Here is another photoshoot from Flore Morton’s Styling 1 class – and it was inspired by the master painter Vincent Van Gogh! Each photo replicates an aspect of one of his paintings, whether it is color, light, or the subject. We love the way that they abstracted a single element from each work of art, and used that as inspiration to create something completely different. The photo shoot was styled by Anita Long and Uma Anupindi, one of our exchange students from the National Institute of Technology (NIFT) in India, and shot by BFA Photography student Bailey Harada Stone. Natasha Bacon, from City Models, brings the images to life. Enjoy!

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In today’s Ex-Changing the World, School of Fashion Student April Thompson who has been studying at NIFT Delhi.

How was the whole application process for the Chennai Exchange Program?

The application process was short but stressful. I heard about the exchange and two days later I was presenting my portfolio in front of Gladys Perint Palmer. I didn’t actually know I won the exchange until it was announced at the Spring 2011 fashion show.

What has been the hardest adjustment about living in a foreign country?

Surviving without any knowledge of the native language has been a daily difficulty. Even English speakers don’t understand my accent an occasion.

What are classes are you taking in Chennai and what have you enjoyed most about them?

I am taking a fashion studies and marketing class which has given me a stronger understanding of branding and fashion forecasting than I had before. Being in the foreign country studying fashion forecasting has given me a better idea of forecasting on a global level, as well. I have a surface techniques with leathers class which has given me more knowledge of orientation outside of just textiles. My favorite class has been a hardware design class in which I am currently designing a belt buckle and pendant. Studying outside my main subject has given me more ideas for silhouette, fabric and construction variations. Learning the general fashion industry in between classes, however, has proved to be the most interesting.

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Top Row: Pierre Parent, Pauline Giraut, Sophie Littin, Hannah Tutton; Bottom Row: Marine Gabet, Uma Anupindi, Naoumi Tripathi, Sally Spackman, Liah Roebuck

Yesterday, Executive Director of the School of Fashion, Gladys Perint Palmer, hosted a tea for foreign exchange students studying fashion at the Academy of Art University this year. The School of Fashion has exchange programs with the L’Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne and Studio Berçot in France, the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in India, as well as Massey and the Auckland Unversity of Technology (AUT) in New Zealand.

The exchange students and faculty were joined by the Denis Bisson, Cultural Attaché and Ivan Bertoux, Deputy Cultural Attaché from the French Consulate, the Honorary Consul General of Monaco and board-member of the San Francisco-Paris Sister City Initiatve, Thomas E. Horn, and the Honorary Consul General of New Zealand Richard Sears, as well as members of the San Francisco-Bangalore Sister City Initiative Rahul Pathak and Sada Chidambaram. After a brief welcome from Gladys Perint Palmer and an introduction of our honored guests, students mingled with one another as well as the faculty and guests, discussing their experiences thus far and what it’s like adjusting to a new city.

We welcome all of the students to the School of Fashion and hope they have an amazing study abroad experience!

Be sure to check Fashion School Daily every Wednesday for our new feature Ex-Changing the World! We’ll be catching up with students studying at the School of Fashion from abroad, and with our own students studying in France, India, New Zealand, and beyond!

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On July 13, 2011 the School of Fashion welcomed representatives from the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) India. The day included classroom visits, demonstrations in the knitwear, textile, and Tambour beading labs, as well as further discussion regarding curriculum and educational objectives.

This coming fall semester, the institutes will begin a second year of their student exchange program which was established as part of the San Francisco-Bangalore Sister City Initiative and is expanding to include NIFT campuses across India. The selected exchange students will soon settle into their new cities and host institutes: Uma Anupindi (from NIFT Hyderbad to the School of Fashion), Naomi Tripathi (from NIFT Mumbai to the School of Fashion), An Vo (from the School of Fashion to NIFT Mumbai), and April Thompson (from the School of Fashion to NIFT Delhi).

L-R: Simon Ungless, Director of the School of Fashion; Usha Kakarla, Director of NIFT Bangalore; Purva Khurana, Associate Professor + Coordinator-Bridge Program at NIFT Delhi; Sara Kozlowski, Assistant Director of the Fashion Design

L-R: Usha Kakarla, April Thompson (attending NIFT this fall), and Purva Khurana

Photos by Bob Toy
Illustrations (background) by Gladys Perint Palmer, Executive Director of the School of Fashion