President's Awards

2022

President's Award for Creative Excellence

• Laure Heriard Dubreuil '01, Founder and Creative Director, The Webster

President's Award for Lifetime Achievement

• Ken Downing, Chief Brand Officer, Hearst Luxury Collections Ecommerce, Hearst, and FIT Alumnus

President's Medal/Award

• Stacy Flynn '99, CEO and Co-Founder, Evrnu SPC
• Karin Tracy '93, Head of Industry, Retail, Fashion, Beauty, Luxury, Meta

2019

President's Award for Lifetime Achievement

• Tommy Hilfiger, Principal Designer, Tommy Hilfiger Global

2018

President's Award for Lifetime Achievement

• Harry Bertschmann, Fine Artist

2017

President's Award for Creative Excellence

• LL Cool J, Recording Artist, Actor, Author

2016

President's Award for Lifetime Achievement

• Ruth Finley, Founder and Former Publisher, The Fashion Calendar

2015

President's Award for Lifetime Achievement

• Peter G. Scotese, Chairman Emeritus of FIT's Board of Trustees

President's Award for Creative Excellence

• Randy Fenoli '93, CEO, Randy Fenoli Enterprises, Inc. and FIT Alumnus
• Joy Herfel Cronin '86, Group President of the Americas, Ralph Lauren Corporation, FIT Foundation Director, and FIT Alumna

2014

Lifetime Achievement Award: 

• John Pomerantz, former chairman and CEO Leslie Fay Company, Inc., FIT Foundation Chair emeritus

2013

President's Medal/Award:

• MAC Cosmetics
• Malory Hagan, Miss America and FIT Student

2012

President's Award for Creative Excellence:

• Yuzo Yagi, President, Chairman, and CEO, Yagi Tsusho Limited

2011

Lifetime Achievement Award: 

• Glenda Bailey, editor-in-chief, Harpers Bazaar
• Simon Doonan, Creative Ambassador-at-Large, Barneys New York

2010

Lifetime Achievement Award:

• Gerson and Judith Leiber, Designer, Luxury Handbags

2009

Lifetime Achievement Award:

• Ruth Taube, Director, Henry Street Settlement Home Planning Workshop

2003

Lifetime Achievement Award:

• Anna Wintour, Editor in Chief, Vogue

President's Award for Creative Excellence

• Calvin Klein, Fashion Designer and FIT Alumnus

2002

President's Award for Creative Excellence:

• Oscar de la Renta, Fashion Designer 

1999

Lifetime Achievement Award:

• Bill Blass, Fashion Designer

President's Medal/Award:

• Peter G. Scotese, Former President and CEO, Springs Mills, Inc.

1984

President's Medal/Award:

• Calvin Klein, Fashion Designer and FIT Alumnus