experiencing dreams… before college

  • Instructor Spotlight: Glenn Hilario

    Glenn Hilario is a fashion illustrator with an extensive experience in several illustration fields, specifically: fashion and editorial. Glenn Hilario has a versatile career, working for the Fashion Designer REEM ACRA, creating illustration for online publications, painting commissioned mural projects in USA and The Dominican Republic and working in the shoe industry for Camuto Group, Global…

  • Instructor Spotlight: Suzanne Piazza

    Suzanne Piazza’s career started in fashion buying and later shifted into product development and fashion direction. Some of the companies she has worked for are JCrew, JC Penney, and Lord & Taylor. Suzanne is a graduate of the FIT Fashion Business Program, and started teaching at FIT in 1978. She teaches a variety of classes in the…

  • How can FIT’s Precollege Programs help you on your Advertising Journey

    FIT’s Precollege Advertising and Marking Communications program prides itself on being about more than fashion. The skills learned in an adverting class are translatable into almost any type of ad-work. Quality and persuasive writing is a fundamental skill for everyone-particularly when writing college admissions essays or cover letters for job applications. FIT’s Precollege summer and…

  • Instructor Spotlight: Melissa Starke

    Melissa is an artist who creates abstract paintings and sculptures. She holds a Business Administration AA, a Fine Arts BFA and is a 2020 Art Market Studies MA Candidate. She was the curator for Torche Galerie in Belmar NJ from 2012-2015. She is a three-time Community Development Block Grant recipient from the City of Yonkers,…

  • Instructor Spotlight: Kiril Hristov

    Kiril Hristov is an artist and illustrator whose work has been featured in galleries around the world. He was born in Sofia, Bulgaria and developed an interest in film and art at an early age. He was accepted to The National School of Fine Arts, where he completed rigorous training and improved his technique. He…

  • Instructor Spotlight: Caroline Berti

    Caroline has over 10 years of industry experience in Fashion Design and Costume Design. She is a graduate of FIT. Her work as a designer and creative consultant has allowed her to travel to places such as China and Europe. Caroline Berti Teaches the following FIT Precollege Classes: HSX 098: Wearable Technology: Fashion Meets Function Teaching…

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