A Philadelphia Fashion House
Fite Fashion is a sustainable fashion brand founded in 2018 by Michelle and Thomas Fite, based in Philadelphia, PA. Michelle has been honing her design, patterning, and sewing skills for over a decade to launch a clothing line that prioritizes sustainable and ethical practices for design. Our mission is to combat the extreme wastefulness, pollution, and labor exploitation in the fashion industry.
The fashion industry has a reputation for wastefulness, pollution, and exploitation of labor. At Fite Fashion, every garment is made to order by workers who are paid fairly in Philadelphia. We source the most sustainable fabrics available and prioritize those produced with clean dyeing techniques and non-exploitative labor.
We believe that sustainability and beauty are not mutually exclusive. Too often, sustainable fashion is associated with drab fabrics, frumpy designs, and muted colors. At Fite Fashion, we want our designs to make you feel beautiful and amazing, while also supporting the fight against fast fashion.
Michelle Fite
Designer and CEO
From an early age, Michelle had two goals: become an artist and help the planet. When she was in grade school during a field trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, she was awe-struck by Vincent Van Gogh’s sunflowers. She knew then and there that she wanted to be an artist.
After graduating with a degree in fine arts, she turned her focus to fashion, graduating with a masters in fashion design from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
Michelle’s first collection launched in 2019.
Thomas Fite
Partner / technology / business operations
Thomas graduated from the University of Montana with a bachelor’s degree in computer science. In 2010, he first met Michelle while they were both living in Montana, and they’ve been basically inseparable since.
In addition to dealing with the tech side of the business, Thomas is in charge of numbers and paperwork, as Michelle is allergic to both. His duties also include breaking out his uncanny Tim Gunn impression to give Michelle a pep talk when she gets discouraged.
