IAN JACKSON
New York, NY
2024-2025 Scholarship Fashion Institute of Technology
Scholarship 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024
Ian Jackson is pursuing a BA in Fashion Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City. He received his AA in Fashion Design from FIT in Summer 2024. His work is inspired by his and other New Orleanians’ experiences during Hurricane Katrina, which he describes as the most pivotal moment of his life. “My brand, described in one word, is resilient just like my people because at the end of all of the horrible events that occurred, we danced, we smiled, and we dared to love and trust others around us. I hope to use my brand to strengthen my community through the art of fashion,” he says.
Jackson has worked for Patti Wilson Studios, Parkwood Entertainment, Tommy Hilfiger, New York Fashion Week, and Christian Cowan. He credits his skills to the long line of tailors and seamstresses from whom he descended. “My Great-Great grandmother's specialty was beading wedding gowns. My Great grandfather was a Bespoke tailor. My Grandmother was a seamstress and upholstery designer who then taught her 4 daughters, my aunts and mother how to sew,” he says. “I Feel like I carry all of their separate skills in individual fingers on my right hand and I plan to use them to the best of my ability to carry out the story of not just my family, but the community they cultivated with raw talent, love, and passion.”
Ian Jackson first joined the YAYA Guild in 2012.