Andrea Pitter

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Andrea Pitter
EducationFashion Institute of Technology
Website www.andreapitter.com

Andrea Pitter is a New York-based Jamaican American fashion designer and the founder of Pantora Bridal. Known for inclusive design, she won the second season of American reality television series Making the Cut .

Life and career

Pitter was raised in Crown Heights neighbourhood of Brooklyn by Jamaican immigrant parents. [1] She studied at the High School of Fashion Industries and a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology. [1]

Pitter launched Pantora Bridal in 2009. [1] As a bridal designer she is known for inclusive design that focuses on Black women and those traditionally excluded from the wedding industry. [2] [3] [4] In 2021 she joined the wedding planning company The Knot as a mentor for wedding professionals from underrepresented backgrounds. [5]

Pitter won the second season of Making the Cut. [6] [2] The win included a three-year lease of a storefront at the ROW DTLA. [7] She used the appearance on the show to expand a ready-to-wear line of Pantora. [7] [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Solá-Santiago, Frances. "Before Making The Cut, Andrea Pitter Was Already Disrupting The Bridal Industry". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Elitou, Tweety (9 August 2021). "Andrea Pitter Talks Winning 'Making The Cut' And How She's Investing $1M Into Her Blooming Bridal Business!". BET.com. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. ↑ Kai, Maiysha (17 September 2020). "Bringing Romance to Ready-to-Wear, Pantora Bridal Designer Andrea Pitter Campbell Debuts Pantora RTW". The Root. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Leon-McCormack, Myrdith (23 November 2020). "WBM Continues To Celebrate The New Iconic Designers- Andrea Pitter-Campbell Of Pantora Bridal". worldbridemagazine.com. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  5. ↑ Olson, Alexandra (14 March 2021). "Bridal designer Andrea Pitter on celebrating Black women". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  6. ↑ Marysol, Castro; Juan Carlos, Molina (10 August 2021). "Brooklyn designer talks 'Making the Cut' win". PIX11. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  7. 1 2 Tomlin, Annika. "'Beyond the Cut' winner to open ROW DTLA store". Los Angeles Downtown News - The Voice of Downtown Los Angeles. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
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