About Isaac Mizrahi

Isaac Mizrahi has been a leader in the fashion industry for almost 30 years. Not merely for his work as a designer but also for his crossover presence into pop culture. He was the subject and co-creator of Unzipped, a documentary following the making of his Fall 1994 ready-to-wear collection. The groundbreaking film received an award at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival. He formed a groundbreaking partnership with Target in 2002 that helped trail blaze the concept of masstige. He hosted his own television talk show for five years. He has written two books, numerous articles, and has made countless appearances in movies and television. Currently he serves as a weekly judge on Project Runway: All-Starsand is at work on a memoir due out in 2018.

In addition to designing for the luxury and mass markets, Mizrahi has designed costumes for the New York Metropolitan Opera, the American Ballet Theater, and the San Francisco Ballet. He has also designed costumes and sets for Broadway and Off-Broadway shows including his own one-man show in 2000.

In 2010, Mizrahi directed and designed the costumes and sets for a production of A Little Night Music for the Opera Theatre of St. Louis. He returned in 2014 to direct and design The Magic Flute.