The windows at 79 New Montgomery are in full fashion mode! Each window features former Guests of Honor including Oscar de la Renta, Rosita and Tai Missoni, Azzedine Alaïa, and more – all illustrated by School of Fashion Executive Director Gladys Perint Palmer. And included in several of the displays are runway images from students’ collections who earned internships with our prestigious guests.

We’ll find out who will join the ranks of these very lucky students tonight at the Graduation Fashion Show and Awards Ceremony – fingers crossed for all of our amazing students!

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Illustration by Gladys Perint Palmer. 

Tomorrow morning, Gladys Perint Palmer, Executive Director of the School of Fashion, will host a discussion with Dr. Elisa Stephens, President of Academy of Art University, Simon Ungless, Director of the School of Fashion; Guest of Honor Sarah Burton, Creative Director of Alexander McQueen; and Guest of Honor Philip Treacy, milliner.

At our last (brief) symposium with Jean Paul Gaultier, students were delighted with stories from the designers’ years at the forefront of fashion – and we can only hope for more of the same with our awe-inspiring guests!

WHAT: School of Fashion Symposium with Guests of Honor

WHEN: Wednesday, May 2nd at 9:30 AM

WHERE: Morgan Auditorium – 491 Post Street

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The city’s finest socialized at the SFMOMA Modern Ball Wednesday evening. They took part in a highly anticipated fundraising gala with three amazing venues!

The night took off at the Gala Dinner where guests wined and dined at a five-star spread catered by McCalls catering and were also entertained by the Hot Club of San Francisco. Google executive Marissa Mayer was spotted wearing Badgley Mischka and another fashionable woman was spotted wearing a print inspired by artist Jeff Koons, Catherine Bigelow reported in the Chronicle.

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This past Tuesday, April 24, San Francisco received a visit from the ever so stylish and talented Brad Goreski, from the hit TV Show It’s a Brad, Brad World on Bravo. Having earned his fame as Rachel Zoe’s assistant on the Rachel Zoe Project, this stylist’s career has taken off like wildfire and has proven that he can hold his own independent of his association with Zoe.

Now, Goreski has his own television show, and a fast paced career. So what better way to document his journey than through a book? Born To Be Brad, My Life and My Style, So Far is a documentation of his humble beginnings as the “awkward kid” at school to his transformation into a modern trendsetter.

The Black Fleece boutique on Fillmore Street hosted Goreski’s sophisticated book-signing party. The evening began around 6:30, when fans of all ages started filling in. Bow-tie clad servers kept a fun vibe going by offering white wine, champagne, and delicious hors d’oeuvres. Refinery29 was there snapping pictures of his stylish fans and documenting the event. Before getting in line, you had the opportunity to purchase the book while browsing the boutique’s preppy but sophisticated merchandise.

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Illustration by Gladys Perint Palmer.

We are just one week away from the Graduation Fashion Show and Awards Ceremony – and we’ve got some other amazing events lined up to kick off the festivities! Be sure to mark your calendars for the following events – you definitely don’t want to miss them.

Monday, April 30^th
9:00 – 11:00 AM
Trend Union Fall / Winter 2013-2014
St. Brigid Church – 2151 Van Ness Avenue
Trend Union presents their forecast of fashion and style trends for Fall/Winter 2013-2014. The presentation will detail silhouettes, colors, patterns, and lifestyles for the season. Academy of Art University ID is required for admittance.

Wednesday, May 2^nd
9:30 – 11:00 AM
School of Fashion Symposium with Guests of Honor
Morgan Auditorium – 491 Post Street
Gladys Perint Palmer, Executive Director, hosts a discussion and Q&A with Dr. Elisa Stephens, President of the Academy of Art University; Simon Ungless, Director of the School of Fashion; Guest of Honor Sarah Burton, Creative Director of Alexander McQueen; and Guest of Honor Philip Treacy, milliner.

Thursday, May 3^rd
3:00 – 4:00 PM
University Friends and Family Fashion Show
The Cannery – 2801 Leavenworth Street
The University Friends and Family Fashion Show, hosted by the School of Fashion, is open to all students and faculty from the Academy of Art University. Transportation is available through University shuttles.

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Tomorrow, a representative from Prismacolor will visit the School of Fashion to give a presentation on their newest products. They’ll be showcasing a new line of brush tipped markers and giving away free samples – so be sure to stop by!!

WHAT: Prismacolor Product Presentation

WHEN: Tuesday, April 24th at 3:00 PM

WHERE: 625 Polk Street – Room 201

Sarah Burton, creative director of Alexander McQueen, and Philip Treacy, milliner.

We hope you already know who they are – but in case you’ve been living under a rock the past month – we’re so excited to re-announce our 2012 Guests of Honor! We have a seriously amazing line-up this year: Sarah Burton, creative Director of Alexander McQueen, Philip Treacy, milliner, and Her Royal Highness Princess Reema Bandar Al-Saud, president and CEO of the ALFA and AL HAMA luxury retail corporations which operate Harvey Nichols Department Stores, Donna Karan, and DKNY stores in Saudi Arabia.

Also joining us for the 2012 Graduation Fashion Show and Awards Ceremony will be 2010 Guest of Honor Suzy Menkes, OBE, fashion editor of the International Herald Tribune, and 2011 Guest of Honor Cathy Horyn, fashion critic for The New York Times. As well as Stephan Rabimov, editor-in-chief of Depesha, and Jayne Seward, fashion editor of California Apparel News.

Check Fashion School Daily all week long for bios, photos, videos and more – and get excited to meet our guests during all of the fashion show events!

Photo Courtesy of WireImage/GenArt.

We can always count on GenArt to keep us informed about up-and-coming artists to be on the lookout for – and this year they brought a few of their faves out to the desert for Coachella! The first annual GenArt MUSE party went down last Friday, bringing together the worlds of art, music, fashion, and film for an unforgettable evening.

There were amazing art installations by fine artists Anthony James and Kevin Llewellyn, and one of the raddest things at MUSE was being able to watch artists paint and create throughout the night. Party-goers were able partake in the creativity as well at the Paul Frank “paint by numbers” mural and at the HoodieBuddie screen-printing station. And in true Coachella spirit, they even had a friendship bracelet and dream catcher station. On the fashion front, Wildfox Couture had a Romeo + Juliet themed camp that had us feeling some serious ’90s nostalgia. They even decorated teepees with their signature fringed tees and tanks.

And it wouldn’t be a true Coachella after party without some amazing music. DJs Bizzy, Rick Rude, and Chris Masterson kept us dancing all night in the Ciroc Love Chapel. And on the main event stage, our fave was Fernando Garibay – who worked on Lady Gaga’s Born this Way –  and mixed it up like nobody’s business.

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We hope that some of you were able to stop by the De Young Museum this weekend for the Discarded to Divine preview – but for those of you who couldn’t make it, we’ve got another way to preview the designs! This year, they are holding a People’s Choice Twitter Contest, giving the people a chance to vote for their favorite pieces. You can view all of the looks on the Discarded to Divine Flickr page, and then cast your vote with a Tweet! Just be sure to include the designer’s name and lot number, as well as @discardd2divine and @deyoungmuseum.

They’ll be counting votes up until the night of the gala, on Thursday, April 26th. For more info or to buy tickets, go to www.discardedtodivine.org.