Over 500 industry insiders attended FIT’s annual gala, honoring the president’s lasting impact on fashion education.

As young woman, Nina Garcia dreamed of being a fashion designer – until an internship in the press office at the Perry Ellis design firm opened her eyes to the wider world of fashion.

"Her legacy really will leave a mark," Garcia tells PEOPLE at the annual FIT Gala Catherine Santino is a Style Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She began as a contributor for PEOPLE in 2022 and joined ...

ELLE editor-in-chief and longtime Project Runway judge Nina Garcia is returning to help find the next star designer in the show’s 21st season. Today, Project Runway announced its all-star roster ...

Heidi Klum is returning to the competition as host and judge and will be joined by OG judge Nina Garcia and Law Roach. Garcia is the editor-in-chief of the U.S. edition of Elle magazine and has ...

Nina Garcia will also return as a judge, and fashion designer and stylist Law Roach (famous for being Zendaya‘s stylist) is the new judge joining the team. Siriano, Garcia, and Roach’s ...

"Her legacy really will leave a mark," Garcia tells PEOPLE at the annual FIT Gala FIT alumni came together to send off the institution's longest-running president, Dr. Joyce F. Brown. On Tuesday ...

Heidi Klum is returning to the competition as host and judge and will be joined by OG judge Nina Garcia and Law Roach. Garcia is the editor-in-chief of the U.S. edition of Elle magazine and has ...