Francesca Sterlacci is an American fashion designer, author and entrepreneur. She launched her clothing line, Francesca Sterlacci Ltd. in 1980, and continued designing clothes under her label until 1989. Sterlacci joined the Fashion Institute of Technology as a teacher in 1990, and became the chairwoman of the Fashion department at the institute in 2001.In 2013, Sterlacci launched University of Fashion, an online library of fashion design videos.