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.
Andrea Pitter | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | Fashion Institute of Technology |
| Website | www |
Life and career
editPitter 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
edit- ^ a b c Solá-Santiago, Frances. "Before Making The Cut, Andrea Pitter Was Already Disrupting The Bridal Industry". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Olson, Alexandra (14 March 2021). "Bridal designer Andrea Pitter on celebrating Black women". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ Marysol, Castro; Juan Carlos, Molina (10 August 2021). "Brooklyn designer talks 'Making the Cut' win". PIX11. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ a b 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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