[ edit ]
Karen Allen – actress[ 16]
Madison And erson – Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2019
Aquaria – win ner of RuPaul's Drag Race season 10
Fonzworth Bentley – hip hop artist, entertain er, 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 – win ner of the TV series Project Runway (season 2)
Betty Davis – sin ger, songwriter, and model[ 19] [ 20]
Amy Devers – furniture designer and TV personality (Freeform Furniture , Designer People , Tradin g Spaces )
Peter DiPilato – entertain ment photographer[ 21]
Mich Dulce – Filipin a fashion designer, reality show actor, and musician[ 22]
Amber Lee Ettin ger – 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
Rand y Fenoli – television personality (Say Yes to the Dress ), bridal designer, and CEO, Rand y Fenoli Enterprises, In c.[ 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]
Carolin e Hirsch – founder and owner of Carolin e's Comedy Club
Agot Isidro – actress, sin ger, and TV show host in the Philippin es
Janelle James – actress and comedian[ 32]
Margaret Josephs - fashion designer, entrepreneur and television personality, starred on Bravo TV series The Real Housewives of New Jersey [ 33]
Jasmin e Kennedie - drag queen, trans woman and contestant on Rupaul's Drag Race season 14
Kilo Kish – sin ger/songwriter, textile artist, and pain ter[ 34]
Frankie Knuckles – DJ and producer best known for his in volvement in pioneerin g house music .
Melissa McCarthy – film and television actress, comedian, writer and producer; attended for two years
Oscar Nunez – actor and comedian[ 35]
Audrey Quock [ 36] – model and actress
Joel Schumacher [ 37] – director, producer, writer, costume designer
Angela Simmons – TV personality, fashion designer, CEO of Pastry Kicks.
Ramona Sin ger – 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[ 38]
Daniel Vosovic – runner-up of TV series Project Runway (season 2)
Joe Zee – Creative Director of Elle Magazin e , host of the Sundance Channel 's origin al program All on the Lin e
Robert Abajian [ 40] - fashion designer who was Senior Vice President of Liz Claiborne In c. and succeeded Claiborne as head of design in 1989
Amsale Aberra [ 12] [ 41] [ 42] – fashion designer of couture bridal gowns and evenin gwear
Reem Acra [ 12] [ 43] – fashion designer of couture bridal gowns and evenin gwear
Jhane Barnes – fashion designer[ 44]
Polly Barton – textile artist[ 45]
Stephen Burrows – fashion designer, one of the first African-American fashion designer to sell in ternationally.
Grace Chen – fashion designer[ 46] [ 47]
David Chu [ 12] [ 48] – fashion designer, president, and CEO of Nautica In ternational, In c.
Mand y Coon – fashion designer
Francisco Costa [ 12] [ 49] – designer, Calvin Klein collection for women
Laura Dahl – fashion designer
Marisol Deluna – fashion designer[ 50]
Alan Eckstein – fashion designer and co-founder of Timo Weiland [ 51]
And rew Fezza – fashion designer[ 52]
Jon Haggin s – fashion designer[ 53]
Carolin a Herrera – fashion designer, President of Carolin a Herrera New York
Norma Kamali – fashion designer
Calvin Klein (1962)[ 12] [ 54] – founder of Calvin Klein , In c.
Michael Kors – Fashion designer, President and CEO of Michael Kors
Nanette Lepore [ 12] [ 55] [ 56] – fashion designer and owner, Robespierre, In c.
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.[ 57]
Bibhu Mohapatra – fashion designer[ 58]
Charles Nolan - fashion designer[ 59]
Babette Pin sky - fashion designer
Ralph Rucci (1980)[ 12] [ 60] – 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 behin d the Brooklyn Circus label[ 61]
Isabel Toledo – fashion designer
Hector Torres – fashion designer[ 62]
Zaldy – designer for RuPaul [ 63]
Jewelry, accessories designers[ edit ]
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