Working with black and ivory, Amy Bond’s intriguing collection was full of complex, sensuous shapes, particularly an ivory silk dress with a bustled hem.
Donghyuk Dan Kim gave military uniforms a wearable twist, combining oilcloth cotton shirts with tailored wool pants that mixed fabrics, most memorably in wool plaid pants and jackets with leather grid-like accents and stripes.
Kate Y. K. Lee’s layered wool and leather pieces, ranging from a luxe quilted leather jacket with a stand-up collar to pants and leggings, were a modern take on suiting.
Jade Juanyu Liu presented lightweight, menswear-inspired pieces crafted from Swiss bonded wool, as well as terrific vests and coast in a fur-like copper fabric that added texture and dimension.
Deanna Pei-Ju Lo worked leather into pleats, and also used two saturation of navy along with black and velvet blocks – a subtle take on color blocking and fabric mixing.
Amy Bond was inspired by complex shapes and construction – but strove to make the complexities appear clean and minimal. She used fabrics that would bring light and movement to the collection, including silk georgette, silk charmeuse, and Schoeller-Aeroshell, a lightweight, breathable and water repellent fabric often used in aerobic sports activities.
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Amy Bond was born in Pocatello, Idaho, and grew up in Texas, Illinois, & Pennsylvania. She graduated from Stephens College with a B.F.A. in Fashion Design and worked as an assistant designer at St. Pucchi in Los Angeles, before starting her own clothing line in 1999. She completed her M.F.A. in Fashion Design through the Academy of Art University’sOnline Fashion Program. Amy was inspired by complex shapes and construction – but strove to make the complexities appear clean and minimal. She used fabrics that would bring light and movement to the collection, including silk georgette, silk charmeuse, and Schoeller-Aeroshell.
Where do you live? As of last week, brushing my forehead against the sky in Brian Head, Utah; These United States.
Area of study: MFA, Fashion Design
Day job / occupation: As if the program wasn’t full time enough…! I am the Designing Partner in a new bridal venture; launching October this year. I also continue to have private clients.
What qualities do you most value in others?
The ability to live, work, and create at an accelerated rate of absorption. That, a gregarious nature, and a great vocabulary.
Name three of your favorite fashion insiders:
Reading Tim Blanks generally spot-on and keenly succinct reviews provides a constant source of amusement and stimulation for me in fashion vocabulary and observation. My compulsory foray into design was almost sidelined by the tingly pleasure of throwing fashion vernacular around and making it stick to the work coming down the runway at any given point. But design and construction are an irrefutable part of my fiber, so how fortunate was I to find Academy of Art University and the brilliant opportunity to combine tactile design skills and academic semantics.
I admire Nicolas Ghesquiere and his ability to create anew while drawing from the vast history of Balenciaga, and season after season Yojhi Yamamoto gives me a re-understanding of what it is to innovate without ego and restraint. I want to like Haider Ackermann, and I do respond frequently to his work, but there is something sneaking around my mind that makes me suspicious that he is less design genius and more really great craftsman and stylist….
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Amy Bond was born in Pocatello, Idaho, and grew up in Texas, Illinois, & Pennsylvania. She graduated from Stephens College with a B.F.A. in Fashion Design and worked as an assistant designer at St. Pucchi in Los Angeles, before starting her own clothing line in 1999. She completed her 
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