Fashion School Daily is looking for a photographer to join the ranks of our bloggers - and we’re not just talking about any photographer. We want a bonafide photojournalist who can capture trends, style and fashion on the street with a very distinct story and perspective.

Although we love The Sartorialist and similar street style blogs, we are looking for a person who is cut from the same cloth as Tommy Ton of JakAndJil who takes pics for Style.com. You can also look at the work from “On the Street” a segment of street style in the New York Times by photographer Bill Cunningham.

We want a photographer who spots trends and the unique details of fashion on the street - and knows how to take a really good picture of it. We aren’t just looking for cool pictures of a girl who looks pretty. We want context!!!

So if you are interested in becoming the FSD photoblogger, read the requirements:

1.) You must be a current student or an alumni of the school.
2.) You do not need to be in San Francisco Bay Area to apply. If you are an online student in Tokyo, we definitely want to see what you have to bring to the table.
3.) You must be able to write a little blurb to accompany your pictures. Tell us why this picture is relevant. What made it catch your eye? You can also go beyond that and create a slideshow like Bill Cunningham.
4.) You must be able to meet deadlines and turn in a post on a weekly basis.
5.) Have an eye for details and distinct style.
6.) Have knowledge of fashion.

If you are interested please send us a brief bio as well as samples of your work. In addition, send us THREE street style photos along with a brief explanation of each.

Please submit all your material to fashionschooldaily@gmail.com by 5 p.m. Friday, March 19, 2010. You will be contacted if you’re the chosen one!

Now go out there and take some cool pictures!

Forget Alice and her kid-friendly trippy Wonderland - it’s all about The Runaways.

The movie doesn’t come out until March 19, but mark it in your calendar. Mark it now.

The Real Runaways

The Hollywood Runaways

If you haven’t heard about it already, it is partly a “coming-of-age” story and stars Twilight diva Kristen Stewart and Dakota “she’s-to-good-of-an-actor-for-her age” Fanning. The rock biopic follows the start, the rise and the fall of ’70s the first all-girl rock band that included Joan Jett and Cherie Currie. It’s pretty darn gritty, rebellious, anarchic and grimy - and that makes it a lot of fun!

Check out the movie trailer after the jump: Read more…

The swanky members of our resident fashion club, Beyond the Front Row are planning a trip to check out the Cartier exhibit at the Legion of Honor this Saturday - and they want you to come along!

Check out their snazzy flyer and the text below for all the deets:

Beyond the Front Row’s group outing to the Cartier and America exhibit
Saturday, February 27, 2010 ~ 1:00PM @ the Legion of Honor Museum

Beyond the Front Row members will all meet at the Legion of Honor Museum and enter as a group. Once inside, members are free to disperse among the exhibit and mingle with one other. The fee for students is $6 general admission with student identification and $10 for entry to Cartier and America (total $16) “Cartier and America celebrates the imagination and creativity of Cartier in the 20th century. The jewelry and works of art include pieces from the private collection of Cartier.” Check out the site for more info: http://www.famsf.org/legion/exhibitions/index.asp

For more info on Beyond the Front Row, check out their Facebook page!

Lying on the floor under a table, a makeup artist paints the toenails of a model backstage before the Halston fall 2010 collection is shown at Fashion Week in New York. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Officials try to separate players as Slovakia goalie Jaroslav Halak (41) sits on the ice after he stopped a shot by the Czech Republic in the first period of a men’s ice hockey preliminary game at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Czech Republic won 3-1. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

A Chinese boy wears tiger headgear as he stands in front of the tiger toys on display at a temple fair on the second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Beijing. Millions of Chinese celebrated the Lunar New Year of the Tiger which began on Sunday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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In a world that moves at 100 miles per hour, it’s amazing how much we procrastinate (myself included). That said, for those of you who forgot to buy some little perforated V-day cards for your loved ones, Mr. Danny Roberts has been kind enough to share a downloadable Valentine’s Day card (pictured above) that you can print out!

Visit his site, Igor + Andre to download - and Happy Valentine’s Day from FSD!

You asked for it - and here it is. The Spring 2010 issue of One Eighty!

Believe us, it’s just as good as our print version!

Korean-born Hyo Sun (Nicky) An will debut her women’s wear collection during Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week. Nicky was born in Busan, South Korea and grew up in Seoul, South Korea. In 2003, she graduated from Sa-jick High School in Busan, and in 2007, received her BFA in Fashion Design from Ewha Women’s University in Seoul. Nicky then decided to pursue her MFA in Fashion Design at Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California.

Inspiration for her Fall 2010 Collection:

“My collection is inspired by ‘Klein’s bottle.’ The Klein bottle was first described in 1882 by the German mathematician Felix Klein. The Klein bottle is a mathematical certain non-orientable surface, with no distinct inner and outer sides. I also incorporated the Möbius strip into my looks. Whereas a Möbius strip is a two dimensional surface with boundary, a Klein bottle has no boundary. The bottle can be never filled. As a conceptual collection, the main idea was to design a garment that has no boundary.”

