Here is what you have been waiting for — the video of our Graduation Fashion Show!
The runway show was so extensive, that we had to split the video into four parts. Here’s part one:
For the rest of the videos from our graduation fashion show, click here.
Ghazaleh Khalifeh (BFA Fashion Design) before showing her collection at the graduation fashion show on Thursday, May 6. She was also one of six graduates who snagged an internship with guest of honor, Elisa Palomino for Diane von Furstenberg
Check out more of Laura’s pics in the slideshow:
Photo and words by: Laura Reilly
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The Academy of Art University’s fashion week passed in a blur of events, all of which I carefully blocked out on my semi-tacky Anne Taintor calendar. As I reflect on the week over a pot of coffee and spoonfuls of Nutella, I’m starting to realize that it’s the sweet, small moments that count.
The biggest of the “small” moments was participating in a roundtable discussion with Suzy Menkes and 5 of my fellow journalism students on Wednesday morning. Suzy’s engaging verbal command makes it feel like every word she divulges is an intimate secret. One of those secrets was that Madonna has been reading Suzy’s book The Windsor Style in preparation for an upcoming movie role as the Duchess of Windsor. Thank goodness I snatched the out-of-print book from the library before Gladys Perint Palmer shared our “secret” with the rest of the School of Fashion.
The next exciting small moment was being approached by Walter Van Beirendonck at the static show (the show before the big fashion show). I wrote about Walter in my very first published article (in One Eighty) so shaking Walter’s bauble-laden hand was a definite milestone. The only person more excited to shake Walter’s hand was the recipient of an unexpected internship he offered.
Finally, it was time to watch the show, which I got to share with my friend of the last 5 years, graduating designer Emma Erickson (who scored an internship with Hervé Léger.) She guided me through the show with encouraging commentary such as “You’ll like this collection… it’s what you’d buy if you could have whatever you wanted.”
But, for that moment, standing in the nosebleed section of the bleachers and witnessing the camaraderie and pats on the back between this year’s group of close knit graduating designers, I had everything I wanted.
Written by: Kalla Vieaux
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For our yearly Fashion Week, there are three particular events that you should already have in your calendar — if you don’t here they are again. See ya there!
Rebel Fashion Panel Discussion presented by Keanan Duffty, designer and author of Rebel Rebel: Anti-Style
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 @ 3:00 PM
Morgan Auditorium, 491 Post Street, between Mason and Powell Streets
“If Fashion is for Everyone – is it Fashion?” discussion with Suzy Menkes, Fashion Editor of International Herald Tribune, and Gladys Perint Palmer, Executive Director of Fashion
Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 10 a.m.
Morgan Auditorium, 491 Post Street, between Mason and Powell Streets
Graduation Fashion Show
The School of Fashion will debut collections from graduating students of the Accessory, Knitwear, Menswear, Technical, Textile and Women’s Wear Design.
Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 3 p.m
601 Brannan Street
Classes on Thursday May 6 at 10 a.m. might be bare because the School of Fashion students will probably be at Morgan Auditorium for the discussion with Suzy Menkes, Fashion Editor of the International Herald Tribune and guest of honor at this year’s graduation fashion show. Executive Director of Fashion, Gladys Perint Palmer’s discussion with Menkes will center on the question, “If Fashion is for Everyone — is it Fashion?”
In a one-on-one interview (similar to last year’s event), they will discuss the accessibility of fashion, the future of newspapers and magazines, blogging, luxury, sustainability, and young designers wanting to set up their own brands.
Here are the discussion details just in case you missed them the first time:
WHAT? “If Fashion is for Everyone – is it Fashion?” discussion with Suzy Menkes, Fashion Editor of International Herald Tribune, and Gladys Perint Palmer, Executive Director of Fashion
WHEN? Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 10 a.m.
WHERE? Morgan Auditorium, 491 Post Street, between Mason and Powell Streets
About Suzy Menkes
British-born Suzy Menkes is the fashion editor of the International Herald Tribune, was named an officer of the Order of the British Empire for her services to journalism, and named a chevalier of the Legion of Honor by President Jacques Chirac of France. She has been head fashion reporter and Editor for the International Herald Tribune since 1988.
As you already know, Walter Van Beirendonck and Dirk Van Saene will be our special guests for our May show. As 1/3 of the Antwerp Six, the duo are influential designers — but let me back up a bit.
