27 notable alumni

Notable Alumni of Fashion Institute of Technology

Notable alumni of Fashion Institute of Technology include Calvin Klein (Fashion designer, founder of Calvin Klein), Joel Schumacher (Film director, screenwriter and producer) and Laverne Cox (Actress known for Orange Is the New Black, LGBTQ advocate).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Business

Calvin Klein 1942–

Fashion designer, founder of Calvin Klein
Gulnara Karimova 1972–

Uzbek businesswoman, daughter of Islam Karimov

Also attended: Harvard University
Michael Kors 1959–

Fashion designer and founder of Michael Kors
David Chu 1955–

Fashion designer, founder of Nautica

Arts and media

Joel Schumacher 1939–2020

Film director, screenwriter and producer

Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles, The New School
Laverne Cox 1972–

Actress known for Orange Is the New Black, LGBTQ advocate

Also attended: Indiana University-Bloomington, Marymount Manhattan College

Sibling: M Lamar (San Francisco Art Institute)
Karen Allen 1951–

Actress who debuted in Animal House

Also attended: George Washington University, University of Maryland-College Park
Guru 1961–2010

Rapper and member of Gang Starr

Also attended: Morehouse College
Oscar Nunez 1958–

Actor and comedian in The Office

Also attended: The New School
Nina García 1965–

Fashion journalist and Elle editor-in-chief

Also attended: Boston University
Enrico Casarosa 1971–

Pixar director of La Luna and Luca

Also attended: School of Visual Arts
Janelle Commissiong 1953–

Trinidadian model, crowned Miss Universe 1977
Michael Alig 1966–2020

Club promoter and Club Kids ringleader

Also attended: Fordham University
Darlene Vogel 1962–

Actress and model, known for Pacific Blue
Shaina NC 1972–

Indian fashion designer and politician
Prince Egon von Fürstenberg 1946–2004

Socialite, banker and fashion designer

Child: Prince Alexander von Fürstenberg (Brown University)

Child: Tatiana von Fürstenberg (Brown University)
Miss Kier 1963–

Singer and DJ, vocalist of Deee-Lite
Mallory Hagan 1988–

Miss America 2013 and former news anchor

Also attended: Auburn University
Stephen A. Smith 1967–

ESPN NBA analyst and television personality

Also attended: Winston-Salem State University
Georgia Ziadie 1949–

British author of unauthorised royal family biographies
Aquaria 1996–

Drag queen, winner of RuPaul's Drag Race season 10
Kathryn Gustafson 1951–

Landscape architect of the Diana Memorial Fountain

Also attended: University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Nikki S. Lee 1970–

South Korean photographer and performance artist

Also attended: New York University
Christian Siriano 1985–

Fashion designer, Project Runway season four winner

Also attended: American InterContinental University System
Madison Anderson 1995–

Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2019, Miss Universe first runner-up
Joe Zee 1968–

Fashion stylist and former Elle creative director
Anna Hu 1977–

Taiwanese-American contemporary jewelry designer

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York, The New School

From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.

Alumni network

Colleges that share the most alumni with Fashion Institute of Technology (people who attended both).

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