“On the back of a coat, I created volume with folds. I constructed the bottom to meet with the lining inside to hold the shape. I used the same draping techniques for the shapes of the collars. The collar has volume on the center front, comes out from the inside, and goes into the bottom of the coat. For the more constructed looks, I used wool. For the strips, which needed to be light in weight for movement, I used rayon jersey.”

Photo credit: Bob Toy

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Steven Oo was born in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) and lived in Singapore from age 13-15, until his family immigrated to the U.S. He is fluent in English, Mandarin, and Burmese with knowledge of basic French and Japanese. Though interested in fashion, he entered UC Berkeley to pursue a career in medicine, then changed his major and received a BA in Political Economy of Industrial Societies in 2007. His decision to pursue fashion led him to Academy of Art University for his MFA degree in both Fashion Design and Knitwear Design.

Inspiration for his Fall 2010 Collection:

For his thesis collection, the clean lines in the work of Italian architect Massimiliano Fuksas influenced Steven. He translated Fuksas’ curves into drapes and the buildings’ repetition into textures and cutout details. He combined several hand and hand-machine knitting techniques to create structure, weight, ribbing, and texture in his knitwear collection.

“The clean lines and graceful curves were translated into garments as I draped each of my designs. In my final collection, there are three different design elements that I have employed to tie all the pieces together. The long draped curves are used around the shoulder, on the back, and on the side to create dramatic silhouettes. Each of the knit stitches has extreme textures that are balanced by the traditional rib stitch, which is recurring in each garment in a variety of ways. Lastly, cutout details from the architecture of Fuksas are used in the garments to expose the garments worn underneath as well as the accessories.”

Steven’s design philosophy:

“I am enticed by anything new and excited by amazing textures and shapes. Modernity is very important for me, as I love the feeling of constantly moving forward. I wish to create garments to dress extraordinary people and be a source of inspiration. I am intrigued by both draping and tailoring so experimenting with both, using wovens and knits gives me a challenge that keeps the thrill of the game going.”

Photo by: Bob Toy

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Russian-born Marina Solomatnikova will debut her women’s wear collection during Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week. Marina was born in Revda in the Sverdlovsk region of Russia and raised in Kazan in the Republic of Tatarstan of Russia. She received her AA degree in Graphic and Interior Design from Kazan Art College in 1998, and her MA degree in Design and Construction of women and children’s wear from Kazan State Technological University in 2002.

In 2004, Marina was the recipient of Russia’s Couturier of the Year Award, and in 2003, the Russian Silhouette Award. After working for fashion design company Indan in Kazan, Marina decided to pursue her MFA degree in Fashion Design at Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California.

Inspiration for her Fall 2010 Collection:

“My primary inspiration for my thesis collection came from Georgia O’Keeffe’s paintings showing pieces in nature from an unusual perspective. Images as flowers on the horse skull against a sandy surface, mother of pearls with colors changing from pure white to night black, white seashells contrasting against the multicolored dark background – these all found their way into my collection. The combination of tough natural forms with fragile airy elements married silk chiffon and suede in my collection. The multilayered landscapes inspired pleats and trapunto quilting designs. Curvy, continuous, flowing lines in her paintings inspired the complex drapes and silhouettes of my outfits.”

Marina’s fabrications:

“From my tailoring and construction process, I now fully understand how unforgiving suede is as a fabric, how much care it requires, and how precise the patterns need to be. I wanted to have pleats but found out that suede does not keep them so I worked with my instructors, used various techniques and supported the pleats with interfacing. Overcoming this challenging fabric and the time spent on these techniques has greatly improved my tailoring skills. I incorporated sheer silks to give a lighter appeal to the overall look.”

Photo credit: Bob Toy

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Born in LeCenter, Minnesota, Naomi Sutton graduated from Mankato West High School in 1998, took classes at Northern Arizona University, and received her BFA in Printmaking from Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia in 2003. After graduation, she stayed in Australia for six months before traveling to (and surfing in) Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala, Nantucket and Hawaii. During her travels, she learned to knit, crochet, weave and sew from local artisans. While completing the MFA program at Academy of Art University for Fashion Design and Textile Design, Naomi drew upon her knowledge of printmaking for her thesis collection. She included intaglio style etchings and used a clean silhouette with fabrics such as cotton, silk organza, wool, wool jersey, and velvet.

Inspiration for her Fall 2010 Collection:

“I was always interested in combining fine art with fashion without making it look too ‘crafty’ and for my prints, I loved the combination of the raw quality of intaglio etchings combined with images of children playing outside. I tried to capture the innocence and a certain emotion and let the rawness of the etchings
enhance a moment. Most of the images are of my brother and I growing up with our cousins.”

“The inspiration for the prairie silhouette draws from ’70s Laura Ashley, 19th century undergarments, and my childhood growing up on a hobby farm. I wanted the collection to portray a bit of a farm girl.”

Naomi partnered with BFA Technical Design students Lindsey Gong, Jackie Nguyen, Kendy Morton and I-Wen Chen for the technical aspects of pattern making and construction of her collection.

Photo credit: Bob Toy

Click here for more info on Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2010.