experiencing dreams… before college

  • #StayInspired

    Hi Everyone! Blogs are sooo early 2000s… or are they? Blogs are a great way to store information and links. That’s why we’ve kept our Precollege Blog going all these years. We mainly used it for Instructor Spotlights and Student Highlights (you can check our archives!), but now we are going to use it for…

  • Instructor Spotlight: Jill Topol

    Jill Topol has been a driving force in the photo/fashion industry for over 20 years. As a top celebrity fashion stylist, Jill has had the pleasure of calling Destiny’s Child/Beyoncé, N’SYNC and the Jonas Brothers as some of her steady high-profile clients. Jill’s work can be seen in publications including Harper’s Bazaar & Elle International, Vibe, Interview, Rolling Stone, Seventeen,…

  • Instructor Spotlight: Lisbeth Jimenez

    Lisbeth Jimenez is an NCIDQ certified designer with a Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology. She joined the commercial firm TPGArchitecture in 2016, and has a background in residential and commercial interior design. In her daily work, Lisbeth challenges herself to produce exceptional, transformational design concepts, creating beneficial spaces that…

  • Instructor Spotlight: Jacqueline Quinn

    Jacqueline Quinn is a fashion designer born in Dublin, Ireland, who moved to New York City 25 years ago. Jacqueline’s alma mater is the Grafton Academy of Fashion Design in Dublin, and she is currently studying to get her Master’s in Fashion and Fine Arts. Diverse in her background both creatively and artistically, Jacqueline has…

  • Preparing an art portfolio for college?

    Portfolio deadlines are coming up soooo soon! (FIT Fall 2020 deadline is FEBRUARY 1st) Thankfully, FIT’s Precollege Programs still has 4-day workshops that can help you focus and finalize. DATES : Saturdays, November 16, 23, December 7, 14, 2019 Sundays, November 17, 24, December 8, 15, 2019 Check out our Fall Workshops here: https://bit.ly/2qJSNeD Check out Portfolio Requirements here: https://bit.ly/2W99hbR Information…

  • Instructor Spotlight: Mary Robertson

    Mary Robertson is a veteran publicist who has promoted many companies, brands and products, including fashion and accessories collections, books, and more recently subscription boxes. She has planned and executed public relations strategy for several companies and brands, including influencer activations and red carpet outreach to stylists and celebrities.   Mary Robertson teaches: HSX 131:…

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We are so proud of our Precollege students who go on to apply to FIT and who are accepted. We have collected their stories here.

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