People are still talking about our graduation fashion show!

DazedDigital.com recently posted an interview with Drew Williams, who showed her knitwear earlier in May and received the coveted L’Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne internship as part of the Sister City Scholarship Exchange in Paris. Here’s what she had to say about her upcoming time in Europe:

I hope to learn more about myself and to grow as a designer. I am anxious and thrilled about going to Europe! Sounds stereotypical, but I fell in love with Paris on a school trip during High School, so I’m looking forward to going back and exploring the city further.

You can see all the collections from our show — including Drew’s — in the portfolio section of Fashion School Daily

To read Drew’s full interview, visit DazedDigital.com.

We’ve been posting these news stories about our San Francisco Fashion Show on our Twitter account and our Facebook page, but we thought it would be good to have all of the great coverage of this year’s show in one central location: Fashion School Daily.

Here are some links to some of the coverage:

WWD
“Academy of Art University: Graduate Fashion Show”

“Fashion Firms On the Hunt”

Refinery 29
“The Best Looks From the Academy of Art’s BFA Graduate Show”

“Awesome Sketches From The Academy Of Art’s BFA Fashion Show”

“Cathy Horyn’s Advice To Aspiring Journalists: Be Reporters, Not Re-Bloggers”

7×7
“Emerging Talent: Stand Outs from the Academy of Art University’s Spring 2011 Fashion Show”

SF Indie Fashion
“Runway Recap: Academy of Art University Spring 2011”

Style Bistro
“Runway Review: Academy of Art Graduation Fashion Show 2011″

“Exclusive Interview: Yigal Azrouël at the Academy of Art Graduation Fashion Show”

Apparel News
“School of Fashion at Academy of Art University: Graduation Fashion Show”

The New York Times
“The Jury Is Still Out”

San Francisco Chronicle
“Academy of Art show draws top critics, designers”

Mod Cloth
“Style 101: The Academy of Art University’s Grad Show”

Stylenik
“Academy of Art Fashion Graduates Draw Notable Front Row; Put on Total Pro Show in San Francisco”

The Bold Italic
“Lights, Camera, Fashion”

Fashion Windows
“Sneak Peek: Academy of Art University Graduation Show on May 5th”

I think all of that deserves a fun self-pat on the back, right?

Women’s Wear Daily had a write up of last week’s show that ran in yesterday’s issue. Check it out:

A look by Sonia Rykiel internship recipient Maggie Mo Luo.

ON THE HUNT: Indicators of the economy’s health come in many forms, including at Thursday’s fashion school graduation runway show at the Golden Gate City’s Academy of Art University, where Abercrombie & Fitch was scouting for new employees to staff the company’s global growth, particularly in the U.S., U.K. and Australia. Craig Olman, A&F’s director of recruitment, said the retailer is being “aggressive” this year in signing up new grads for merchandising, design and distribution jobs. In contrast to a year ago “when we got the pick,” he said there’s now more competition among firms recruiting at fashion schools. “Three years from now we’re looking to go further globally,” said Olman, who at the fashion school located in San Francisco made one job offer, hired two design interns and gave $1,000 scholarships to two students. New York Times fashion critic Cathy Horyn presented three Council of Fashion Designers of America scholarships totaling $25,000. Among other internships granted was one for Sonia Rykiel in Paris. Rykiel’s daughter, Nathalie, president and artistic director of the house, picked undergraduate Maggie Mo Luo. “I was hesitating because you have a lot of talent here,” said Rykiel, who received an honorary doctorate from the school. Luo’s eye-catching designs were cast in black with royal blue polka dot pullovers, inspired by the luminescent beauty of oceans, paired with chunky knit and crocheted sweater coats.

[Source: WWD.com]

Trying to keep track of people tweeting before, during and after our show last week was quite a daunting task — because people’s tweets were being shot into the Twitterverse like rapid fire. Here is a small handful of some of the best tweets from our Twitter feed:

@profreshstyle The show rocked my socks. (Do people still say that?) http://bit.ly/kOYEwi

@theTRUEkris Thanks! Amazing show and the collections were fabulous!

@BrittandWhit Wow the designers did such a great job! All of the @aaufashion was amazing! Loved it!

@thebolditalic We were blown away by the collections http://bit.ly/mRA3xr

@Shotwellsf so much fresh new talent at the @aaufashion graduation show last thursday twitpic.com/4vmsei

@fashionadreamer so inspired and amazed by the collections I saw at the @aaufashion show today!