For those of you who don’t know who the Antwerp Six is, now is a better time than ever to find out. The Antwerp Six is a group of avant garde designers who graduated from Antwerp’s Royal Academy of Fine Arts. The six included Walter and Dirk (of course) as well as Ann Demeulemeester, Dries van Noten, Dirk Bikkembergs, and Marina Yee. The sextet of designers shared a radical and unique vision of fashion and have a cult following that rivals that of Justin Bieber. Read more…
Keanan Duffty, the award winning British fashion designer, will be a part of the huge guest list we have coming to our school in May. He will be doing a special panel discussion at 3 p.m. on Wednesday May 5 where he will discuss his book, Rebel Rebel: Anti-Style. Tracing the roots of rebel style to the music scene, the presentation will explore how fashionable music and “anti-fashion” icons, like David Bowie, the Sex Pistols, and Gwen Stefani, have inspired fashion.
The book covers a wide range of iconic pieces that embody “anti-style.” The classic leather jacket (think Brando or Joan Jett) remains a symbol of “outsider-dom,” while jeans have been reimagined as a style centerpiece by every generation. The skirt is constantly being reappraised, whether it’s mini, peasant, or frou-frou, to simultaneously celebrate and subvert images of femininity. Rebel, Rebel is the anti-style bible that will inspire the next generation of designers, fashionistas, and club kids alike.
I know you’re craving for more information about him — so here are a couple of tidbits for you to chew on:
- He won the Fashion Group International Rising Star Award in 2003
- He is the Creative Director of “Keanan Duffty For Target,” which sold at over 1200 Target stores across America.
- He is the Creative Director for Ben Sherman tailored clothing, consulted for Nautica and Dockers, and collaborated with Aveda, Reebok, Gola, and Dr. Martens footwear.
- Duffty’s clothes have a celebrity following that includes Sarah Jessica Parker, Aerosmith, The New York Dolls, Mick Jagger, Iggy Pop, Elizabeth Jagger, Steven Dorff, Jimmy Fallon, Smashing Pumpkins, among others.
- Polina Pfliger, a Fashion Merchandising major, interviewed him for our latest issue of One Eighty (the piece can be seen in the slide show below)
Here are the full details of the panel discussion:
WHAT? Rebel Fashion Panel Discussion presented by Keanan Duffty, designer and author of Rebel Rebel: Anti-Style by Rizzoli, 2009
WHEN? Wednesday, May 5, 2010 @ 3:00 PM
WHERE? Morgan Auditorium, 491 Post Street, between Mason and Powell Streets
You should go. All the cool kids are going to be there.
To purchase the book visit www.rizzoliusa.com
We all know you have been waiting for it — so here it is; the OFFICIAL guest list for our 2010 Fashion Show! And despite some circulating rumors, John Paul Gaultier is not one of the guests. Don’t get us wrong, we do love him, but who started that rumor?
Nonetheless, here is the list. Drum roll please…
An Academy of Art University Honorary Doctorate will be presented to Suzy Menkes, OBE, Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, and fashion editor of International Herald Tribune.
Academy of Art University President’s Awards for Excellence will be presented to:
· Julie Chaiken, Bay Area designer and founder of Chaiken Clothing
· Keanan Duffty, designer and author of ‘Rebel Rebel: Anti-Style’ by Rizzoli, 2009
· Patrik Ervell, winner of the 2007 Ecco Domani Award for best men’s wear designer
· Ian Hannula and Joe Haller, Bay Area designers and founders of Nice Collective
· Carol Lim and Humberto Leon, innovative retailers and founders of Opening Ceremony
· Elisa Palomino, women’s wear designer and VP of Design at Diane von Fürstenberg
· Walter Van Beirendonck, men’s wear designer and one of ‘The Antwerp Six’
· Dirk Van Saene, artist, designer and one of ‘The Antwerp Six’
Honored guests will announce internships at the end of the show. Other internships and awards to be announced include Abercrombie & Fitch, BCBG, SURTEX® designext Student Competition, and the Sister City Scholarship Exchange to study abroad in Paris at Studio Berçot and L’Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne.
That’s quite a guest list, isn’t it? Stay tuned for symposiums and Q&As that you can attend.
In the meantime, check out this snazzy little slideshow of our guests:
A young McLaren stands in front of the famous SEX shop located on London’s Kings Road
Punk pioneer, Malcolm McLaren passed away today in New York City. McLaren was music impresario and the manager of the iconic band, the Sex Pistols. On the fashion front, he was also known for opening London’s “Let it Rock” clothing boutique (which would later be renamed SEX) with fashion designer and one-time guest of our school, Dame Vivienne Westwood.
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