Deborah Marquit

Deborah Marquit (born November 22, 1954) is an American fashion designer and the founder of her namesake brand, which she launched in 1984. She was the first designer to create women's bras and underwear in fluorescent neon colors in 1984.

Early life and education Deborah Marquit was born in Brooklyn, New York. She studied at the High School of Art and Design and Parson’s School of Design. She then worked at Women's Wear Daily as a fashion illustrator. The fabrics in fluorescent colors are hand-dyed, She has also designed clothes including blouses, skirts, and also bright colored suits in vinyl in 1995. She opened two boutiques, one in New York's Soho in the 1990s and another on West 15th Street in 2005. Marquit was commissioned by Tim Burton to make vinyl hot pants, shirts and mini-skirts to complement the underwear he had purchased for his girlfriend of the time, Lisa Marie.