@Andrew_Buckler Fabulous show @aaufashion and I got an award http://yfrog.com/h3dyfxlj

Yes, that last tweet was from our special guest of honor Andrew Buckler!

And P.S. — Make sure you follow us on Twitter!

Yesterday, 601 Brannan was bustling as a tent sprouted to showcase the collections of our graduating fashion school students. In the evening show, our guests of honor which included Cathy Horyn, Nathalie Rykiel, Yigal Azrouël, Andrew Buckler, Steven Cox & Daniel Silver of Duckie Brown, Christina Neault, and Laure du Pavillon reviewed student portfolios and sat front row to view the collections of our graduating seniors. As an added bonus, International Herald Tribune fashion editor (and last year’s guest of honor) Suzy Menkes made a surprise appearance and sat front row to watch the collections alongside our other guests.

A look by Margaret Yoha. Photo credit: Randy Brooke.

Cathy Horyn wasted no time to write up her experience at our show. This morning, she posted a piece about the collections on her New York Times blog, “On the Runway.” Here’s a snippet:

The Academy of Art has some standout students — among them Margaret Yoha, who managed to find symmetry in Elton John and Genghis Khan; Peter Nguyen; the prints of Darrin George; the designs of Lauren Haut; and Maggie Mo Luo, whose knitwear was selected by Nathalie Rykiel for a top prize.

To read the entire post, click here.

For more information on our graduation fashion show and events, click here.

Blog love, tweets and online articles started sprouting not too long after our show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln Center. But we were especially delighted to read what Cathy Horyn had to say about our show on the New York Times fashion blog, “On the Runway.”

…the jacquard knits of Stephanie Gelot and some of the tailoring of Jonathan David Baker and Aura Taylor was particularly strong and promising.

We immediately posted the article on our Facebook page, but a couple days later, the same piece appeared in print in the New York Times:

Isn’t instantaneous journalism great?

Photo by: Randy Brooke

Still runway photos from the collections of all our designers who showed at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln Center are now available for your viewing pleasure. Just click on the “Runway and Portfolio” graphic to your right and click through the pics!

Elle India highlights the fashion school’s foreign exchange with National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in Bangalore, India with mentions of Andriane-Lauren Hueso and Jennifer Isaza of the School of Fashion as well as Soumya Nandivada and Sumit Gill of NIFT. They also give a shout out to Fashion School Daily!

Cool.

Check out the article:

Here it is folks! The September issue of 180 Magazine, which takes a look at icons, urban gardening and all things awesome:

So while you wait for pics and vids of our New York show, flip through the mag. And if you want a hard copy of the mag, more will be available around 180 New Montgomery!

Please, let us know your thoughts (only the good ones though).

This fall, alumni and students from Academy of Art University’s School of Fashion will depart for Nepal, Bangladesh, and India for educational and professional opportunities, including the fulfillment of a Fulbright Scholarship, internships, and a new fashion school student exchange program developed in response to the San Francisco-Bangalore Sister City Initiative.

Fulbright Scholarship
Kathmandu, Nepal

Bethany Meuleners, 2010 Academy of Art University Fashion and Knitwear Design Alumna, was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to spend 10 months in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal to study traditional apparel crafts with local artisans, and research how these techniques may be incorporated into global fashion while remaining sustainable for the artisans and beneficial to their economy.

“I strongly believe that the apparel crafts of Nepal will find a place within modern fashion, and that the techniques used can be applied in ways that are sustainable and maintain cultural integrity. I’ve always wanted to visit Nepal, a developing nation rich in apparel crafts; it is the perfect place to focus my Fulbright studies and research.”

As part of her Fulbright Scholarship, Bethany will be working with the Felt Industries Association of Nepal, the Handi-Crafts Design Centre, the Women’s Entrepreneurs Cooperative, and affiliate organizations for introductions to the artisan communities, local industry and trade. Upon completion in the summer of 2011, Bethany plans to create a textile and clothing collection that is culturally relevant, fashion-forward, and upholds sustainable and socially responsible practices.

In February 2010, Bethany debuted her collection during the Academy of Art University fashion show at Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week. She recently launched be.sa, a San Francisco-based label with fellow alumna, Sabah Mansoor Husain.

Follow the jump for more info on our students venturing off to South Asia.
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