List of Fashion Institute of Technology alumni

This is a list of graduates, past students and alumni of the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.

Artists

 * Marie-Denise Douyon – Canadian painter, illustrator and graphic artist
 * Roxanne Lowit – fashion and celebrity photographer
 * Ryan Ashley Malarkey – tattoo artist, 2007
 * Janet McKenzie – painter of religious themes
 * Lady Starlight – performance artist; muse of pop star Lady Gaga
 * Sara Rahbar (1976) – fine artist, attended 1996–2000
 * Fabrice Simon – Haitian American abstract artist and fashion designer.
 * Frederick Weston – African-American gay artist whose collages were recognized for their importance late in his life

Actors, entertainment industry

 * Janelle James – actress and comedian
 * Karen Allen – actress
 * 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 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
 * Scarlet Envy – drag queen, contestant on Rupaul's Drag Race season 11 and "Rupaul's Drag Race All Stars" season 6
 * Caroline Hirsch – founder and owner of Caroline's Comedy Club
 * Agot Isidro – actress, singer, and TV show host in the Philippines
 * Kilo Kish – singer/songwriter, textile artist, and painter
 * 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 – model and actress
 * Joel Schumacher – 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.
 * 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
 * Madison Anderson – Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2019

Entrepreneurs

 * Laure Hériard-Dubreuil – French entrepreneur and founder of a luxury multi-brand retailer, The Webster Miami
 * Elisabeth Jensen – former Disney Consumer Products executive; education advocate and candidate for United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, 2014.

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
 * Jeffrey Ampratwum - fashion Designer
 * Jhane Barnes – fashion designer
 * Stephen Burrows – fashion designer, one of the first African-American fashion designer to sell internationally.
 * David Chu – fashion designer, president, and CEO of Nautica International, Inc.
 * Mandy Coon – fashion designer
 * Francisco Costa – designer, Calvin Klein collection for women
 * Laura Dahl – fashion designer
 * Marisol Deluna – fashion designer
 * Carolina Herrera – fashion designer, President of Carolina Herrera New York
 * Norma Kamali – fashion designer
 * Calvin Klein (1962) – founder of Calvin Klein, Inc.
 * Michael Kors – Fashion designer, President and CEO of Michael Kors
 * Nanette Lepore – 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.
 * Babette Pinsky, fashion designer
 * Ralph Rucci (1980) – 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
 * Isabel Toledo – fashion designer
 * Hector Torres – fashion designer

Illustrators

 * Timothy D. Bellavia – children's author and illustrator
 * Enrico Casarosa - Animator at Pixar
 * Antonio Lopez – fashion illustrator

Jewelry, accessories designers

 * Gessica Brooke – fashion and accessories designer
 * Carolina Bucci – jewelry designer

Writers

 * Cailli and Sam Beckerman – fashion bloggers
 * Angie Cruz – novelist and author
 * Erica De Mane - chef, food writer, cookbook author
 * Radhika Khanna – fashion designer and author of Yoga: From the Ganges to Wall Street and two other books.
 * Naomi Sims – model and author