Before pursuing her M.F.A. at the Academy, April received a B.A. in Anthropology, A.A.S. in Textile/Surface Design, and worked professionally designing home, tabletop, giftware and linens for Tommy Hilfiger and Ralph Lauren. For this collection, she was inspired by the work of found objects sculptor Kathy Kelley, the decaying concrete and plastic of an urban wasteland, and Cormac McCarthy’s novel “The Road.” Her organic shapes and construction details are representative of discarded items. Leggings are made to look like molded foam. Slim pants like slashed tires.
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After completing classes in Tambour Beading in the School of Fashion, Maria incorporated metal encrusted pieces and details into her collection. The hand beading took over 600 hours to complete. The starting point of her inspiration was the Jenny Lewis song “You Are What You Love” from which she pulled visual and conceptual references for her moody collection of lace, embroidery and layered pieces.
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Jungah Lee, M.F.A. Fashion Design
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Materials: latex, silk
Jungah used the faded colors of antique books as inspiration for the hand dyeing of her fabrics. She mixed water with the dyes and used brushes to obtain a water stained look. She layered, pleated and manipulated the fabric to mimic warped and torn pages of old books. Traditional Korean dresses influenced the soft silhouette and lines of her collection.
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On Friday, September 17th BFA and MFA students will present garments in a fashion show at the de Young Museum’s event “Mexico 2010″ which will honor the country’s artistic creativity. Here’s a preview of the garments that will be featured:
The event is a part of the museum’s “Friday Night Soirées” programming so make sure you keep Sept. 17th open (from 5 to 8:45 p.m.) For more info the de Young museum’s website. Did we mention the event is free?
With a B.S. in Microbiology and a M.B.A. in Marketing, Camilla patented several products and founded five companies before pursuing her M.F.A. at the Academy. She participated in the LVMH Creative Briefing Design Challenge this summer. Inspired by the movie “Blade Runner” and samurai arts, Camilla’s collection represents women as rebels breaking the restrictions of their historically constrained roles. The soft silk under-dresses represent a woman’s inner nature and the outer ‘cage’ is her strength and armor.
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French Couture Embroidery and Tambour Beading techniques are the trademark of companies like Lesage, perhaps the most famous of all couture embroidery houses in Paris. The French method uses the Luneville or Tambour hook to apply sequins, beads, appliqué fabrics and do surface stitching to name just a few of the techniques that make up the art form.
The techniques require more patience than skill to gain proficiency. Once mastered, the work progresses rapidly. These techniques can be applied to a variety of projects from simple motif to fully beaded and embroidered garments.
For the past two summers, visiting designer Robert Havenhas come to the fashion school to teach two levels of the art form, a beginner level that covers the basic chain stitch for applying seed beads, bugle beads, sequins and for doing surface stitching. “My goal is to provide a technical foundation in the stitches and techniques and then encourage the students to explore the possibilities of how the techniques could work for them,” said Bob.
The second, advanced level class added additional and more complex stitches to the basics. The class was taught how to appliqué fabric into a design, work with unusual materials like raffia, chenille and metal threads to create three-dimensional elements to extend off the surface of the piece. They also learn the “pulled stitch” to create satin stitching.
Tremaine Tillman incorporated what she learned from the class in the wedding gown she created for BRIDES magazine Operation Dream Dress competition and for the upcoming September New York Fashion Week show, Maria Korovilas created metal encrusted pieces and details to her collection which took over 600 hours to complete.
Since 2005, the School of Fashion at Academy of Art University in San Francisco has premiered the collections of recent graduates during New York Fashion Week. This season’s show will be presented on Friday, September 10th at 8:00 PM in The Theater at Lincoln Center. “We view this show as the University’s commitment to help launch the careers of these young designers,” said Dr. Elisa Stephens, president of Academy of Art University. “To be a part of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week is an incredible opportunity.” This season’s designers are…
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Remember Steven Oo’s structural knitwear work from last February’s fashion week? Well, the alum is at it again with two spreads in Novo and Reflex magazine.
You might see some familiar fashion designs featured In the July/August issue of the online magazineCoco Eco Magazine — and by familiar I am referring to a photo spread that features the work of alums Richelle Valenzuela, Kara Sennett, and Amanda Cleary (who showed at September 2009 New York Fashion Week), as well as Aimee Aikin whose collection was featured in the Neiman Marcus windows at last year’s Fashion’s Night Out.
Launched in October 2008 by Anna Griffin, Coco Eco Magazine is a digital multi-media lifestyle brand celebrating sustainable fashion, beauty, celebrity, and culture. A big thank you from the School of Fashion to Michelle Llanos, Coco Eco’s Fashion Director, who pulled the collections for the shoot.
Louie Greaves, MFA Menswear Design student has been chosen to be part of the judging panel for the Snapshot Scholar photo contest.
Greaves (who will be showing his first menswear collection this September at Fashion Week) will use his eye for style to help choose a winner from the top 20 finalists of the contest. Students and alumni of UC Berkeley and Stanford University photos in the five week contest which allowed them to vote on each other’s photos. After five rounds of voting, the panel of judges will choose a winner from the final 20. The winner will get $5,000 and a $2,000 endowment for their favorite department at their school.
It’s kind of like American Idol but without the singing…or a record deal…actually, it’s not really like that show.
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