Andrea Pitter Explained

Andrea Pitter
Nationality:American
Education:Fashion Institute of Technology

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. She studied at the High School of Fashion Industries and a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology.

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] 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.

Notes and References

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

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